Example sentences of "but [pron] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a system insidious but extremely powerful , where pupils may end up learning quite a lot about the way of life in ancient Rome and Greece but nothing about the way of life of their fellow pupils who are black . |
| 2 | The first draft has ‘ he thought to himself ’ but nothing about the sister . |
| 3 | He knows all about the figures but nothing about the reality behind them . |
| 4 | You spent some time describing how the linesiders were disappointed but nothing about the sterling work done by the loco department at Loughborough to put matters right and ensure a full days running on the Sunday . |
| 5 | There was wide disagreement about where and how to start dismantling the command economy , but none about the direction for progress . |
| 6 | But something about the sheet of paper , lying with its contents reflected unreadably in the mirror , drew him towards it . |
| 7 | She did n't , but something about the way she moved confirmed my suspicion that she saw herself as damaged goods . |
| 8 | The style of Mrs Praga 's book , Dainty Dinner Tables and How to Decorate Them ( published in 1907 ) , may be archaic , but something about the tone and even the context is curiously familiar . |
| 9 | But what about the year after ? |
| 10 | ‘ But what about the boy ? ’ |
| 11 | Sure England were bad but what about the progress made by Norway ? |
| 12 | But what about the way that the subject , that streak of wickedness , is handled ? |
| 13 | Charlie Francis is guilty of a sporting crime — of that I am sure — but what about the guilt of those in high officialdom who have allowed the situation to go on growing for 20 years without trying to stop it ? |
| 14 | But what about the child ? |
| 15 | With regards about the lady that you 've the relationship , a stable relationship , not being married another lady pointed out , but what about the child ? |
| 16 | When the notion of Competences was first put to business , the main objection was not just how do you really assess ‘ honesty and relationships ’ but what about the knowledge and understanding to put such capabilities into practice . |
| 17 | But what about the state of the visual arts in the home of David Cox and Edward Burne-Jones ? |
| 18 | True , she agreed , but what about the independence she valued so highly ? |
| 19 | But what about the pilot ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But what about the legend ? ’ |
| 21 | But what about the story immediately above the IBM polymer story ? |
| 22 | Undoubtedly Sonic 2 will do the business with gameheads — Sega is anticipating selling out within a week of release — but what about the rest of us ? |
| 23 | Her whole point in life is that people criticize her because she does erm she can only actually look after a very small percentage of the people in Calcutta who need help and they all sort of say , Well she does that bit but what about the rest of them ? |
| 24 | But what about the majority of chimpanzees — the ones that live in the dense , dark forests of West and Central Africa ? |
| 25 | Simple pH values — but what about the re-calibrating ? |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , but what about the gravy I gave you ? ’ |
| 27 | But what about the work itself , Maggie ? |
| 28 | Ordinary cars seem to be rather inefficient , but what about the possibility of electrical cars ? |
| 29 | ‘ But what about the floristry side ? |
| 30 | But what about the ale ? |