Example sentences of "but [adv] by a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps they were justified in recalling early days in makeshift cinemas and perhaps they had to mingle with the masses as they went in search of Chaplin movies , but they must have been aware that prestigious down-town and suburban theatres were now largely being patronized , not exclusively by a lumpenproletariat , but rather by a mix of social classes and perhaps above all by young people who were moving up the social scale into more respectable occupations . |
| 2 | A range of studies have demonstrated the vitality of the parent-child tie , sustained not only by visiting but also by a flow of assistance of various kinds in both directions . |
| 3 | He was recognised as such not only by his immediate followers , but also by a portion of the populace at large . |
| 4 | Jesus pressed home the truth that the Kingdom breaks through all social and religious barriers not only by his startling personal actions which sent shock-waves through society , but also by a story with a sting in its tail . |
| 5 | The 10th anniversary on May 4 of the death of Josip Broz Tito , the founder of communist Yugoslavia , was marked by a minute 's silence throughout the country , but also by a demonstration by around 2,000 Serbs in Belgrade calling for an end to the personality cult surrounding Tito and for his remains to be moved from Belgrade to his native Croatia . |
| 6 | The Socialists ' leftward lurch was stimulated not only by the accumulated frustrations of office but also by a fear of ‘ fascism ’ , chiefly in the shape of the CEDA . |
| 7 | Of course , this extra cost may be counterbalanced not merely by the convenience of mail order but also by a saving on fares . |
| 8 | From 1940 political activity was damped down not only by the maintenance of the electoral truce but also by a suspension of local government elections . |
| 9 | This right he can enforce not only by action , but also by a form of self-help known as distress , the seizure of any goods , whether belonging to the tenant or a stranger , which may be found on the premises . |
| 10 | Nevertheless it is used as the unit of account not only by the IMF but also by a number of international organizations of modest importance , e.g. Arab Monetary Fund , Economic Community of West African States , Nordic Investment Bank . |