Example sentences of "but [adj] [adv] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After four years of economic boom , 1990 saw a slowing down of the Spanish economy , as a result in part of the impact of the Gulf crisis on oil prices but due also to the government 's restrictive monetary policy , which was designed to bring Spain 's currency and rate of inflation more into line with those of other members of the European Communities ( EC ) . |
| 2 | She did not doubt but that somewhere amongst the records and corporate memory of the Society would be someone who knew Hereward Marr very well indeed . |
| 3 | Though we would not presume to deny , but that afterwards through the negociation of the Right Hon. |
| 4 | As some of you will know by this time , the Centre provides custom-build courses , day schools , residential schools and other projects , for thousands of adult students in this region — mainly at locations scattered throughout the area , towns and villages of Sussex , but some here on the campus — and by so doing it tries to provide a strong functional link that helps to keep the university in touch with the community . |
| 5 | It was low-waisted , in deep chestnut georgette with touches of lace at the collar and cuffs — smart enough for evening wear but simple enough for the daytime , too . |
| 6 | Although you naturally hope to reproduce the desirable qualities , you are just as likely to reproduce the undesirable ones , and not only those of the parents , but those also of the ancestors from some way back . |
| 7 | If work is short in one place but available elsewhere within the area , there will be no redundancy situation and the employer can dismiss without being liable to make any redundancy payment . |
| 8 | It 's not strictly true , but close enough for the news . |
| 9 | As a result the Liberal government elected in 1906 , urged on by a clamorous radical wing but aware also of the doubts of many of its supporters , introduced new but moderate social measures . |