Example sentences of "but in a [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in a strange way he has done wonders for our social life . |
| 2 | Holland , Stead , and others wrote warmly of him , but in a wider circle he was more respected than loved . |
| 3 | In a head-modifier construction , the modifier is the selector , but in a head-complement construction it is the head which is the selector . |
| 4 | Style is important , but in a long document it can be very time consuming to check that the headings , subheadings and body text all conform to the same pattern . |
| 5 | Doors and bolts had been fixed , but in a three-month period it was said that ‘ 14 dozen locks ’ had been broken , the children had burned down the door , and even iron gates had not stopped them from gaining access to the roof and throwing stones on people below . |
| 6 | All sounds from outside were muffled because of the dock being partly below ground level , set into the slope of the bank , but in a short while I heard the sound of a car door slamming and after that the noise of an engine starting up and being driven away . |
| 7 | An unsuccessful fishing is a most discouraging event to the dwellers in these remote western isles : hundreds leaving every year for the east coast ; when fortunate , they will be able to bring home with them , after clearing all expenses for board , etc. , more than enough to pay the rent of their crofts ; but in a bad year they may come away in debt to the curer . |
| 8 | But in a single motion he was about to drive her away again , one final time . |
| 9 | ‘ But in a bizarre way it 's more difficult to bring them up if you have too much . ’ |
| 10 | We may need back-up — Dillon is n't a man I like but in a tight corner he 's formidable . ’ |
| 11 | The son is indulgently allowed to be noisy , greedy and disobedient ; the daughters are usually quiet , helpful , punctual , deputy mothers , but in a tight spot they have to be busily frightened while the ( otherwise irresponsible ) male child takes charge of the situation … the first two years of the ( Longmans ) course revolve around the Marsaud family and a not unreasonable answer to the question ‘ Where is Madame Marsaud ? ’ might be ‘ She is under house arrest ’ . |
| 12 | About a quarter of women have no symptoms at all , but in a further quarter they are more severe and long-lasting , and result from hormonal changes in the body . |
| 13 | Naipaul learns that the only positive reaction is acceptance ; but in a whole year he does n't achieve it . |
| 14 | Functionally the antennae are organs of special -sense ( Schneider , 1964 ; see also p. 139 ) but in a few cases they are modified for other uses . |
| 15 | Usually this was because the grandparents had died too soon , but in a few cases it was because of distance . |
| 16 | But in a few cases it may emerge that the very question was considered by Parliament in passing the legislation . |
| 17 | But in a few days she will leave England and follow me to Argentina . |
| 18 | But in a few years it could find applications in the long-term treatment of parasitic diseases , and even as a contraceptive pill . |
| 19 | But in a few weeks they were allowed to return because Mossad had threatened to stop giving MI6 any more information about Arab terrorism . |
| 20 | In most regions , the assassination tended to unite the badly fragmented Congress Party , but in a few regions it had the opposite result , which caused that party to gain less ground in those states ) . |
| 21 | When we were finally told , it was like the world caving in , but in a dreadful way it was a relief to know what we were up against . ’ |
| 22 | But in a little while she became used to me , and was very kind to me . |
| 23 | But in a little while I knew I was to have a child . ’ |
| 24 | The health authority declined to be interviewed , but in a written statement it said Michelle Howard 's paralysis was caused by a rare condition known as a fibro cartilagenous embolism , which developed without any negligence by hospital staff . |