Example sentences of "but [vb past] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a square , prefabricated building , none too appropriate to the site , but banished to the least obtrusive position , behind the entrance kiosk . |
| 2 | Tom 's mother was highly critical of the way the mainstream school was handling him but agreed to the assessment because she felt it might help him . |
| 3 | The poster at the end of the tunnel was so large and so perfectly lit that it seemed to O , looking up at it suddenly , that the tunnel did not end in a wall , in fact did not end at all , but led to the green fields of France . |
| 4 | We did not claim that there had been any cases of poisoning in Britain , but referred to the numerous American cases ( FDA Drug Bulletin 1977 , vol 7 , p 26 ; New England Journal of Medicine 1979 , vol 300 , p 238 ) . |
| 5 | Kurdish insurgent activity was not confined to Iraq and Iran but contributed to the atmosphere of insecurity that prevailed in Turkey before the military coup in 1980 . |
| 6 | At a demonstration on 30 September 1899 , at Stanford Hall near Market Harborough , he flew Hawk , but crashed to the ground . |
| 7 | Pigeons used to the northern hemisphere but moved to the southern hemisphere likewise orient with the predicted 180° error at noon . |
| 8 | The son of a dentist in Glasgow , he started farming in 1920 at Carneil , Dunfermline , but moved to the Borders in 1948 to take over the tenancy of the 1860-acre farm of Cessford . |
| 9 | In Elders IXL/Allied Lyons ( 1986 ) the MMC concerned itself with the method by which Elders ' bid was to be financed , but came to the view that the issue of leveraged bids was not one on which it should pronounce . |
| 10 | No 6888 was built as C-47A-1 by Douglas at Oklahoma City as 42–92320 , but diverted to the RAF , becoming Dakota III FZ572 and was taken on charge at Nassau in December 1943 , joining the SAAF as 6821 the following month and served with 5 Wing ( 28 and 44 Squadrons ) until joining SAA as ZS-BXF in August 1948 . |
| 11 | She returned silent from that communion , but roused to the dinner that Abul , Diniz and Nicholas spread in her chamber . |
| 12 | Clarkson himself , his wife and old associates such as William Smith and Henry Brougham did not rest on the charge of sectarian and party spirit but reverted to the earlier image of the antislavery movement as effectively integrating the diverse roles of individuals and groups into a successful unity . |
| 13 | Hunold was not executed , as we might expect , but returned to the obscurity of his monastic life . |
| 14 | Kapil Dev was omitted from the following Test as a disciplinary measure , but returned to the side immediately afterwards and has been ever-present ever since . |
| 15 | To Freud it was , therefore , a surprising fact that these patients did not dream of being cured of their neurosis , but returned to the original painful situation . |
| 16 | Quelch resigned from the editorship in 1889 in order to work full-time for the New Unionism , but returned to the editor 's chair in 1891 and remained editor until his death . |
| 17 | Kurlovich was convicted and banned in 1984 for smuggling anabolic steroids , but returned to the sport two years later , convinced ‘ drugs do not contribute to sport ’ . |
| 18 | Miss Yonge , author of the famous tear jerker , The Heir of Redclyffe was no less devout , but belonged to the High Church party and practised greater moderation . |
| 19 | The land scorpions were not direct descendants , but belonged to the same broad group and certainly shared the same savage habits . |
| 20 | Shelley did n't touch the wine , but stuck to the iced water , in between delicious mouthfuls of the fish , which she had to admit was absolute perfection , the best she had ever tasted . |
| 21 | According to some reports a number of passengers survived the impact but succumbed to the freezing cold . |
| 22 | A light wind stirred the coarse grass which grew thick and rough on the eroded banks , but thinned to the odd clump as it reached the river 's thick , iodine coated mud |
| 23 | He pivoted the hammer in a wooden Kapsel on the key , which was normal for a German action , and added the escapement , not on the key , but hinged to the keyframe . |
| 24 | And it is fairly clear that the slaves of northern Europe died out between the eighth and the twelfth centuries by absorption into the larger class of serfs or villeins , personally free , but tied to the soil , retaining certain symbols of unfreedom . |
| 25 | The tutor makes application for all of their students to take the final theoretical examination in a similar way to their application for the Foundation Test , but forwarded to the Secretary of the NEBE showing the Registered Student/ Candidate numbers . |
| 26 | Separate from but related to the programme of privatization of state-owned industries and deregulation was the scheme for the sale of local council houses . |
| 27 | The cleansing however required for eternity does not relate to our physical dimension but related to the invisible , eternal soul of man which also bears the scars of sin . |
| 28 | Even then he did n't turn , but listened to the room to be certain there was only one breath in it : his own . |
| 29 | They said nothing but listened to the chatter in the restaurant , the clatter of cutlery and tinging of glass . |
| 30 | He gave no reply , but went to the window and drew back the curtains , letting the morning light spill into the room ; a room which , without being pretentious , bespoke his new standing in life , a large , well-furnished room , with a grand bed and expensive decor , and velvet curtains with fancy frills . |