Example sentences of "but a visit [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Passenger ferry to Craignure on the Isle of Mull for a tour not only of Mull but a visit to Iona . |
| 2 | The architect , Roy Toms , of the Waverly District Council , was worried about what could have been an unsympathetic alteration to a venerable building , but a visit to St Martin 's , Dorking , another Woodyer church , confirmed that its architect had adopted raking parapets to terminate the aisle roofs there , and the discovery of this period precedent vindicated the use of this treatment at St James Court . |
| 3 | But a visit to Vanessa , ‘ humming & booming & flourishing over the hill ’ in a household of children , could make Virginia feel suddenly diminished , her life thin and pale by comparison , Monk 's House poky and mean . |
| 4 | I thought the noisy-fridge problem was confined to my villa but a visit to the Health Spa proved that this was not the case . |
| 5 | All are available by mail order but a visit to the shop offers an opportunity to see and try a thoroughly comprehensive selection of colours for pastel painting . |
| 6 | It is not readily apparent that Edinburgh is a busy seaport but a visit to Leith Docks can be a fascinating eye-opener . |
| 7 | But a visit to Aerospatiale 's Socata factory at Tarbes seemed to offer the ideal opportunity of reviewing their TB20 , the Trinidad , in the role it 's made for — as an executive aircraft for the pilot owner touring market . |
| 8 | Two goals remain — a state visit to Britain ( little hope there , but a visit by some crowned head to East Germany remains a burning ambition ) , and to the President of the United States in the White House . |
| 9 | But a visit from one of their sporting heroes , ex-world champion John Lowe , helped ease the disappointment and the aching muscles after the gruelling 24-hour stint at the Bridge Hotel , Croxdale , near Durham City . |