Example sentences of "but [vb base] at [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try as she might , Rory could n't help but giggle at the ridiculous picture that conjured up in her mind 's eye . |
| 2 | On this model of organic relationships , the lower animals are merely immature versions of humankind : they develop along the same scale but mature at an earlier point in the process . |
| 3 | Yes , Mr Gorbachev would say , but look at the capitalist misery it causes in places like Poland and eastern Germany . |
| 4 | But look at the effective freedom which a Chancellor of the Exchequer possesses to make major alterations over a comparatively short span of time in the methods by which a given amount of revenue is raised . |
| 5 | But look at the three vanguard social reforms through the eyes of a Conservative MP defending a small majority , and you will see naught for his comfort . |
| 6 | On this occasion I was more relieved than sorry , yet could n't help but smile at the ingenious way they had managed to ease me out . |
| 7 | Competitors understandably try on every shot , but play at a funereal pace . |
| 8 | Few would favour police officers being armed as a matter of routine , but work at the sharp end is undoubtedly becoming sharper . |