Example sentences of "in [adj] but [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Law Society holds hearings in private but allows the defendant the right to opt for a public hearing if he or she so wishes ( the prosecution also has the right , but only in public interest cases ) . |
| 2 | His son , Jean-Claude , inherited the office in 1971 but fled the country in February 1986 after a period of prolonged popular unrest . |
| 3 | Suppose Betty had come with her not to gambol on the blades of grass , not to ask her collaboration in salad-making but to keep an eye on her . |
| 4 | Mecdi , in his article on Molla Husrev , says that he went in 877/1472–3 but gives no indication of the date of his return . |
| 5 | Marley died in 1981 but left no will . |