Example sentences of "but [conj] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the oceans , too , as we saw , the turnover of life can be prodigious , but except in the mangroves and a few other places there are no big and permanent plants ; the only complex , permanent living architecture in the oceans is provided by the coral reefs . |
| 2 | A high turnover of newcomers does not have a serious effect on the community if a substantial group of native families remain rooted in the same spot , but if over the years it is the oldest families that are emigrating then the parish structure will be unstable . |
| 3 | It may seem strange but because of the attitudes then , that never caused any trouble . |
| 4 | This is not because of class affiliation to the ‘ class in charge ’ rather than the hegemonic class , but because of the bureaucracy's ' character as a specific category through the intermediary of its relation with the state ’ . |
| 5 | Direct mail scores high on relevance ie it can be directed very specifically at certain markets , but because of the personnel costs , it can be expensive . |
| 6 | The firm transports livestock to Europe , but because of the drivers ' blockade , a temporary ban has been placed on the export of livestock into France . |
| 7 | Every subterfuge is availed of to furnish excuses for the spending of money , not because the spending thereof is necessary , or even desirable , in the public interest , but because of the opportunities for graft incident thereto . |
| 8 | There was a sense in which both Whigs and Tories made the Revolution , and could claim it as their own ; but because of the compromises which had to be worked out , both were left feeling dissatisfied with the eventual outcome , something which helps to explain why partisan strife continued to grow in intensity after 1689 . |
| 9 | He knew this not just because Uncle Titch said he had — you could n't believe anything a grown-up told you , and Uncle Titch belonged to the world of grown-ups even if he was n't — but because of the tricks he could do . |
| 10 | But because of the economies of the crab fishery and the dim awareness of conservation within the Chilean government , the Committee believes that the hunting can be stopped only by pressure from governments that buy the crab . |
| 11 | But because of the fits , Francesca ca n't travel on public transport . |
| 12 | The real argument is not how a doctor 's conduct can be characterized , but whether under the circumstances he has fulfilled his duty to the patient to care for him in good faith . |
| 13 | Her flesh was exposed in the photograph , but as with The Slits , Patti Smith and Siouxsie before her , it is n't remotely titillating . |
| 14 | But as for the others , I do n't know . |
| 15 | But as for the guns … |
| 16 | Royal charters and letters show , as do capitularies from beginning to end of the reign , the king 's keen interest in exploiting landed wealth ; but as in the reigns of Charles 's father and grandfather , the great bulk of the evidence is prescriptive rather than descriptive . |