Example sentences of "but [adv] [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But most important the councils should listen to and take notice of those who have a track record of work on racial harassment , rather than just implementing paper policies . |
| 2 | ‘ Forgive me — such a ridiculously slight acquaintance — absurd — but so extraordinary a coincidence — really — quite , quite … ’ he was lost for words . |
| 3 | She could address a letter to ‘ the occupier ’ , but so impersonal a request might well go unheeded . |
| 4 | Taking off his topee , he wiped his head , looking almost comical in his shorts and sandals , but obviously all the Polynesians knew and liked him . |
| 5 | But only half a century later the Priory itself was secularised by Henry VIII and the land incorporated into the gardens and park of the house we see today . |
| 6 | But only half a mile away you 'll be in force 5 to 7 and choppy water , excellent if you 're a fit expert . |
| 7 | But Charlton joint manager Alan Curbishley said : ‘ They slaughtered us for half an hour — but only half an hour . |
| 8 | Again partially true , but only half the story . |
| 9 | The rate of production is the same , but only half the output is produced at the site in question . |
| 10 | Le Roulé Light has all the flavour of original Le Roulé but only half the fat . |
| 11 | And the Stantonbury drama group are doing the whole thing five times , The school at Milton Keynes is one of the country 's biggest comprehensives , but only half the cast are pupils . |
| 12 | Went on and on at this young lad who 'd spoken who thumped him he 'd apparently just one punch , I do n't know but but anyway all the charges have been dropped against this lad now so |
| 13 | But physically all the data is stored on a single computer , in New York , with remote access from London and Hong Kong and separate sets of accounting records for each location . |
| 14 | But not such a rip off |
| 15 | The European market for acetate filament yarn is expected to shrink slightly during 1993 — disappointing but not such a blow as that experienced during the last two years which saw the market in Europe tumble from 40,000 tons to 30,000 . |
| 16 | I was very good at planning menus and cooking , but not such a whizz at car , boiler or electrical appliance repairs or breakdowns . |
| 17 | I would n't define integrated and balanced individually , I 'd link them together , because to me they appear to be er a concept , that you move towards , and the concept to me is shall we say to provide a balanced population structure , which is n't biased to any one sector shall we say , it 's not an elderly , it 's not a retirement village there like perhaps you have in er certain parts of er er North America , and the second element of the concept is that it should provide a range of services compatible with its size , but I qualify that by saying , but not all the services that the people in that settlement require , and this brings me back to my discussion , debate with Mr Curtis . |
| 18 | It does take us some of the way , but not all the way . |
| 19 | But not all the families can move and many still live in the countryside doing whatever they can to grow enough food to eat . |
| 20 | But not all the women , eh ? thought Jenny . |
| 21 | Close provides a perfect English accent and mimes convincingly to the singing of Dame Kiri Te Kenawa but not all the dubbing has been done with such care . |
| 22 | But not all the blame can be attributed to the high degree of neve . |
| 23 | The society always received and still receives from the same surveyor a basic valuation containing a summary of some but not all the matters contained in the report to the borrower . |
| 24 | But not all the youngsters want a career in the arts . |
| 25 | But not all the skills and ingenuity of law draftsmen could wholly circumvent the deviousness of ancient land law . |
| 26 | The sequel 's selling well , but not all the critics are impressed . |
| 27 | Many but not all the mothers were unmarried : prostitutes and servant girls made pregnant by their masters . |
| 28 | but not all the difficulties are of his making . |
| 29 | But not all the feelings of stress are so public . |
| 30 | The company considered many sites which fulfilled some but not all the criteria . |