Example sentences of "but to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried gamely to hold her head high and proud , but to no avail . |
| 2 | A. Lunacharsky underlined the growing rift between the educational health of the larger towns and the benighted countryside , but to no avail . |
| 3 | The couple invited newspaper editors to a series of private lunches at Kensington Palace , to appeal to their better nature , but to no avail . |
| 4 | He yelled for union solidarity to support the strike and to bring management to their knees , but to no avail . |
| 5 | But to no avail ; his ears would only come forward momentarily , and would then return to the backwards position again . |
| 6 | We 've even growled at the horse , and threatened it with a fate worse than death , but to no avail ! |
| 7 | Her new owner was prepared for some difficulty , and so took Anna to a good professional horsebreaker ; but to no avail . |
| 8 | But to no avail . |
| 9 | Ma'am , I have been reading my Bible and am left in no doubt that I have sinned and am paying the just penalty for sin and I repent strongly but to no avail as yet . |
| 10 | She put the tray down noisily , made sure the coffee with its strong smell was under his nose , even lit a lamp , but to no avail . |
| 11 | Everything had been tried but to no avail — the suffering had been agony , not even deadened with morphine . |
| 12 | He wrote notes , asking if they could meet but to no avail . |
| 13 | But to no avail . |
| 14 | The softly , softly approach had been tried , but to no avail . |
| 15 | A vast majority of Arab leaders and Arab people have made it clear that the invasion of Kuwait is an issue for the Arab nation to resolve , but to no avail . |
| 16 | She had desperately scrambled at the shiny sides of the toilet-bowl as she slid into the water but to no avail . |
| 17 | Not to be put off , Spurs urged the FA to hold an inquiry — but to no avail . |
| 18 | I once fled in tears to the hospital Steward , but to no avail . |
| 19 | I was then referred to another specialist , but to no avail . |
| 20 | And the Library Association , amongst others , continually pressed the Minister to act , but to no avail . |
| 21 | The second time I was pulled over I showed the ‘ producer ’ I had received from the first policeman , but to no avail . |
| 22 | The American narrowed the gap over the closing metres but to no avail , for Ben Johnson was making world history this day with a phenomenal new world record . |
| 23 | The purveyor also attempted to reason with the King but to no avail . |
| 24 | As often as not , we attempted to elude her , but to no avail . |
| 25 | If my memory serves me correctly , he had also worked for a while in the office of a chartered accountant , but to no avail . |
| 26 | Grant obligingly twiddled a knob , but to no avail . |
| 27 | Are there any good books on the subject , I have searched several good bookshops but to no avail ‘ Please help ’ . |
| 28 | I have tried everything I can think of to rectify the situation , but to no avail . |
| 29 | In Montana , he visited a number of old age homes for someone to supply him with the right voice , but to no avail . |
| 30 | To begin with , I tried the relaxation and controlled breathing techniques which usually prove effective in counteracting panic attacks — but to no avail . |