Example sentences of "but [adv] [adv] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those relationships are governed by general legal principles and by statute but most importantly by self-regulation which in any well run solicitors ' practice will be embodied in a properly drafted and partnership agreement kept up to date by regular review . |
| 2 | Italy got the south Tyrol and Istria — although not the town of Fiume ( modern Rijeka ) — but little else of consequence . |
| 3 | One of his regrets is that in four series against West Indies his record is very ordinary — one innings in which he took eight wickets , but little else of note — and he is aware that not having proved himself against the best team in the world will be held against him when reputations come to be assessed . |
| 4 | Hill 's ( 1970 ) classic American study of transfers between three generations shows that people do distinguish clearly between gifts and loans in principle , but less clearly in practice . |
| 5 | Rate exemption was the most important , particularly for pre-designation companies and new start-ups , but less so for branch plants where the benefits might accrue to head offices . |
| 6 | If you have a Caribbean or African background you may be susceptible to high blood pressure and to diabetes , but less so to heart disease . |
| 7 | Since July 1400 he had been archdeacon of Dorset , absentee but perhaps not without interest . |
| 8 | The different approaches are thus seen to be distinct , but perhaps not in conflict ; each approach is seen as an area of specialism , rather than as an area of commitment . |
| 9 | I feel sure they must be rolling in the upper layer of water where there could be more dissolved oxygen than in the lower layer , but so far below surface there is no visible evidence . |
| 10 | Er , and in general we have a , er , panel of the non-executive directors who set the directors ' salary in relation to the other directors I am also on that panel er , but obviously not in relation to my own salary . |
| 11 | He said little , concentrating on his meal , but obviously deep in thought . |
| 12 | One of them , drawn from metropolitan Dublin , laced the scandal with a smile and simply blamed the Svengalian influence of Dr Kavanagh ; the other , more parochial , gives the impression of a little country funeral spinning quietly but inexorably out of control . |
| 13 | However , it is possible to construct hedges ( completely in theory but only partially in practice ) against most exchange risks by using the futures markets . |
| 14 | Those who bet nearest to the stand will also be moved but only slightly in comparison . |
| 15 | Miss Golightly said she has left the car in the back lane behind her house but only late at night when it could not have caused an obstruction . |
| 16 | The intention was that the mechanical properties would be thereby improved ; they were , but generally only in proportion to the increase in density , at the same time much of the toughness of wood was lost . |
| 17 | Parallel to the canyon , but just out of sight , was a wadi , along which there was a string of villages . |
| 18 | This earring here , this pendant earring just lifts that area up just a little bit , not too much , not too obtrusive , but just enough for sort of a a highlight catching the pendant earring just to lift it up a little . |
| 19 | But once safely in position it will be worth its weight in gold for the extra light and space it will create . |
| 20 | It will operate only in urban areas — hence the lower cost — but once out of town the caller can transfer to the existing cell system and pay the higher charges . |
| 21 | Like Mr Nicholson , I have been commuting for more than ten years from Fife , but hardly ever by car , which I find is too nerve-wracking and frustrating an experience and almost as bad as commuting by bus . |
| 22 | Also , people simplify their worlds : they learn through deductive logic but possibly more through experience , and , once learned , the lesson is stored in simplified form as schemas and scripts so that action is not paralysed by thought . |
| 23 | I use the Park both for walking and as a motorist , but more frequently for cycling , and I write on behalf of ‘ Spokes ’ and Edinburgh cyclists in general . |
| 24 | The Guinness Affair aroused serious public concern specifically about the government 's competition policy , but more generally about self-regulation in the City , leading to calls for statutory framework . |
| 25 | With her children grown up , Helen returned to journalism , writing with humour but more particularly with balance and concern for the under-canvassed areas of life . |
| 26 | Here he died , after a short illness , perhaps , as his nephew 's biography says , of a liver disorder , but more probably of gaol-fever , debility and the shock of re-arrest , coming on top of the disappointment of all his worldly hopes . |
| 27 | In one sense this is a hopeful sign , at least for hearing people , since BSL learning is not determined solely by the inability to hear but more probably by motivation and the identification of the learner with the community of users ( see chapter 1 ) . |
| 28 | The 1980s saw a rising trend of bad debts , first in developing countries but more recently at home , especially in property loans . |
| 29 | For now he will continue to live in London , but more out of consideration for his daughter who is sitting her A-levels than a disinclination to move north . |
| 30 | She ran the last few yards and was breathing heavily , but more out of anxiety than exhaustion . |