Example sentences of "but [adv] [art] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But thankfully the interior was bare . |
| 2 | But unofficially the suggestion was authoritatively pooh-poohed . |
| 3 | But predominantly the architecture is distinctively Lincolnshire with a preponderance of old brick farmhouses and barns , a few whitewashed cottages and many , many churches built of local greenstone . |
| 4 | ‘ With the passage of time , some things like shutters have disappeared , ’ he said , ‘ but mostly the house is just as it was when it was finished in 1906 . ’ |
| 5 | Eventually he said , ‘ OK , we 'll call Number 10 tomorrow … . ’ but mercifully the idea was abandoned and we were spared . |
| 6 | ‘ It was a bloody business but eventually a breach was forced in the defences and Bartholomew led us through . ’ |
| 7 | The farmsteads and hamlets thus created may have been used initially as temporary steadings , but eventually a number were permanently occupied . |
| 8 | His first experiences of combat are limited skirmishes , but eventually the platoon is involved in a full-scale battle as it tries to block the path of the North Vietnamese 141st Regiment . |
| 9 | It rang for a long time , and he thought he was going to be out of luck , but eventually the receiver was picked up the other end . |
| 10 | Ashby was keen because of the sparking relationship that existed between Nicholson and Michelle — but eventually the script was put on the back burner . |
| 11 | But remarkably no mention is made of welfare agencies , public enterprises or planning bodies , all of which are major additions in the extended welfare state . |
| 12 | But overwhelmingly the state is still the main provider of welfare : Britain has a welfare state . |
| 13 | But perhaps the generosity is best revealed in the anecdote rather than the manifesto : |
| 14 | Sometimes it is difficult to separate the two , but basically a hand-out is a prepared statement complete in itself , whereas , a worksheet requires student effort to complete and should stimulate further work . |
| 15 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 16 | It may well be that if you set the penalties so high , and if you can have a hundred per cent detection , then there may well be a deterrent element in these crimes , but basically the law is clearing up a mess , and the mess has occurred , and then the law comes along and does the best it can . |
| 17 | You 're quite right that a number of er statements are coming out which , which do really give give erm legitimacy to this kind of violence bu bu but basically the violence is still being created or led by the poor in their attempt to , to get more . |
| 18 | I watched the executioner light the faggots but apparently the kindling was too green and the fire did n't catch . |
| 19 | But obviously the past is what makes any person . |
| 20 | Now we do n't know the long term effect of that , but the experience with the protocol violators suggests that they wo n't come to any great harm , but obviously the number is small . |
| 21 | yeah , but obviously the canteen is part of the college and could 've have still burnt down the college . |
| 22 | But obviously the answer is not to keep stepping up your operation because there 's a limit to your manpower . |
| 23 | He had said she was beautiful and called her Felipe 's woman , but obviously the count was not about to enlighten her on that particular score , and as she was not revealing her knowledge of his language she had to let it go . |
| 24 | A new battery was fitted and Brundle continued , but only the driver was charging . |
| 25 | ‘ But only the sun is papa ? ’ |
| 26 | But only the Spirit is indispensable . |
| 27 | Both the following sentences may be accepted as grammatical , but only the second is equivalent to any sentence which has already been cited in this section : ( 46 ) ill , their best salesman fell breathless , two stagehands appeared |
| 28 | He planned a very large church but only the baptistry was ever completed ( in 1856 ) . |
| 29 | Visitors animate the street and are catered for , but only the quietness is disturbed and the village remains unspoiled . |
| 30 | Both these styles and slip-on loafers were made by Faith Royals but only the brogue was popularly called ‘ Royals ’ . |