Example sentences of "but [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Solicitors may set up a corporate practice to practice solely outside England and Wales provided that ( a ) this is permitted by local law , ( b ) all the directors and shareholders are solicitors , lawyers of another jurisdiction or members of the Bar of England and Wales acting in accordance with the Overseas Practice Rules of the Bar and ( c ) the practice complies with the Overseas Practice Rules ; but such a company could not practice in England and Wales . |
| 2 | Sheikha Grandmother , whom she wanted to visit , was a renowned figure , but such a trip would not be made for one outside the tribe circle . |
| 3 | Gregory the Great , interestingly , seems to represent the survival of an older tradition in upholding the civil rights of Jews within the community defined by Roman law rather than by religion ; but such a survival could not long resist the powerful pressures towards conformity where Roman legal inhibitions were less strong . |
| 4 | But such a phenomenon can not be explained by recourse to general principles of ‘ bureaucratization ’ or administrative expansion . |
| 5 | Theoretically , Karla Fohrbeck could in her official capacity prevent any purchases she disapproved of , but such a veto would not only be in breach of artistic freedom but would also conflict with her idea of autonomy for the museums in her charge . |
| 6 | If the landlord wishes to have the right to introduce new wires and pipes it must be expressly reserved , but such a right will not be exercisable outside the perpetuity period ( Dunn v Blackdown Properties Ltd [ 1961 ] Ch 433 ) . |
| 7 | But such a situation should not be allowed to occur because any casualness in the ballerina 's behaviour destroys any attempt to convey style in the classical manner . |
| 8 | But such a strategy would not have served the United States ' interests , for it desired performance of the treaty . |
| 9 | But such a mechanism would not explain the increase in nuclear calcium that occurs following activation of lymphocytes or sea urchin eggs . |