Example sentences of "at [det] but the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Singleton laughs at this but the undercurrent is grim . |
| 2 | Rightly speaking , this is not the Soldier 's tale at all but the Devil 's , for it is he who controls everyone at all times , playing with them like pawns in his game , a game of wrecking and destroying , of interference and final triumph . |
| 3 | If someone ‘ recovers ’ from their arthritic condition but later develops a heart condition then , in reality , they never recovered at all but the focus of their disease shifted from a more superficial to a deeper level . |
| 4 | The creamy-white leaves are so conspicuous that the flowers hardly show up at all but the fragrance is breath-taking . |
| 5 | 1.2 Extension of the principles In recent years there has been an extension of the principles behind the restraint of trade doctrine so as to embrace : ( a ) restraints in contracts which do not fit neatly into what was hitherto regarded as amounting to a restraint of trade ; ( b ) situations where the contract in question was not between the plaintiff and defendant and to which the plaintiff was not privy although he was affected by the working of the contract ; and ( c ) situations when no contract existed at all but the plaintiff could claim that a set of rules or certain conduct affected him prejudicially . |