Example sentences of "[pers pn] but [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah computational modelling is easier for me to present to you but then the role of context might become more important so you can appreciate it , in which case I shall give you that first . |
| 2 | There was not enough action and they were just too predictable , that they simply did not scare me but surely the point of a horror book is to scare you ? |
| 3 | The rain was making a curtain all round them but not a drop came through the yew . |
| 4 | ‘ The Shah accepted them but not the Ayatollah ; persecuted to annihilation . ’ |
| 5 | Hardly a word had passed between them but now the gunman looked up and said quietly , ‘ There is nothing that I can do . ’ |
| 6 | Mum looked pleadingly at him but not a word was said between any of us until he was opening the door to leave and Dad said , ‘ Bloody good riddance , an' do n't bang the door when you go , I 've only just mended it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ It was in me to beat him but not the way they wanted me to fight . ’ |
| 8 | The following day I went again , not to see her but just the way one does in a house with a garden at a given point in the day when there 's not much else to do . |
| 9 | The theme of an it-structure is not It but rather the element which occurs after the verb to be . |
| 10 | It is often described as ‘ whickering ’ , a pretty good term once you 've heard it but not a lot of good if you have n't . |
| 11 | It certainly makes you think about it but then the thought of all those nappies puts you off ! ’ |
| 12 | Sarah Abbott , also from Edinburgh Women 's Aid , added : ‘ These figures highlight not only the amount of women and children who come to us but also the amount who unfortunately we have to turn away because of lack of space , facilities and funding . ’ |