Example sentences of "but [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But technique in abundance will not always stifle feel : witness Gary Moore . |
| 2 | The Church says sorry … but vicar in graveyard row sticks to his guns . |
| 3 | But progress in marriage and parenting for people with learning difficulties is much less clear-cut and visible . |
| 4 | Inevitably this will not always be possible but reduction in portering or domestic staff will result in additional burdens for nurses who should be giving their attentions to patient care . |
| 5 | The space given to book reviews is relatively generous from the point of view of a newspaper proprietor , but coverage in relation to what is published is ( with the exception of fiction ) minimal . |
| 6 | A sigmoidoscopy should be done but biopsy in search of microscopic colitis in the absence of continuous diarrhoea is unnecessary . |
| 7 | The red stain appeared : stock response " blood " , but blood in fact has not been mentioned . |
| 8 | An alternative is to come and watch one of my Saturday/Sunday games ; - ) You ALWAYS see goals , cos we are good up front but crap in defence hehe |
| 9 | An elegant illustration of the similarity in signals , but difference in response , is provided by grafting tissue from the proximal part of an early leg bud that would normally develop as the femur , into the progress zone of an early wing bud . |
| 10 | But capitalism in turn gives way to socialism because of the conflict between owner and worker . |
| 11 | But revivalism in architecture did not mean lack of imagination or inventiveness — quite the reverse : it meant a prodigal outpouring of both . |
| 12 | In general , the gneiss is quartz-rich but variable in character , and with hornblende patches and acid veins occasionally present . |
| 13 | Eighteen species of otter are known , all of similar shape , but variable in size . |
| 14 | ‘ We do n't force it down throats , but alcohol in moderation is everyone 's friend , particularly the elderly , ’ the professor said . |
| 15 | The ideal ( expressed in words again reminiscent of Newman ) is a harmonious consensus of the faithful and the bishops ; but authority in interpretation of the Word of God is vested in the ‘ living teaching office ’ entrusted to the bishops . |
| 16 | ‘ They have it in stereo now but rubbish in stereo is still rubbish . ’ |
| 17 | But sex in turn existed to bring man and woman closer together . |
| 18 | But life in fashion 's fast lane has taught Tarling a lot . |
| 19 | This is rarely done but consistency in outcome is important for dealing with social casualties who may need services at any time . |
| 20 | But consistency in strategy would not require a judge to probe the past to discover the " best " interpretation of a statute or the Constitution when this is controversial or the " correct " account of a past judicial decision when lawyers disagree how it should be read . |
| 21 | Whether the men had truly neglected their duties is unknown , though in view of the social norms of the period the drinking must have been heavy indeed to have been called ‘ excessive ’ , but employment in government service , even when obtained , was never easy to retain , and the chance of doing so was greatly enhanced by a wise choice of political friends . |
| 22 | A white Bordeaux from Sainte-Croix-du-Mont ( across the Garonne river from Sauternes ) , where the wines are still sweet , but lighter in style than their famous cousins . |
| 23 | A vole mandible is illustrated here showing the incisor , three molars and the body of the mandible all in position , but immersion in water caused the teeth to separate from the mandible and the bone of the mandible itself to break up into minute fragments . |