Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [adj] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is said by the appellant … that International Law has firmly fixed that a locus such as this is beyond the limits of territorial sovereignty ; and that consequently it is not to be thought that in such a place the legislature could seek to affect any but the King 's subjects . |
| 2 | And while the recession has deterred all but a handful of non-Italian dealers from participating this year , the organisers are hoping that by aiming high in all senses , the event will rapidly establish itself as a rival to the Florence fair . |
| 3 | NEGOTIATING a settlement acceptable to both sides has proved difficult but a divorce is thought to be imminent . |
| 4 | Lord Wilberforce sought to rebut this but the request clearly , in the minds of some , showed that the court was not independent or impartial . |
| 5 | She jumped back a pace and would have gone further but the phone cable prevented it . |
| 6 | No one present would have disputed that but the feeling was that all we had seen was the closing of one chapter of a story in which there is much more to come . |
| 7 | Is it that you may actually have lost fat but the loss may not show much on the scales because you are retaining water . |
| 8 | She had seen little but the outline of him , and the walk , which was individual enough to be remembered , once seen ; rapid and vehement , with a long stride that barely lit upon the earth before leaving it again as vigorously . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ Fabia muttered , trying to look intelligent but an alternator meaning nothing to her . |
| 10 | ‘ We 're delighted that Dunlop have got involved but the tournament would have taken place no matter what . |
| 11 | Their method of working is sympathetic to the environment , but 20th century economic realities have put all but a handful out of business . |