Example sentences of "but men " in BNC.
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| 1 | But men and women are utterly different . |
| 2 | Thus , on the basis that state pensions became payable to women at 60 and to men at 64 , if the retirement age was 55 , neither would be in a position to claim a pension on retirement ; if it was 60 , women would , but men would not ; if it was 65 , women would have been able to receive since 60 and men would not . |
| 3 | But men … they go downhill so quickly . ’ |
| 4 | But men have had such experiences and done nothing further about them , either because they have decided that there was less to the experience than they at first supposed , or because they could not endure the ethical and spiritual demands which were implied in the unspoken , ineffable moment of divine knowledge . |
| 5 | It looked as if we had won this initial bout but men like Swire Sugden do n't give up that easily . |
| 6 | Isa recorded the proceedings — no doubt simply to refresh his memory of the sense of the meeting — but men found the recorder inhibiting , said they feared secret police , reprisals , a black mark . |
| 7 | But men in Scotland could look to the monarchy as the focal point and representative of their aspirations , not as the frustrator of them . |
| 8 | ‘ Since the late Sixties , ’ says Richard , ‘ the women have become more active and have been standing up for themselves , as is only right , but men have become more passive . |
| 9 | ‘ It takes two to make a baby … but men have always run away from their responsibilities . |
| 10 | Women are less likely to have remained unmarried , but men slightly more likely to reach old age as bachelors |
| 11 | But men who showed no signs of cardiovascular disease and had desirable levels of cholesterol at the start of the study had a risk of death that increased only slightly , due to ageing , from 1.7 per cent to 4.9 per cent . |
| 12 | Allen thought they were wolves but though he kept the fire going all night he assured Marian that at this time of the year with the forest full of game they were in no danger from wolves or from any creatures but men . |
| 13 | Allen thought they were wolves but though he kept the fire going all night he assured Marian that at this time of the year with the forest full of game they were in no danger from wolves or from any creatures but men . |
| 14 | The club dealt with the matter commendably but men like Murray must inwardly have been dismayed . |
| 15 | It explains why women can be aroused by running a finger over their shoulders but men fail to appreciate anything not concentrated on their genital area . |
| 16 | They 've no beasts to work the powder mill , but men could do it , if they are n't too weak . |
| 17 | He never lacked for both helpers and escort , but men on starvation diet take time to respond to good feeding , and their willingness far outran what was left of their strength . |
| 18 | But men who 'd probably been men since the age of 14 , when they decided that school was a wank and that , rather than hanging around waiting for a dead-end job , they 'd go out and find their own way to make a living . |
| 19 | I do n't particularly enjoy it but men should n't be ostracised for it . ’ |
| 20 | Jesus had shown the way back to God and had demonstrated in his own person that he was the Way , but men and women in order to return to God would need to freely join themselves to the new humanity of Christ . |
| 21 | But men are not in the hands of blind fate , for karma speaks not only of the actions and thoughts of the past as explaining a man 's present condition or character , but also as creative of the future . |
| 22 | ‘ But men are so silly , are n't they ? |
| 23 | But men are not entirely without their problems . |
| 24 | They must not be hairy in the wrong places but men can be bald ! |
| 25 | Women shy away from blatant orders but men find the indirect approach manipulative and confusing ’ . |
| 26 | Smoking is on a steady decline among both men and women — but men pack up at a faster rate than women . |
| 27 | But men do fancy girls wearing blue — especially on blind dates . |
| 28 | Usually , their transposition appears in the songs , but men and women are definitely capable of the same things . ’ |
| 29 | Not only could the possibility of salvation be rejected , both James Stephen and Clarkson affirmed , but men and women had sufficiently free will , ‘ to render us justly responsible … for all the sins we commit in this our state of trial ’ . |
| 30 | But men do not want to get into demeaning details about how they help with the housework : few admit to doing the washing up . |