Example sentences of "[adv] but [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only about a thousand words long but of a high quality . |
| 2 | The social services of Kent County Council can be cited as an example of a local authority which has adapted the key elements of ZBB so that key programmes are reviewed not annually but on a five yearly cycle . |
| 3 | ‘ I received a lot of abuse when I left Brookside , not ME personally but in a way just as bad . |
| 4 | Its grey buildings , mainly guest houses displaying ‘ Vacancies ’ at netted windows , looked bad enough but with a leaden sky and a seafront virtually devoid of life , apart from one or two hopefuls trying to find shelter from driving rain , it was almost guaranteed to sink one 's spirits . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's a good thing , ’ Mr Hellyer said , quite good-humouredly but with a singular lack of interest . |
| 6 | Many houses consisted of one storey only but in a number of instances , as at Priene , stairs have been excavated , leading to the presumption that an upper story had been constructed . |
| 7 | It lives not for itself alone but as a part of a whole . |
| 8 | This second purpose is dealt with not only in the brief account of evolution outlined above but by a philosophical discussion of the production of ideas in history which it is equally essential to understand for apprehending the Marxist attitude to history and anthropology . |
| 9 | Amplification was performed as described elsewhere but with a 25 µl reaction volume with 5 µl of sample added . |
| 10 | States parties may accede separately tot he convention and to the jurisdiction of the Commission and the Court , and they may do so not permanently but for a specific term on the expiry of which the accession will end . |
| 11 | Sandison watched , a little concerned , as Maidstone made his way , quite quickly but with a very uneven tread , towards the funicolare station above Piazza Amedeo . |
| 12 | First , the producer sells his work not directly but to a distributive intermediary , who then becomes , in a majority of cases , his factual if often occasional employer . |
| 13 | I settled in pretty quickly , though suffering a bit from culture shock and more from the realisation that I was semi-illiterate in the Thai language : I had the ability to communicate verbally but at a child 's level and almost no ability to read . |
| 14 | With trepidation I took a stronger hold of it and it came away altogether but with a sharp dagger of soreness , like digging out a splinter . |
| 15 | It must , ’ she said , not unkindly but in a rare and urgent search for a response of any sort at all . |
| 16 | Blue eyes had flickered over her politely but with a definite lack of interest . |
| 17 | One sees that the fluctuations are now occurring throughout but with a trend towards less regularity . |
| 18 | According to a poll in early 1991 Yel'tsin was already the most important Russian leader of the twentieth century , ahead of Lenin , Bukharin and ( a long way behind but with a similar rating ) Gorbachev and Trotsky . |
| 19 | South Moor still look threatening though in second place , just one point behind but with a game in hand . |
| 20 | Also Goblander had needed a new exhaust system and they had that done immediately , not in the local Nunes garage though but at a big , impersonal place in Colchester . |
| 21 | ‘ R ’ s were always rolled , for example , and ‘ S ’ s were not only delivered forcefully but with a quality more like the ‘ Sh ’ sound , to which the diaphragm responded better . |
| 22 | Aunt Tossie , now in the full regalia of her widow 's weeds , was eating heartily but in a subdued way . |
| 23 | Mr Singh and i drove through the wide streets of New Delhi , empty now but for a few pilgrims washing under the public pumps near the shrine of Nizamuddin . |
| 24 | They wanted to see a battleship launched , they wanted to see Royalty in action , they wanted to see anything that was happening which was an event in the world , and so cameramen like George Albert Smith , and eventually George Albert Smith 's staff , would go out around the world , much as it would happen now but in a much simpler way , erm to make actuality pictures . |
| 25 | The specific volume changes linearly with temperature up to a transition region where a change of slope occurs , after which the curve continues linearly but at a steeper gradient ; Tg is usually defined s the point at which the tangents to the two curves intersect . |
| 26 | All went well but for a small hitch . |
| 27 | He played tennis with them under the willow-trees by college , playing not well but with a brisk gusto . |
| 28 | So And he 's doing one er not tomorrow but in a week 's time and will be perfectly happy to record it . |
| 29 | ‘ Mother , ’ repeated Simon more loudly but with a rough caressing gentleness in his voice , ‘ He needs your help . ’ |
| 30 | I want a powder , a potion , one which will not kill immediately but over a period of months , undetected by her or any physician . ’ |