Example sentences of "but [adv] [prep] [pos pn] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The merit of the book , however , does not so much lie in its attempt to break the " iron curtain " that traditionally separates linguistic and literary approaches to literature , but rather in its contribution to the development of a stylistics that successfully reconciles linguistic analysis with a consideration of the socio-cultural and ideological dimensions of the production and reception of literary texts . |
| 2 | But soon after his marriage to Margaret Cairns White in 1937 , he told her that he was not British but American . |
| 3 | To some extent this was unarguably true , but not in my view to a sufficient extent to cause the furore . |
| 4 | Gollancz , for example , is commended not only for his qualities as a teacher , but also for his contributions to the development of institutions such as the British Academy , the Shakespeare Association , and the Early English Texts Society . |
| 5 | But now for your guide to losing weight the easy , speedy way — on the F-Plan . |
| 6 | Let us fulfil that purpose , not for own advantage , but out of our duty to the people of our country and the people of our world . |