Example sentences of "but [adv] the old [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That pleased the smart set , but secretly the old money decided it was a bit tacky . |
| 2 | But perhaps the old goat 's loosening up a bit , if Crawlspace 's latest slice of free spirit improvisation is any indicator of where LGJ 's personal musical taste is heading these days . |
| 3 | But clearly the old tale from Herodotus would not have survived 2,500 years without any supporting evidence whatsoever , so how can the rare cases that have kept the story going be explained ? |
| 4 | ‘ We tried for the best part of 18 months to get Dowty to agree to a friendly deal , but both the old chairman , Lord Harrowby , and the new chairman , Roy Roberts , refused . |
| 5 | Haverford gave himself the credit for being reasonably quick-witted , but now the old ex-pat 's meaning had eluded him . |
| 6 | But now the Old Spot is stageing a comeback . |
| 7 | Linda had always passed the time of day with her when Doris had been able to get out and about , but now the old woman was con fined to her house with arthritis . |
| 8 | But now the old paternalism began to reassert itself , determined that whatever shackles had been placed around the BBC should also tie down the commercial companies . |
| 9 | But then the old fool should have been a little less unwashed and boring . |