Example sentences of "but [subord] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Her gold hair lay round her like a mantle , but where its strands crossed her face they stirred a little with her breathing , so that the tailor knew she was alive . |
2 | It is a provision more appropriate to the French uplands where cooperatives and joint investments are commonplace but where its use will probably have no significant impact on nature conservation interests . |
3 | Many whales also spend some considerable time swimming on the surface , where good sight is required but where their sonar is of little use . |
4 | He must be able to judge not only when and how , but where his weight should be applied … |
5 | The third possibility is that the plaintiff may take up a position which is not in itself dangerous but where his failure to take precautions increases the risk of the extent of harm which he may suffer . |
6 | But where our desires are and our hopes profound , |
7 | If it were not known that pupil-dilation was intimately related to neurological functioning of the brain its absence in some cases of head injury might go unremarked ; but once its significance is appreciated , such a seemingly slight symptom assumes drastic importance . |
8 | But once your anger has subsided , realise that you allowed the crash to happen . |
9 | Yeah but once my bedroom 's sorted out . |
10 | But once his intellect is satisfied , he does not need intellect to follow that path . |
11 | Some use them to store management committee records , a few use them for bureau statistics but although their contribution is growing , it seems unlikely that they will have an immediate effect on client queues . |
12 | Individually , of course , monks and nuns were bound by their vow of poverty , but although their communities often possessed great wealth the moveables of some monasteries and other corporations were also ignored . |
13 | But although their vocals were not really intended as more than light relief , many of these players had the knack of making a song more memorable and enjoyable than many a proper singer can — as Eldridge does on Shoe Shin Swing , Gillespie on I 'm Beboppin' Too , Hot Lips Page on Take Your Shoes Off Baby . |
14 | He had grown little in those two summers and she was now as tall as he but although her scrambling life on the Down had made her tough and wiry she was not as strong or as agile . |
15 | But although her explanation made logical sense — it did not make emotional sense . |
16 | But although her books are read by millions of people all over the world she 's never had a fan club … until now . |
17 | That evening the family ate supper together , but although her brothers made an effort to be cheerful and her mother talked enthusiastically about the wedding arrangements , the clear knowledge that the only daughter was to be taken away caused sighs and long faces among family and servants . |
18 | But although its thrust had been effectively blunted , it could still muster enough adherents to create large-scale upheaval in the Holy Land . |
19 | It is a truism that the industrial revolution created modern Britain , indeed the modern world , but although its consequences were momentous , neither its course nor its causes are well understood . |
20 | This grapefruit and lemon 's alright but although our Madge prefers this to Seville , I do n't . |
21 | Your fiancee 's lighthearted disregard for timekeeping is n't exactly an illness which could be dealt with by a GP 's prescription , but although your question was flippant she has , it seems to me , a slight personality twist which could bring her problems . |
22 | Both Jenny and Kathleen were up to various things and I 'd been having a go myself , but although my name was appearing on more and more waiting lists , nothing substantial seemed to be happening . |
23 | She also found great pleasure in reading , but although my father had brought to Fontanellato a large number of Slovene books , she had soon to resort to reading in Italian , which she inevitably found more difficult . |
24 | But although his name will recur in pedigrees into the foreseeable future , it is more for his own deeds on the racecourse that Nijinsky will be remembered . |
25 | He did apply at the Academy for a place , but although his name is there in the archives for 1880 , whether he actually attended is a matter for conjecture . |
26 | But although his voice sounded cool and dismissive , his eyes , as he watched Simon cut down an alley between the shops , flamed bright with hostility . |
27 | ‘ Wait ! ’ she instructed him furiously as he turned and walked off , but although his steps slowed , he did n't stop , forcing her to follow if she wanted to be heard . |
28 | Joseph glanced at Ngo Van Loc , but although his knuckles were white on the steering wheel he made no comment , and nobody else spoke for the rest of the journey . |
29 | But although his mind was detached from day-to-day events it brooded a good deal on longer-term considerations . |
30 | On the same evening he had been admitted to hospital with heart trouble , but although his condition was reported to be good the next day , he did not withdraw his candidacy . |