Example sentences of "[adv] but [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gets a bit of sea-gusting somewhat but a lot of good land on Holland . |
| 2 | Thus Smith wrote that ‘ people in the same trade seldom meet together but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public . ’ |
| 3 | Use to model a head , a torso and two arms — mould the body and head together but the arms separately . |
| 4 | At first , we rode together but the freshness of the horses , particularly Bowyer 's and Southgate 's , meant we had to break up . |
| 5 | Not much but a bit . |
| 6 | ‘ I liked Selina very much but a lot of people in Rothesay did n't . |
| 7 | Stephen of course is suffering much but the distress if general . ’ |
| 8 | Scope for agricultural improvement is limited naturally but the RP provides 40% of the cost of fences so that grazing land can be compartmentalised and grazed more effectively , 40% of the cost of providing livestock watering facilities and 40% of the cost of adding fertilisers or grass seed ( applied on to existing pastures and trodden in by livestock ) . |
| 9 | Well I suppose it is basically but no flute that 's what we were looking for . |
| 10 | All the pews have been removed from inside but the font and the altar rail remain . |
| 11 | Examples are listed below but the list is not definitive and other information may be acceptable : |
| 12 | you know , well they 've done brilliantly but the market we 've b between us we 've got a good for the market . |
| 13 | House repossessions down but no sign of recovery |
| 14 | Er I 've followed them down but the vehicle I could have got in another vehicle . |
| 15 | The wind had gone down but the night had turned chilly and she shivered as she hurried towards the hospital gates , which were brightly picked out , as was everything else , by the moonlight . |
| 16 | Inflation is down but the problem for the Tories is that unemployment is up , business failures are up , house repossessions are up , interest rates are high and economic growth is non-existent . |
| 17 | The Speaker has to use his power of selection drastically , choosing about a quarter of the amendments put down but the discussions are extensive , the committee stage usually allowing some twenty hours of debate followed by a report stage and third reading . |
| 18 | I put all the names down but the ex-soldier 's because I did n't know his . |
| 19 | It 's not far , under a mile , the grey house beside the churchyard , the one with those disagreeable laurels I long to have cut down but the Rector says no , they give us some privacy and I suppose , as usual , he is right . |
| 20 | In the twilight the water , gushing and frothing , looked a long way down but the sound it made felt only a few feet below . |
| 21 | Personally I do n't think it is traditions which are weighing them down but the fact that they have no support at home . |
| 22 | Not only was the curtain rung down but the opera house was dismantled . |
| 23 | The last time Oxford and Swindon met in January , the fog was coming down but the quality of the football was clear to see . |
| 24 | Torrential rain lashed down but the people were patient . |
| 25 | In the UK the spread of infection has slowed down but the numbers ill and needing care are continuing to rise and this is a reflection of levels of infection some years ago . |
| 26 | Exeunt all but the bastard |
| 27 | I had enjoyed the last two months greatly but the journey , though arduous , had involved no real danger . |
| 28 | Community and confrontation do n't go together , which is fair enough but a bit cosy . |
| 29 | The actual content ( Anthrax plus hooker 's breasts , Manitoba 's Wild Kingdom plus a junk food mountain etc etc ad nauseum ) is insulting enough but the video magazine format soon gets right up your nose . |
| 30 | The actual content ( Anthrax plus hooker 's breasts , Manitoba 's Wild Kingdom plus a junk food mountain etc etc ad nauseum ) is insulting enough but the video magazine format soon gets right up your nose . |