Example sentences of "but [adv] to [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The special conditions contained in s15(2) of SGA 1979 , replicated in other supply contracts ( s11 of SOGIT 1973 as substituted by the CCA 1974 and ss5(1) , 10(1) of SGSA 1982 ) , do not apply to every case in which a sample is exhibited , for example in a shop , but only to sales by sample . |
| 2 | At SSC on 14th Feb , a proposal devised by SMT was tabled whereby LW would increase to £1,780 for Grade 3 and 4 staff , but only to £1,571 for all other staff . |
| 3 | No , but er , I do n't know people , it 's , it 's where people get their ideas from I think for a start , I know one time we used to sell oh a lot of erm spotlights and spotlamps , but only to people who were running discos , er now erm there are people who erm , well they , they want a , a couple in the lounge or something like that or , and er , and then of course they , there 's others who erm have them outside and light up their trees , at night . |
| 4 | Some of the wilder wheat beers might taste odd to the uninitiated , but not to people who grew up with them . |
| 5 | But not to people they knew . |
| 6 | When it comes to evangelising , Michael Green reminds us , ‘ Evangelism is never proclamation in a vacuum ; but always to people , and the message must be given in terms that make sense to them ’ ( Green 1970:115 ) . |
| 7 | Complex partial seizures usually arise from the temporal lobe , but up to 30% may arise from other sites , in particular the frontal lobe . |
| 8 | Thalassiothrix longissima ( characterized by long straight to twisted cells , only 1.5–5μm wide but up to 4mm long ) is described as a cosmopolitan species with a distribution ranging from the Southern Ocean to the North Pacific , North Atlantic and the Norwegian Sea . |
| 9 | None are as good as conventional culture , and though their specificity is good the sensitivity is relatively poor ( up to 60% in total but up to 90% in heavy carriage ) . |
| 10 | The individual frustules in this example are between 3 and 5μm wide but up to 3mm long . |
| 11 | Gene therapy is emotive , with potential hazard not only to the patient but also to staff and the environment . |
| 12 | As noted earlier , these theories have not only been applied to people but also to people 's creations , such as works of art and writings . |