Example sentences of "but in this [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not necessary , he could have rung once he had arrived , but in this way he committed himself . |
| 2 | But in this return he sometimes found something as horribly inane as the tedium of the city clerk 's world . |
| 3 | Will be passed on , but in this instance they all need to be shown how to work it , yes , mhm , so that concerned me a little bit , apparently because they were holding the mike right up to their mouth and it was distorting terribly what 's going on up there |
| 4 | But in this instance they highlight only one phase of the star 's action . |
| 5 | Eisenhower conceded that the West was suffering from " the tyrannies of the weak " , but in this instance he did not question the legality of the act of nationalization . |
| 6 | As in scene five , Anderson risks a loss of positive face , but in this instance he is not under an obligation to take a turn . |
| 7 | We might , of course , do the opposite , and try to explain the depictions of temples on coins or patterns of coin loss from our knowledge of surviving temples or official statistics for the money supply , but in this case we would be using coins as secondary evidence and not as a primary source of new information . |
| 8 | There is certainly a good argument that in some situations shellac would not be an adequately strong finish , but in this case we had a fine table with a burr walnut surface which should be treated with a certain amount of care and respect in general use . |
| 9 | The following paragraphs pointed out that in unlimited competitions , although successful competitors can reasonably expect to be employed , the Government can not bind itself to employ them , but in this case they should be employed on the new Foreign Office . |
| 10 | The people of Lewis do not always present a sympathetic profile but in this case they had my sympathy and for two reasons . |
| 11 | Most people are accustomed to follow linguistic rules more or less slavishly , but in this case they would be glad to change if only someone gave them a new set of clear rules to follow ( an earlier work by Miller and Swift was subtitled ‘ New Language in New Times ’ : it seems they take the optimistic view that we are living in a postfeminist world ) . |
| 12 | But in this case they refer to licit , socially approved , marital sexual intercourse , to manliness in general , and are also directly connected with goats , the main livestock of the Kaffirs . |
| 13 | But in this case they do have some basis in physiology . |
| 14 | But in this case they 're not . |
| 15 | Judge David told them , their lives had been devoted to the relief of pain and suffering but in this case they chose to inflict considerable pain on a young woman in their care , isolated by their way of life . |
| 16 | The machine can be used without the dust frame cover which simply snaps on to the decking , but in this case you will lose the benefits of dust extraction ; to this end , a dust bag is supplied and this very simply pushes into a part of the side of the machine . |
| 17 | ‘ But in this case you decided it would be a good idea to leave me entirely in her more than capable hands ? ’ |
| 18 | If you were to use a DOS word processor as well as a DOS spreadsheet in the Windows environment then you can use the same method but in this case you would have to use the Edit , Paste command in the Windows Control menu box . |
| 19 | He was famous for picking sportsmen young and preparing them for success ; but in this case he had picked an apparent no-hoper like Harley , who immediately confirmed his judgement by notching up three tournament victories . |
| 20 | The relevant statute empowered the minister to set up such a committee but in this case he refused to do so on the ground that the complaint was unsuitable for investigation because it raised wide issues ; that if the committee upheld the complaint he would be expected to make an order to give effect to the committee 's recommendations ; and that the complaint should be dealt with by the Board rather than by the committee of investigation . |
| 21 | That was how he worked , but in this case he could not free himself of the notion that although Francis was the victim he might not be the central figure . |
| 22 | In normal circumstances I would have written this information off as being about the small Green Swords which come from the Rio Sarabia , but in this case I could not , as the fish concerned had been supplied from Dr Kallman 's laboratory and were correctly named . |
| 23 | Rev Jim Caterer , vicar of Standish , said : ‘ I never say something is impossible but in this case I wish I could say just that . |
| 24 | Later in the season when gooseberries are over , delicious fools can be made with uncooked strawberries ; a mixture of raspberries and redcurrants , also uncooked ; and blackberries , cooked as for gooseberries ; but in this case I think that cream spoils the rich colour of the fruit and should be offered separately . |
| 25 | But in this case I am satisfied that Judge Galpin had the jurisdiction to make an ex parte order . |
| 26 | " That 's not altogether unknown , of course , but in this case I 'd say it was highly unlikely , virtually impossible . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not saying Eddie 's incapable of violence but in this case I think you 're on the wrong track . |
| 28 | ‘ But in this case I think he 'll see sense . ’ |
| 29 | NORMALLY I insist on using the names of people who contact me for help , but in this case I am making an exception . |
| 30 | The church is in Romanesque style , but in this case it is mock-Romanesque , completion being many years after the style had ceased to be used . |