Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Memories become bitter-sweet events in our lives that remind us of our grief but also of the pleasure of the relationship we had . |
| 2 | In the case of a prisoner whose tariff does not exceed 20 years , these representations will not be relevant to the tariff but only to the question whether he should be detained beyond the end of his tariff period because of the danger he is thought to pose . |
| 3 | The concept of quality of life of older people , particularly in residential settings but also in the community , has been the subject of considerable research and academic interest ( e.g. Hughes , 1990 ) and has also been developed considerably for application in inspection and quality assurance procedures ( e.g. Sinclair and Gibb , 1990 ; DoH , 1989c ) . |
| 4 | As with the bail decision , the exercise of both these sets of powers can have profound consequences , not only for the defendant but also for the rest of the penal system . |
| 5 | This element is lacking in another group of cases , where nothing turns on any prior act of the potential defendant but rather on the delivery of the document to the official of the forum state or its publication at some prescribed place . |
| 6 | The religious observances of the inhabitants of Corbridge are well attested , not only through the structural remains of the six or so temples which lined the south side of the main east-west street near the military compounds but also through the number of dedications and items of religious sculpture which have been recovered from the site ; quite a number , though , of the dedications were made by military personnel or army units . |
| 7 | More importantly , the degree of risk is related to the amount of virus in the inoculum , which in turn is related not only to the volume of blood but also to the concentration of virus in it . |
| 8 | The examining officer comes from within the department but not from the area to be reviewed . |
| 9 | I did n't go back to the dining car but forward into the lounge , where again the sight of my yellow waistcoat stirred a few thirsts , which I did my best to accommodate . |
| 10 | This would occur in the case of a second hand car only if the owner consented to the dealer having possession not only of the car but also of the registration book and the ignition key . |
| 11 | In this case concern rests not only with the recipient but also with the donor ( who pays the taxes to finance the subsidy ) . |
| 12 | Virgin took its tone from Richard 's unkempt appearance , his apparent indifference to material luxuries , the fact that his money went not towards Savile Row suits or extravagant limousines but back into the company . |
| 13 | ‘ The stopping and cutting of tape was always said to be very expensive , not only in the cost of the tape but also in the man hours needed to do it . |
| 14 | It is essential that we resolve this question because it is relevant not only to the process of calcium entry but also to the mechanism of calcium spiking in intact cells ( see later ) . |
| 15 | Gone are the ties round the feet and in comes a full , loosely fitting single-piece garment , pleated at the neck but still with the top-knot ; the face is completely exposed , showing the features in a peaceful attitude of repose , the limbs no longer with a stiff formality but a far more relaxed naturalism . |
| 16 | Edward 's desire to rid himself of the burden and embarrassment of Scotland was shared not only by his subjects but also by the pope , whose concern for peace in England , a prerequisite for a crusade , was once again evident . |
| 17 | A generation of politicians is now in power whose opinions have been shaped not only by the Stalinist dictatorship but also by the defeat of the first attempts at reform . |
| 18 | Cultural change in divisional and operational managements was accelerated not only through their crucial role in the participative process of work reorganization but also by the widening of their responsibilities to include important plant-level finance and marketing decisions . |
| 19 | It consisted of a grey , with black tack ( ‘ Very vulgar , ’ said Ian to see how Julia would react ; she made no answer ) and a large handsome chestnut mare with good shoulders but long in the back and with that slightly dotty look in her eye usual in chestnut mares . |
| 20 | It is a system where a reasonably educated person would have heard of Homer but never of Kalidas , of Ibsen but rarely of Tagore , of Joan of Arc but not of the Rani of Jhansi ( another woman who took arms to try to drive the British out of her country ) , of Goethe but not of his contemporary the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib . |
| 21 | Posture is constrained not only by the physical dimensions of the work-space but also by the need to be in a position to see certain events and to feel others through control operations or machine movement . |
| 22 | Or is I come to you just a projection from the voice of the Enemy , saying to Frodo what he wants to hear , putting words in the mouth but not in the heart , creating ugly fictions as he does later with the phantasmal corpses of the Dead Marshes ? |
| 23 | That is , the rabbit still blinks to the air puff but not to the tone . |
| 24 | And , finally , why is it that black kids find support for the idea that they have only limited employment opportunities ahead of them , not only from their peers but also from the school ? |
| 25 | All the judges emphasized that the danger of disorder came not from the CND marchers but rather from the fact that ‘ [ h ] ooligans and others might attack the police who were doing their duty in escorting a peaceful procession ’ ( Lord Denning ) . |
| 26 | The rights incorporated into the private key , then , depend not only on the lawful acquisition of the private key but also upon the text of the carrier 's valid receipt message . |
| 27 | Maintenance of an adequate circulation to provide the means of transport for oxygen and carbon dioxide depends not only on the correct functioning of the heart and vessels but also on the presence of an adequate amount of fluid to circulate . |
| 28 | ( i ) bodily injury sustained while under the influence of or ( ii ) disablement due wholly or partly to the effects of intoxicating liquor or drugs other than drugs taken in accordance with treatment prescribed and directed by a qualified registered medical practitioner but not for the treatment of drug addiction . |
| 29 | They are the ones who — as one such teacher put it to me — are over the hump but not over the hill . |
| 30 | In order to understand the limitations of law as an instrument to the family arena , and the rise of discretion , one must have theoretical or abstract perspectives not only on law but also on the family in its present social context . |