Example sentences of "but to no " in BNC.
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1 | The chariot moves back and forth , he wrote , but to no purpose . |
2 | I have tried a product called ‘ Hoppit ’ but to no effect . |
3 | She tried gamely to hold her head high and proud , but to no avail . |
4 | A. Lunacharsky underlined the growing rift between the educational health of the larger towns and the benighted countryside , but to no avail . |
5 | The couple invited newspaper editors to a series of private lunches at Kensington Palace , to appeal to their better nature , but to no avail . |
6 | He yelled for union solidarity to support the strike and to bring management to their knees , but to no avail . |
7 | But to no avail ; his ears would only come forward momentarily , and would then return to the backwards position again . |
8 | We 've even growled at the horse , and threatened it with a fate worse than death , but to no avail ! |
9 | Her new owner was prepared for some difficulty , and so took Anna to a good professional horsebreaker ; but to no avail . |
10 | But to no avail . |
11 | Ma'am , I have been reading my Bible and am left in no doubt that I have sinned and am paying the just penalty for sin and I repent strongly but to no avail as yet . |
12 | She put the tray down noisily , made sure the coffee with its strong smell was under his nose , even lit a lamp , but to no avail . |
13 | Everything had been tried but to no avail — the suffering had been agony , not even deadened with morphine . |
14 | We tried to rouse him but to no effect . |
15 | He wrote notes , asking if they could meet but to no avail . |
16 | But to no avail . |
17 | The softly , softly approach had been tried , but to no avail . |
18 | A vast majority of Arab leaders and Arab people have made it clear that the invasion of Kuwait is an issue for the Arab nation to resolve , but to no avail . |
19 | She had desperately scrambled at the shiny sides of the toilet-bowl as she slid into the water but to no avail . |
20 | Not to be put off , Spurs urged the FA to hold an inquiry — but to no avail . |
21 | I once fled in tears to the hospital Steward , but to no avail . |
22 | I was then referred to another specialist , but to no avail . |
23 | And the Library Association , amongst others , continually pressed the Minister to act , but to no avail . |
24 | The second time I was pulled over I showed the ‘ producer ’ I had received from the first policeman , but to no avail . |
25 | The American narrowed the gap over the closing metres but to no avail , for Ben Johnson was making world history this day with a phenomenal new world record . |
26 | The purveyor also attempted to reason with the King but to no avail . |
27 | As often as not , we attempted to elude her , but to no avail . |
28 | If my memory serves me correctly , he had also worked for a while in the office of a chartered accountant , but to no avail . |
29 | Grant obligingly twiddled a knob , but to no avail . |
30 | Are there any good books on the subject , I have searched several good bookshops but to no avail ‘ Please help ’ . |