Example sentences of "at the front but " in BNC.

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1 The old order may not have changed at the front but there are encouraging signs for the future further down the field .
2 Today , the mill 's best face is not at the front but at the rear .
3 The edges of the solid alder body are smoothly rounded at the front but squared off on the back , with no comfy contouring .
4 One thin , ring-studded hand held the skirt up at the front but the back went trail , trail , trail on the ground , sweeping up wisps of hay with the feathers .
5 The buildings were made of plastic and glass on a plexiglass base , detailed at the front but merely silhouettes further back .
6 There is a small strip of garden at the front but nothing at the back or side , not even a yard .
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