Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] but [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the logic of their medium ( the camera filmed what it saw ) and the need for stories that led producers to film aspects of their times but in the movies themselves the supremacy of fiction relegated society to a background . |
| 2 | Therefore , he reasoned , " a simple calculation will show that the UAE and Kuwaiti loans to Iraq were not entirely from their treasuries but from the increases in their oil revenues as a result of the drop in Iraqi oil exports over the war years " . |
| 3 | She could do it — not with her fists but with the techniques learned in martial arts . |
| 4 | Schools should be seen as a valuable resource , not just for their pupils but for the communities around them . |
| 5 | As to posture , the baby 's arms lie flat against its sides but with the hands meeting at the groin , similar to the Cornwall painting at Burford , Salop ; its face is wreathed in a supercilious smile . |
| 6 | As the purpose of teaching is to produce a planned change in students , it is essential that those whose responsibility it is to produce the change should be clear not only about their intentions but about the assumptions on which those intentions are based . |
| 7 | The First World War curtailed his ambitions but after the hostilities his cars were at their peak and invincible . |