Example sentences of "of [pron] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had cleared the small , fetid room , in which five persons lived , of everyone but the girl 's grandmother , who seemed to have some idea of how to help him — the girl 's mother was a defeated , apathetic creature only just over thirty herself . |
| 2 | You were n't of afraid of me but the accent that I had at that time . |
| 3 | Durance was weary of both of them but the price of their silence was as high as the price of Sabine Jourdain 's . |
| 4 | but I mean it was things like doing questionnaires maybe telephone question phoning people up you know that your three and a half , well not all of them but an example |
| 5 | I 'll throw you to the fucking wolves — are you listening , you stupid fuck ? — and there 'll be nothing left of you but a pile of shit and a hank of hair . |
| 6 | My child , said Mufaro her father , that is very kind of you but the king is the person who is going to choose . |
| 7 | Although nothing could be seen of him but a silhouette Stephen was sure the man was looking at him , staring insolently at this approaching form across the intervening , pallid , tundra-like land . |
| 8 | Within a few months of reaching its greatest height , nothing remained of it but a heap of rubble . |
| 9 | Harriet took no notice of it but a minute or two later there was a tap at her door and a maid stood there with one of the portable receivers — there was no extension in Harriet 's room . |
| 10 | If a person remains in ignorance of a publication until after the three year period has expired , he or she can start proceedings within a year of learning of it but the court 's permission is necessary . |
| 11 | What he said was informative if a touch inconsequential ; you did n't remember too much of it but the effect was cumulative . |
| 12 | ( 3 ) Information which was confidential , such as details of a secret process ; this type was so confidential that it could not be used by the employee at any time for the benefit of anyone but the employer . |
| 13 | His name , it seemed , was Simkin , and he was not an aircrew cadet like the rest of us but a regular and a member of the groundstaff ; he worked in the kitchens . |
| 14 | ‘ One of them is one of us but the rest are pretty good hell . |