Example sentences of "but at the [noun] it " in BNC.

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1 Yeah but at the minute it just comes out the way of the door .
2 There usually is a , a , a , vacant houses but at the minute it 's at a standstill .
3 But at the price it was on offer I could not refuse .
4 But at the conference it was for the first time agreed to allow the constituency parties to elect their own separate representatives to the National Executive , and this at once led to the appearance in this category of Sir Stafford Cripps , Professor Harold Laski and D. N. Pritt — all advocates of close collaboration with the Communist Party , and Pritt indistinguishable from an actual card-carrying member .
5 The time taken to complete one revolution of the Earth is decreasing over aeons of time but at the moment it is , give or take the odd second , 24 hours ; this defines the solar day .
6 Perhaps they will one day , but at the moment it seems some way off .
7 They are interested in what new machinery is available , certainly , but at the moment it 's a case of window-shopping rather than parting with hard cash .
8 The recommendation may be incorporated into food law eventually , but at the moment it pays to be aware of the difference between ‘ flavoured ’ and ‘ flavour ’ .
9 Some time that morning they would have to find somewhere to stay , but at the moment it seemed irrelevant .
10 But at the moment it is essential that we work on what we bring with us when we enter these conflict situations .
11 Some believe that Flash RAM will replace hard disks in years to come , but at the moment it 's far too expensive .
12 But at the moment it 's also one of the only ways I can steer the bike , especially in faster corners .
13 His mother would have disapproved , he knew , but at the moment it was the warmest , cosiest room in the house .
14 You you 're chance will come in due course sir when we 're making comments but at the moment it 's just
15 But at the moment it 's not really a great problem , because the lads here go and see the prostitutes , report them for summons , and we do Well in my time here certainly , i it 's been reduced considerably to what it was .
16 Perhaps on another occasion , in another mood , he would have been more sympathetically disposed towards it , but at the moment it seemed merely the repetition , however well-prepared , of a diet he knew only too well .
17 Maxim had a tie with him , but at the moment it was in his pocket .
18 It was a happy house , a house in the sun , but at the moment it is standing forlorn and empty because he is dead .
19 He sees the burgeoning Green awareness as a step towards it but at the moment it could be a step towards almost anything .
20 I must say that the way the discussion has gone this morning , is n I would say , slightly disappointing because there is some attempt to make a positive contribution , but at the moment it 's not necessarily pointing us quite in the direction which we would hope to go .
21 And , er erm , based on three months and that 's been a g could be wildly out , but at the moment it seems to be .
22 We need staffing , people in that area and she 's an internal candidate that 's come through , she 's done a good job right and and now she 's you know it 's not right but at the moment it gets us over a q over a quick fix
23 The union representative is looking into the case to see if the company have a negligence claim to answer , but at the moment it rather looks as if it was entirely Len 's fault .
24 Valerie is still hopeful that she 'll be able to get the school reopened but at the moment it looks as if this is as close as these children will get to being at Brockweir School .
25 They 're obviously going into a difficult area and if it breaks out into open conflict , there will be slight risk , but at the moment it 's fairly routine for us .
26 He added : ‘ That is the only way we can clear the town of the problem but at the moment it is a bit of an uphill battle . ’
27 It 'll be be much more straightforward when they 've got the whole thing on the computer but at the moment it 's a transitional phase .
28 and they sort of met and how they did n't hit I do n't know but at the moment it 's , well get the car back today it 's er been away being done , cos somebody smashed into him
29 They was robbed , but at the whistle it was 2-all .
30 Er but at the festival it is an appropriate moment .
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