Example sentences of "but [verb] those [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But given those provisos a massive transfer of cash from rich to poor is still vitally necessary . |
| 2 | But to sell those flowers long ago , it could be a dangerous thing to do . |
| 3 | After buying the house she had spent hours just walking through it , seeing in her mind 's eye just how it would all look eventually — but turning those dreams into reality was sheer hard graft , and she was n't halfway through yet . |
| 4 | ‘ The precept of dying should be part of the studies of those that live in health ; all that a sick or dying man can do is but to exercise those virtues which he before acquired . ’ |
| 5 | The important thing is not to count calories , but to recognise those foods which are fat-dense . |
| 6 | The poem was n't written to give a realistic account of war but to glorify those men who were killed in the war , to give some comfort to their friends and relatives . |
| 7 | The first task then is not to examine the arguments themselves but to consider those aspects which will assist a favourable response to the arguments . |
| 8 | At present , there was no other option but to advise those members to wait and see . |
| 9 | Break time now , but straighten those ties and get on your good frock because … |
| 10 | L 20 , p. 19 ) referred to fishing vessels ‘ flying the flag ’ of a member state or ‘ registered ’ there , but left those terms to be defined in the legislation of the member states . |
| 11 | This has been cleared over a width sufficient for the new track , but leaving those bushes and trees which were to be retained to form part of the landscape of the line . |
| 12 | This has been cleared over a width sufficient for the new track , but leaving those bushes and trees which were to be retained to form part of the landscape of the line . |
| 13 | The argument goes that if we had short-range nuclear weapons at the front , in the event of a rapid advance there would always be the danger that a commander would have no choice but to use those weapons , either because he could not get rid of them back to headquarters , or perhaps to start a nuclear conflagration . |