Example sentences of "but at the [noun sg] of it " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you begin to think about it you grow dizzy , your stomach turns over , not just at the commercialism of it all , but at the aestheticism of it all , not just at the chequebooks but at the Intelligent Conversations , not just at the fifty percent but at the Sensitive Responses , not just at the winks and nods but at the Hushed Silence in the Presence of Art . |
| 2 | They talked sensibly , for full half an hour , but at the end of it Wilson felt neither clearer nor happier , only numb . |
| 3 | ‘ But at the end of it all we still have our little star . |
| 4 | There was no limit to the amount of money which could be used during any given assignment but at the end of it each operative had to account to Kolchinsky for his or her expenses in tabular form , supplying the relevant chits to back up the figurework . |
| 5 | But at the end of it all she left the stage to applause loud enough to rock the rafters , knowing with an angry certainty that she 'd failed . |
| 6 | Oh Andrew 's always very slow but at the end of it bending his head . |