Example sentences of "[noun] but in [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The whole incident made the short cut longer than the long cut but in time we reached the approach to the camp , much to the relief of Hassan who seemed to have less and less faith in the Second Son 's navigation . |
| 2 | The RPF had agreed not to interfere with the centre 's work but in February it was ransacked by soldiers wearing Ugandan uniforms . |
| 3 | Once a field reaches STOP all further proposed offers must be referred to the Co-ordinator but in practice it is difficult to avoid overshoots in the more popular fields in the spring . |
| 4 | In theory an excise on home production of tobacco could have produced the same revenue as a tax on imports but in practice it took a strong and efficient government to levy an excise , while almost any government could find private businessmen who would pay a lump sum of cash in return for the right to collect the official rates of customs duties at a port . |
| 5 | The 1969 Act , therefore , was nominally based on a breakdown but in reality it introduced a hybrid system . |
| 6 | Spock 's father dies , Spock seems to have turned traitor but in fact he 's on a personal peace mission to unite Romulans and Vulcans ( basically the same race ) . |
| 7 | It might have been assumed that the corollary was that the prosecution did not have to prove that the accused assumed the rights of the owner contrary to the owner 's wishes but in Morris it was held that a person appropriated only if he adversely interfered with or usurped the rights of the owner . |
| 8 | Abdurahim Pulatov , leader of the Birlik movement , was reported as saying that " the totalitarian regime has been destroyed in Moscow but in Tashkent it continues to exist " . |
| 9 | all working in their own little houses sort of they looked liked houses but in fact they were little workshops |
| 10 | This system may vary in detail between specific contracts but in principle it runs along the following lines . |
| 11 | Many people find BS 5750 a mysterious concept but in fact it is very simple and logical . |
| 12 | This may not , at first glance , seem to be a major factor but in fact it is a crucial element in weight control . |
| 13 | There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action . |
| 14 | These problems appear to be real enough and to be indistinguishable from other problems but in fact they have only been created by ourselves . |
| 15 | That 's right , it may sound a very boring topic but in fact it 's turned out to be a very interesting piece of historical research which I 'm still working on . |
| 16 | So in some ways it 's cheaper insurance but in others it 's erm a bit of a sting . |
| 17 | Unlike OPEC , it has representation of all countries that sign the treaty but in fact it is controlled by the major knowledge producing countries . |
| 18 | It finished up with one erm very relevant , relevant to this class , quotation erm ca n't remember the last part of it though , he was talking about the Indian , that he had a , talking about it and saying voodism catholism and then the next stage erm which I ca n't remember the word but in effect it meant co-operation and you ca n't get that it seems to me unless you have a , a change of vision , change in erm not just in society but in people because this is where it starts . |
| 19 | ‘ Taplow was promised his life if he supported our destruction of Buckingham but in Newgate he began to recant . ’ |
| 20 | Each section was supposed to be heated by a coke fired tortoise stove and large hot water pipes but in mid-winter it was really cold unless you were lucky enough to sit near the fire . |
| 21 | Nurses , social workers , and remedial therapists care about people in the same way as doctors , lawyers , and architects but in addition they care for people ; a task which may involve the performance of unpleasant work connected with bodily functioning . |
| 22 | September is just upon us. but in Derry they 're already working hard towards this year 's Octoberfest . |
| 23 | The term is used to cover different types of situation but in practice it usually refers to the danger to old people 's health and safety which may arise when they live alone and are very frail , either physically , mentally or both . |
| 24 | The challenges facing schools are considered in detail throughout this book but in essence they require a management response . |
| 25 | ‘ I have been lucky when it has come to the crunch but in life you make your own luck . |
| 26 | When they formed the Army Education Corp , during the war , they er , they wore uniform , most of them were warrant officers , and soldiers but in uniform you could come out I mean , they been ordinary soldiers , but they 'd been put put on a charge every time the saw them , you know . |
| 27 | What I 'm trying to establish in in a fairly simplified form actually , are the areas of difference and whether some of those are still capable of being reconciled , because of the way in which you a you know the the the different parties may have made different approaches but in fact you might come to an agreement about that . |
| 28 | The radial shields are visible in some specimens but in others they are partially or totally obscured by the spinelets . |
| 29 | The analysis of required skills ought in principle to have an ergonomics input but in practice it is usually done on the basis of experience of similar system designs in the past . |
| 30 | It seemed quite a tall order at the time but in practice it worked out well and proved to be a most enjoyable experience as well as one of our more memorable tours of duty . |