Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | That followed on right through the family but my boys they have n't got that name , cos they older they , old all gone now , old doctors and that . |
| 2 | The afternoon was full of towering performances right through the team but none bossed the action with more grandeur than Paul Ince , described as ‘ a colossus ’ by Coventry boss Bobby Gould . |
| 3 | Enjoyment obviously does derive from performing successfully for the side but being determined to enjoy the occasion , be it a wet Northampton Monday or a NatWest Final , should n't be reliant solely on personal success . |
| 4 | Our physical characteristics are handed on through the genes but the far more important part of us , the mental , lives on in the minds and eventually in the memory of the human race . |
| 5 | He went on through the files but found nothing else of interest . |
| 6 | I was just looking at that , going right off the subject but er that Uri Geller ? |
| 7 | When Kent played Surrey in 1890 a fine spread was laid on for the gentlemen but the professionals ‘ were left to shift for themselves , and thought themselves lucky to get a bit of bread and cheese ’ . |
| 8 | He waved weakly after the car but he did not speak as Rose shut the door and they turned back into the house . |
| 9 | Olsen also mentioned that Frank and a couple of other U21 players has all along been good enough for the WC-squad but as the U21 team had a chance for making it in their own qualifying these players were not considered when games collided ( they usually do ) . |
| 10 | The ‘ cities of inner despair ’ were conceived as the breeding ground for disorderly protest , and however hard the Government tried to break the causal link between the two , it was forced to take on board the need to restore order not only through the police but through promises of help for the inner cities . |
| 11 | In order to maintain health , both personal and public , much energy has to be directed at maintaining an external environment which is as safe as possible , not only for the present but for future generations to inherit . |
| 12 | President Mitterrand of France ( and he 's not alone in this ) has been anxious that too swift a move to reunify the two Germanys could destabilise Gorbachev , something that could spell disaster not only for the West but for the balance of world power . |
| 13 | The British attaché in Berlin was expected to cover Holland and the Scandinavian countries as well as Germany , while his French counterpart was responsible not only for the Reich but for Holland , Belgium and Switzerland , and another had the whole of the Far East as his sphere of activity . |
| 14 | Thenceforth he played many games not only for the MCC but for a variety of sides . |
| 15 | On Good Friday 1958 the first march set out for Aldermaston , the atomic research establishment in Berkshire , under the CND symbol , a black circle forked with a white ‘ drooping cross ’ , the semaphore symbols for N and D , which became the membership badge not only for the campaign but for a certain kind of non-conformity among young people . |
| 16 | Then with energy to spare you proceeded to participate in the ‘ Measured Medau Mile ’ to raise funds not only for the Society but also , through the British Kidney Patient Association , for a Children 's Renal Unit at Guy 's Hospital . |
| 17 | Which ( as labelling theory rightly suggests ) is bad not only for the offenders but for the rest of society , because it makes re-offending much more likely . |
| 18 | Again the evidence is sadly lacking , not only for the centres but also for the estates themselves . |
| 19 | ‘ This is a very exciting day , not only for the fund-raisers but for the hospital and the population of Darlington and Teesdale . |
| 20 | Mark uses the story to introduce the fact that the message of the Gospel is not only for the Jews but is for everyone regardless of race . |
| 21 | Suppose that the strategy involves real innovation — not only for the group but for the whole industry . |
| 22 | As with the bail decision , the exercise of both these sets of powers can have profound consequences , not only for the defendant but also for the rest of the penal system . |
| 23 | Part of your practice material with the TL should be selected not only for the rhythm but also the emotional feeling — the stress and pauses — of the whole utterance . |
| 24 | The Locomotive Department and the District Superintendent were advised , in order to ensure the clear road required not only for the train but for the pilot engine running fifteen minutes in advance . |
| 25 | He noted that the Canberra meeting ‘ is the start of something which could grow into a very significant development not only for the region but for the global economy . ’ |
| 26 | The then Chancellor , Nigel Lawson , was quick to recognise the implications not only for the industry but also the public purse when he froze duty on whisky . |
| 27 | This has significance not only for the tenant but also for any guarantor . |
| 28 | Information collected about the relatives of cancer patients showed that only a minority have anything more than superficial contact with the staff caring for the patient , and a number of these relatives would have welcomed an opportunity to share their anxiety , not only about the patient but about their own feelings ( Bond , 1982 ) . |
| 29 | Most dealers are content but some have expressed alarm not only about the expense but the difficulty of showing large objects such as tapestries in an enclosed space and the inconveniences of artificial lighting . |
| 30 | Additional imports generated may have been around 15 per cent for the United Kingdom , rather less for the EEC but a good deal more for the United States . |