Example sentences of "but [pron] with the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A man may pursue power simply as a means to employ others for his own purposes , but someone with the true passion for power will betray , by exceeding any rational design to control those useful or dangerous to his ends , that he does penetrate deep enough inside his subjects for the exhilaration of sensing their wills tense against his own and yield . |
| 2 | Well , there were the usual inhabitants , of course , but nobody with the collar turned up reading a newspaper under a streetlamp , say . |
| 3 | Primaflora had confronted jealous women before ; angry women ; threatening women ; but none with the power of this one . |
| 4 | There were still occasional air raids but none with the ferocity of the ‘ May Blitz ’ as it was being called and now Julia was back in her own bed in the bright and sunny back parlour . |
| 5 | When EcoRI-digested DNA was hybridised with the 3' 4.5kb EcoRI-BamHI probe A ( figure 1 , left panels ) , several hypersensitive sites ( HS3-6 ) were observed in DNA isolated from the SKNSH cells , but none with the non-neuronal HeLa ( data not shown ) or K562 DNA . |
| 6 | The joining together of Jebel All Port and Port Rashid Authority into Dubai Ports Authority creates not only by far the largest single authority in the region , but one with the largest number of berths and ship handling capacity in the world , according to Sultan bin Sulayem , Chairman and Managing Director of Dubai Ports Authority . |
| 7 | In many ways this is a no-frills jacket , but one with the features you would expect in a mountain jacket — four cargo pockets and one internal pocket , a generous hood , Velcro cuffs and a good wide flap over the front zip . |
| 8 | ‘ I would n't ask , but what with the baby and everything … ’ |
| 9 | We shouted but what with the noise of the water and not knowing their language of course it was n't any use and then we were in the water . |
| 10 | Then I tried swimming , but what with the current and the fucking cassock — and then bang I got hit in the ribs like someone had kicked me and I thought I was a goner , it must be a rock I thought and I gave up and sort of passed out . |
| 11 | He tells everybody his sister gave it to him for Christmas and he does n't really want one , but what with the job and all his meetings it comes in handy . |
| 12 | ‘ She may be itching for me to leave , but what with the heat and having to fight his corner — ’ he cast her a droll look ‘ — this weary traveller is on the point of dehydration . ’ |