Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pithy violence of Shostakovich 's First Sonata does not come naturally to her , but she is at home in the limpid impressionism of Rachmaninov 's G major Prelude , which on its own makes this disc worth having . |
| 2 | But he is at pains to stress that it is not philosophical knowledge , not true science . |
| 3 | The former Kent and England spinner Derek Underwood , director of cricket at Club Surfaces , had this to say : ‘ Of course I enjoy seeing our pitches go in at the Etons and Tonbridges , but it is at grass-roots level within the state-schools sector that the wealth of untapped talent must not be lost to the game . ’ |
| 4 | But it is at scrum-half or stand-off that he eventually aims to establish himself . |
| 5 | But it is at present bidding on a lot of new contracts and chief executive Ken Miller believes defence profits could start to turn up in 1993 . |
| 6 | Two academic members of the Layfield Committee have subsequently described this as ‘ just the centralist orthodoxy that should be challenged ’ ( Jones and Stewart 1983b : 100 ) , but it is at present firmly entrenched . |
| 7 | Opinion is sharply divided on this issue , but it is at present under consideration by some Deans and Chapters , the Choir Schools ' Association and the Cathedral Organists ' Association . |