Example sentences of "[noun pl] ' [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also saw several foxes ' earths but were n't lucky enough to get even a glimpse of the inhabitants . |
| 2 | Overnight , government ownership has become the peoples ' ownership but soon that will change a third time to shareholder ownership . |
| 3 | The company was a lowest category Fimbra member and not authorised to handle clients ' money but could offer advice on unit trusts , life insurance and pensions . |
| 4 | Mihir left a previous employer who owes him two months ' wages but , fearing deportation , can not complain to the authorities . |
| 5 | The most telling insights of the election campaign have come not from any of the parties ' hit-men but from that seasoned pro , Sir Robin Day . |
| 6 | I do hope the members will recognise that the service has not be sitting on its laurels er between inspectors ' reports but that we have been modelling on one quarterly to er correct any omissions with respect to boundary or to make the necessary improvements in the service erm as , as recommended by the inspect and supported by members . |
| 7 | The record £700,000 buy said : ‘ I 've been missing chances and I can understand the fans ' frustrations but this goal should help . ’ |
| 8 | Already the atmosphere is such that companies such as Chubb Insurance Company of Europe is advising client directors to make concerted efforts not only to be familiar with all aspects of their companies ' activities but to take prudent action at the boardroom table : right down to ensuring all documents are prepared ‘ with the expectation that they will be scrutinised at a later date by others who are looking for evidence of wrongdoings ’ , that detailed minutes are taken , and that they should vote against any proposal rather than abstain because abstention could be construed as approval . |
| 9 | This is evident not just in the personalised PWL number plates on the directors ' cars but in the results . |
| 10 | John Murphy 's daughter had separated from John Neal and returned to her parents ' home but Mr Neal continued to call , often drunk and at odd hours . |
| 11 | Diana no longer felt so different because of her parents ' divorce but because a voice inside her told her that she would be separate from the herd . |
| 12 | Her parents ' house but not her parents ' house . |
| 13 | I did n't go into the parents ' room but went on beyond it to find myself in the rear part of the carriage , at the very end of the train . |
| 14 | By fighting for pits to be kept open , the NUM was fighting not only for miners ' jobs but also for the survival of miners ' communities . |
| 15 | A try by Bentley increased the visitors ' lead but Newlove 's second touchdown levelled the points . |
| 16 | They apply to different communities , they have responded to different communities ' needs but they also contribute to a ripple effect of achievement at national and international levels which will ultimately benefit the lives of many more children . |
| 17 | They are often the most difficult to assess since their experience usually lies outside that of social workers , who may be suspicious of such applicants ' knowledge but uneasy about rejecting their apparently confident experience . |
| 18 | Not a bad three weeks ' detecting but , more important , it was a helpful exercise in improving relationships between the archaeological societies and , hopefully , all metal detectorists . |
| 19 | ‘ Clive Griffiths , the Welsh coach , may persuade me to play against France in a few weeks ' time but I have made up my mind to call it a day , ’ he said last night . |
| 20 | Liberal democracy benefits capitalism not because capitalists control workers ' minds but because the industrial proletariat have rarely been a majority and are a now shrinking minority in advanced capitalist societies . |
| 21 | This is not , of course , for reviewers ' sakes but because its audience has a high proportion of AB viewers , the kind of people who tell you they do n't watch much television and who , annoyingly , are mainly telling the truth . |
| 22 | This legislation had been hailed as a powerful weapon with which to seize drug barons ' fortunes but up to May last year police and Customs investigators had only been able to confiscate £11 million . |
| 23 | If their experience could be harnessed to define the receptionist 's task , it may suit potential volunteers who can not contribute two full days ' work but who nevertheless are committed to the CAB . |
| 24 | My blue period officially ends when we have a big leaving party for Kathleen and Katrina in a couple of days ' time but in fact it probably ends just about now . |
| 25 | Saunders was sentenced to five years ' imprisonment but in the event he served only ten months having been released on the grounds that he was suffering from a dementia condition akin to Alzheimer 's disease . |
| 26 | But King He can expect to be freed in three years ' time but Don King is convinced the former champion 's conviction will be overturned at a forthcoming appeal . |
| 27 | First degree courses are usually of three years ' duration but are , in many instances , extended to include periods of professional training ( in industry , commerce or the public service ) or time spent abroad . |
| 28 | This section will focus on solicitors ' charges but will only consider them in outline . |
| 29 | On 29 July 1991 Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V.-C. [ 1991 ] 3 W.L.R. 857 dismissed the solicitors ' summons but gave them leave to appeal . |
| 30 | Some Minpins say they have seen his back legs , huge and black and very hairy , shaped like lions ' legs but ten times as big . |