Example sentences of "any [noun] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people might say I do n't show any emotion but every time a goal went in there always seemed to be a picture of someone jumping up from the bench . |
| 2 | We 'd be devalued again and any fool but the government can see it coming , ca n't they ? |
| 3 | This again is not fundamentally different to the education and upbringing of any child but the degree of involvement should be considerably greater . |
| 4 | In the Observer , Janet Watts had no reservations : ‘ Hannah received me with the warmth and courtesy she radiates in the film and talked for three hours without any refreshment but a tooth-glass of tap water , in which she toasted my health . ’ |
| 5 | Good victuals and ale to any man but a slave master . |
| 6 | I had not at that time met any Americans but the sight of them prowling through what was now my favourite town , talking in their unfamiliar accents to anyone who would listen , rubbed me up the wrong way . |
| 7 | She 'd not given any address but the stamp had a WC1 postmark . |
| 8 | Bills can be drawn for almost any amount but the maximum usually negotiated is £500,000 . |