Example sentences of "but in any " in BNC.

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1 ’ And from , or nearly from , the outset there is the hint of a three-cornered relationship in which the future reader of the as yet unwritten Possessed joins novelist and narrator in a conspiracy to uphold the truth of the fiction : ‘ Altogether , when I describe conversations , even tête-à-tête conversations between two people — do n't worry : either I have hard facts , or perhaps I am inventing them myself — but in any case rest assured that everything is true . ’
2 But in any case , the best proof of the pudding is in the eating — by which I mean that any one who has tried to help young poets over the years , whether in Britain or America , knows that Ford 's and the imagists ' precepts about diction are what most of them most need to learn — no novelty , after all , since they can learn the same lessons from the preface to Lyrical Ballads , if they choose to .
3 But in any case there was a grave difficulty .
4 He has not read it yet , but in any case he is wrong .
5 There is still much argument about what the role of this repetitive DNA may be , if any , but in any case natural selection did not have to programme each copy separately .
6 The fourteenth century is another country to the young but in any case I do n't like to make specific parallels with events in more recent times .
7 In the event , he had become a Newfoundlander ; but in any case the Yeomanry 's long sojourn in Tunisia would not have satisfied him .
8 MUST BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY IN WRITING TO SUCH CARRIER BUT IN ANY EVENT WITHIN THREE DAYS OF DISCOVERY AND IF POSSIBLE A REPORT OBTAINED AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL .
9 Consenting to have one 's mail opened by another , to be visited without prior arrangement , and to have another arrange aspects of one 's plans or activities without prior consultation ( e.g. accepting invitations in one 's name ) may or may not be justified by their instrumental value , but in any case they are taken in our culture as expressing the existence of certain attitudes , as in part constituting those attitudes .
10 But in any case , her prominence in the preparations for the 5 October march , and her leading part in it , did not mean that she intended that it should lead to a violent outcome , and the mere fact of her CPNI membership can not be taken as evidence for the existence of a violent conspiracy .
11 It is a matter for speculation whether or not this would have been enough to cut the ground from underneath the feet of the DHAC , but in any case the situation had been radically transformed by the 5 October march and by the prorogation of Londonderry Corporation announced on 22 November 1968 by the O'Neill government .
12 In the latter case , tiles or wood blocks may well have lifted , but in any case observe , touch , smell and prod the concrete screed .
13 By then , his marriage was under strain , but in any event the family 's way of life would have been greatly changed in this new environment .
14 But in any reference to useful labour it occupies a significant place as a village where the medieval open field system of farming has survived in some degree .
15 I do n't know what was the reason in this case , but in any event when ops were cancelled like this , late in the day when it was getting dark , for reasons of safety the armourers waited for daylight before de-bombing the aircraft .
16 The range of the signals depends on conditions , but in any case , they can be received only in the area served by an electricity substation .
17 I could not contact the Cyprus Aeroclub , but in any case the airfield outside Nicosia is now closed except for emergency purposes .
18 Next to the secretary could be a good place , but in any case have a good view of the chairman and of as many colleagues as possible .
19 ‘ We have a very full house , but in any case I 'm sure you 'll want her with you .
20 But in any event , those in corporate finance , whether working for a bank , an accountancy firm , or an M&A boutique , talk of the excitement and the rush of adrenalin when a deal is near to completion , and the need for secrecy adds to the buzz .
21 But in any situation there is a limit to the amount of mutual involvement that may be tolerated , and too much mutual looking may arouse anxiety ’ ( Argyle and Kendon 1972:39 ) .
22 But in any event , in the way shown above , this concentration on squeezing the largest possible instalment payments into the confines of a weekly budget based on weekly pay-packets leaves the deep pitfall that people then have no leeway to cope with unexpected or higher-than-usual expenses which crop up 12m .
23 But in any case the Consumer Credit Trade Association told us that their members if anything tended to consider women to be more reliable payers than men . )
24 But in any case The Lord of the Rings had created other problems for its author besides the issue of ‘ depth ’ : these affected The Silmarillion , but show up more strongly in the Unfinished Tales .
25 It is difficult to determine what proportion of these ships had wire rigging and which used the improved hemp but in any case it is clear that the West was largely won with better rope .
26 We do not know how much this was due to poor manufacturing standards or poor pilots , but in any event the authorities dispensed with Tank 's services and he went off to Egypt and then India , where he designed the Hal-Marut , a plane suitable for twice the speed of sound but with engines capable only of less than half that speed .
27 Nigel was a little deaf , but in any case that was the way he liked it .
28 But in any case , what can I do about it ?
29 But in any case , what — other than the dictionary itself — makes us so sure that words ‘ have ’ basic meanings that apply in every context ?
30 ‘ I suppose I was careless but in any case your father never welcomed interference in his affairs , he was his own man . ’
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