Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [indef pn] but the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soon the seascape seemed to be occupied by nothing but the two great ships clamped together , with a web of men and weapons passing glittering from the one to the other . |
| 2 | On Friday 1 September the customers in the shop talked of nothing but the news that German troops had invaded Poland at five o'clock in the morning . |
| 3 | She suddenly felt the need to ride , to gallop at speed , her face into the wind and her mind filled with nothing but the rhythm of her mount . |
| 4 | One must hope for that ; the present position was Mrs Gracie 's fault , and had led to nothing but the discovery of passion . |
| 5 | His recipes could never be mistaken for anything but the recipes of an educated Frenchman . |
| 6 | Of course , a good half of the population is still barred from anything but the most humble roles . |
| 7 | The Shipping Federation was well informed on everything but the date of the proposed strike , which was set for I4 June 1911 . |