Example sentences of "[prep] [det] but the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not yet know much about this but the brain is so powerful and complex that it is very unlikely that any of the analyses proposed so far bear much resemblance to this reality ; they are too heavily influenced by the theoretician 's preoccupation with economy , elegance and simplicity . |
| 2 | There was some authority for this but the matter is now governed by section 11(1) of the Torts ( Interference with Goods ) Act 1977 which firmly states that contributory negligence is no defence in proceedings founded on conversion , or on intentional trespass to goods . |
| 3 | We did n't really need a Christmas present after that but the encore , the intermezzo from Delius 's Fennimore and Gerda , was very welcome all the same . |
| 4 | Forest think they got an offside decision out of that but the whistle had er gone before that . |
| 5 | Deane picked the ball up outside the area and run diagonally at goal , beat 2 or 3 defenders and took it past another but the ball was running away and Speed came in and hit it with his right foot . |
| 6 | Certainly , an attack on southern planning models , national legislation , and perhaps even bureaucratisation was implicit in all of this but the issue of personal culpability clouded and discredited these important points . |
| 7 | In the Warhammer world there is no 100% guarantee of this but the tendency will be there . |
| 8 | You are too callow to be aware of this but the term ‘ boxer shorts ’ is merely a marketing neologism , coined in order to revamp a demand for what in England was perceived as an outmoded type of underwear . |
| 9 | and I 'll just , I , you know , I do n't need someone like that but the point is that he , if he knows you do n't like him , he goes out of his way to make things difficult for you . |
| 10 | one 's like this but the problem we hit this year er , we did n't do it that early was the kids had got the forms out then the timetable and the financing came in and we did n't know what was happening |
| 11 | Sorry to single you ladies out like this but the story must start somewhere . |
| 12 | He often told himself he was stupid to feel like this but the sensation was real none the less . |
| 13 | the use of field titles , and not just the anachronistic formula ‘ on a Modular Course ’ on all degree certificates ; this was accepted by CNAA for all but the BEd degree — combinations of single fields being prefaced by ‘ Combined studies in … ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ The front door 's a Banham lock I do n't fancy my chances with that but the kitchen door 's just an ordinary job and a couple of bolts . |
| 15 | Indeed , I believe the Buid to be highly unusual in their condemnation of aggression in their dealings with all but the animal and spirit worlds . |
| 16 | The best it has been able to achieve is loose , probabilistic associations which sometimes , in all but the terminology used , have treated individual offenders as at least partially free , rational and choice-making ( and in so doing , has to some extent converged with classical criminology ) . |
| 17 | Aurae Phiala was close enough for fishing , close to two good fords , in all but the flood months , and safe from actual flooding . |
| 18 | Because weight is such an important factor in boards planing , there are two weight groups in all but the funboard division . |
| 19 | With the growth of towns , the coming of the Industrial Revolution , and the improvements in surface transportation , the pattern in all but the staple industries changed and the whole industrial and commercial structure grew ( and grows ) increasingly more diverse and complex , to the extent that it moves ever more out of the realms of the local researcher into those of the economic or social historian working at national , or even international , level . |
| 20 | Small but perfectly formed for pub rocking ( ie sweaty and restricted view from all but the front three rows ) . |
| 21 | Such policies only make sense to the corporate investors and stem from the perceived need to avoid integrating the industry in any but the core capitalist countries . |
| 22 | Even if the desire is never satisfied in any but the fantasy way , the man who constantly has such desires is to be condemned , for he is gaining satisfaction from a person whom he has divested of personhood and turned into a slave . |
| 23 | I am sorry to worry you over this but the result of the present system is that John Merer and I are barely on speaking terms . |
| 24 | There is no objection to this but the tenant should ensure that the person so appointed is suitably qualified to enable him to carry out his functions in a proper and responsible manner . |
| 25 | Michael did not reply to this but the Leader said : ‘ What if it is true ? ’ |
| 26 | The public is entitled to use the highway for passage and repassage from one place to another but the extent to which this gives an unrestricted right to hold a moving demonstration on the highway is doubtful . |
| 27 | President said , ‘ Progress is generally a slow transition from one stage to another but the process can be hastened or retarded by the action of individuals . |
| 28 | In an early 1950s mining community , husbands kept their wives ' allowances low so that they could skip a shift if they wished , but few wives expected their husbands ‘ to work for nothing ’ and it is not difficult to find examples of wives exercising considerable control over all but the husband 's pocket money . |
| 29 | I emerged after an hour confident on all but the maths . |
| 30 | Experience shows that two ceiling tiles pinned or glued together are effective , stuck to all but the viewing glass of the aquarium . |