Example sentences of "but [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apart from being a guideline , and not a rigid rule , it is evidence that changes in interest rate expectations are being held , but perhaps behind the scenes approval from the Bank of England has not been forthcoming . |
| 2 | Part and parcel of both was his confrontation of the USSR on all fronts , but especially in the arms race . |
| 3 | In this case the testator has provided for that , but only with the words acceptis centum . |
| 4 | She wanted both of these to some extent but only in a police force whose integrity she could believe in . |
| 5 | By this time , I think the fact that Prost was not only good , but better in the results department , was the least of Niki 's worries . |
| 6 | You can decree an end to the Cold War , but not to the arms manufacturers like Boeing . |
| 7 | We need to remind ourselves of the variations between different types of employer , different types of job and different types of qualification ; but also of the difficulties employers may have in understanding the meaning of more than a very few qualifications . |
| 8 | It is likely that LEAs will offer guidance to governing bodies not only on the general framework of recruitment , selection and promotion procedures , but also on the equal-opportunities aspects of appointments . |
| 9 | Karen Rowbottom from Cobham branch was cruelly deprived of the winner 's title again this year , not only in the singles but also in the doubles final — virtually identical to her results for each of the last four years . |
| 10 | Chanel has published advertisements of Claudia Schiffer wearing long dresses , but out of the studios Miss Schiffer also wears short skirts . |
| 11 | Neither Bayer nor MAN was in the same desperate straits as AEG ; but even in the electricals firm 's case capital spending fell sharply as a percentage of sales only in 1982 . |