Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [indef pn] but the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I no longer cared about anything but the sexual charge passing between us . |
| 2 | Zborowski supplied the charcoal , paints , canvas , and brushes ; he also hired the models ( Modigliani insisted that they must be paid three to five francs an hour ) and any accessories , although the painter rarely asked for anything but the human figure for his work . |
| 3 | And thins to nothing but the wish I made |
| 4 | Soon the seascape seemed to be occupied by nothing but the two great ships clamped together , with a web of men and weapons passing glittering from the one to the other . |
| 5 | He should be grappling with the problem of how to stay alive , but instead could think of nothing but the problem of Jess . |
| 6 | He paused , seeking a modest answer , but could think of nothing but the truth . |
| 7 | Robbie could think of nothing but the deep growing ache around which every sense seemed focused . |
| 8 | ‘ Sir , surely you do not expect Dinah to spend all her days as a spinster , living for nothing but the stage ? |
| 9 | Neither came of anything but the most commonplace , workaday material ; yet each hid an adventurous spirit and surprising resources beneath her utilitarian exterior . |
| 10 | On Friday 1 September the customers in the shop talked of nothing but the news that German troops had invaded Poland at five o'clock in the morning . |
| 11 | The atmosphere consisted of nothing but the noxious fumes of burnt bodies : the recyclers could n't cope . |
| 12 | The main task is to establish the nature of the tragic chorus , since it is clear from the ancient tradition that tragedy originated in the chorus and once consisted of nothing but the chorus . |
| 13 | Speaking from London at the announcement of record profits for the Birkenhead-based firm , he said : ‘ We are not rushing at anything but the question must be asked what do we do with our cash balances . |
| 14 | She suddenly felt the need to ride , to gallop at speed , her face into the wind and her mind filled with nothing but the rhythm of her mount . |
| 15 | The next day no one talked of anything but the armistice , speculating on what was going to happen . |
| 16 | For the rest of the evening , I thought of nothing but the stranger on the marshes . |
| 17 | One must hope for that ; the present position was Mrs Gracie 's fault , and had led to nothing but the discovery of passion . |
| 18 | ‘ I hope you get bloody herpes , ’ she shouted — rather an old-fashioned shout in Oxford in 1988 , when the younger dons were talking about nothing but the case of AIDS in Merton . |
| 19 | That is why he spent as much time as he possibly could outside the ring , talking about anything but the council tax . |
| 20 | She laughed delightedly , too happy to care about anything but the fact that her trip had brought her an undreamed-of surprise . |
| 21 | Then I think of nothing but the sky . |
| 22 | His recipes could never be mistaken for anything but the recipes of an educated Frenchman . |
| 23 | The only sensation he could equate it with was that remoteness that comes during a long run , when the lines of the play get delivered every night , but the actor 's mind is miles away , thinking about anything but the performance he is giving . |
| 24 | I ca n't put it off , I do n't care for anything but the work ; that is to say , the pleasure in something else ceases at once , and I become melancholic when I ca n't go on with my work . ’ |
| 25 | I wished for nothing but the absence of pain , and Lili seemed beyond harm : as secure and unassailable as the morning-star . |
| 26 | Of course , a good half of the population is still barred from anything but the most humble roles . |
| 27 | Most doubters either think they have grace or care for nothing but the day itself . |
| 28 | The Shipping Federation was well informed on everything but the date of the proposed strike , which was set for I4 June 1911 . |