Example sentences of "but [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of these will be remembered for years to come , not only in Halling but where ever the cement barges called . |
| 2 | days and er but And so the father saw that he was safely there and the other Then when he came back he went into the house and said to Duncan er Was you speaking to the old John old John MacGregor and f He said I was that and he said I 'll let you see what my man got , and this was the little bag of gold . |
| 3 | Usually , it is assumed that Clovis must be the monarch in question , but if so the failure to name him is peculiar : his reputation might have been expected to add lustre to the code . |
| 4 | Er but but simply the fact it was passing through this area of land that was regarded by locals as being sacred and separating the two communities . |
| 5 | Thank you Chairman I I think er as far as I twelve 's concerned the County Council 's er reasonably happy with that er er policy as it stands , and I think most people erm not all but but certainly the majority of people who er commented on that , commented in a sort of an affirmative way , erm again the provisions of the policy as they are hopefully reworded will er promote the same sort of flexibility and generosity that erm policy I five . |
| 6 | But since only the score achieved so far is used , no account is taken of the possibility of right context effects increasing the score of the whole path . |
| 7 | But while corporately the bank has adopted a positive approach , Mosson admits this is not always reflected in individual behaviour . |
| 8 | But while only a fool would argue that smoking is harmless , many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of the sun . |
| 9 | But whereas aesthetically the transformation and revitalization of conventions may be motivated ultimately , even in its classical forms , by a desire for a verisimilitude guaranteed by ‘ public opinion ’ , the need of the industry for new exploitation angles may exceed this aesthetic impulse , going beyond verisimilitude to the point where a series takes its significance not from an agreed or conventionalized similarity to the world , but from its difference to other series . |
| 10 | She had n't thought she would understand what Fand meant ; but after only a moment the sense came to her that she was looking at a prisoner — at someone captive , helpless . |
| 11 | I have tried leaving them without food but after about a week I give in to their begging . |
| 12 | ‘ At first the pilots and navigators will mostly go their separate ways and concentrate on the subjects peculiar to their own calling , but after about a week they will be crewed-up — one pilot , one nav/observer , and one nav/plotter to a crew on the bomber side and a pilot and a navigator on the PR — and from then on will attend lectures and do drills as crew members . |
| 13 | Much patience is needed , but when eventually the cat does accept its new home , it will probably become the most loving and affectionate of all feline pets . |
| 14 | But as yet no feature of parenting has been convincingly established as being a causal factor in the first onset of the disorder despite observations by numerous investigators that parent-child relationships are often atypical in a number of ways . |
| 15 | But in 1900 these uncertainties were still in the future ; there were clouds , as William Thomson described them , hanging over some classical theories , but as yet no thunder and lightning . |
| 16 | Representations have been made to Mr Forth , but as yet no reply of any substance has been received . |
| 17 | But as yet no action has been taken by British government departments . |
| 18 | But as yet no genie had materialised , no matter how hard she metaphorically rubbed the magic lamp . |
| 19 | But as yet the Government has shown no sign of relaxing it is a policy towards Gloucestershire . |
| 20 | It is a measure of Gray 's single-minded devotion to anatomy and authorship that ‘ Gray 's Anatomy ’ remains even today , not only an important book of reference but as virtually a household phrase . |
| 21 | The judges declined to accept the Tobacco Institute of Australia 's argument that the sentence was not intended as a statement of fact but as merely an expression of opinion or as the platform of an argument in a community wide debate . |
| 22 | When these two factors are put together , it is readily understandable that a request that treatment should cease should be seen as not really meant , but as merely the response to either a passing mood or a loss of mental fitness . |
| 23 | But as ever the focus is on Kylie . |
| 24 | But as long the rent of £10,000 a year continues to be paid , council officers are n't bothered if Mrs Maxwell lives there or not . |