Example sentences of "a [noun] in [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a dining-table in there but it was never used for eating from . |
| 2 | John Praty 's inventory totalled £23 , of which two-thirds were accounted for by livestock , implements , etc. , making him a farmer in all but name : he also held the lease of a mill in Birmingham . |
| 3 | Recognized by few states apart from Japan , Germany and Italy , it was a colony in all but name , with real power exercised by Japanese administrators ultimately responsible to the commander of the Guandong Army . |
| 4 | there 's quite a lot in there but I mean there 's only that just that bit of bay is n't there ? |
| 5 | Yeah cos they 've had a lot in there but then |
| 6 | He had a goat in there but th another gate going out could the chicken , you know . |