Example sentences of "but in some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in some counties the forest dwellers had not waited for these instructions . |
| 2 | These discussions are held on an informal basis mainly within the planning department , but in some instances the opinions of other departments are sought . |
| 3 | But in some instances research assistants may have been primarily concerned with digging out tables from published sources and presenting them to the writer to work on ; in this case the data are certainly secondary and practically tertiary . |
| 4 | But in some instances Artificers of genius had left their mark upon the armour — ten years earlier , or a hundred , or a thousand . |
| 5 | The Gothic decoration of its rooms expresses a variety of moods , but in some instances , as in the library ( Fig. 4 ) , qualifies for the adjectives of the Gothic novel . |
| 6 | Military and naval attachés were essentially a product of an increasingly tense and competitive international situation ; but in some instances at least their activities helped to deepen tensions and intensify competition . |
| 7 | Generally , the grain runs the length of a carving , but in some cases , it may be necessary to slightly alter the angle of the drawing to get the best effect by using the end-grain . |
| 8 | But in some cases a person of the age of 16 can make what is in effect equivalent to a disposition by will : a member of a Trade Union or Friendly Society may , for instance , at that age nominate in writing a person to receive moneys payable on his death by the Union or Society . |
| 9 | It commonly arises in respect of services rendered in relation to the property , as in the case of the carriage of goods ; but in some cases , like those of a solicitor and banker , the lien may be asserted in respect of the general balance due from the customer . |
| 10 | Small cabins were dotted about at the side of fields , mostly ruined or used as farm sheds , but in some cases inhabited . |
| 11 | But in some cases the necessary basic information is lacking ; for example , the reproductive rate of some whales is unknown . |
| 12 | In some cases , the result will be a severe reduction in the level of mental ability , but in some cases , the damage to the brain will cause mental and physical handicap , known as cerebral palsy . |
| 13 | But in some cases it seems more probable that they are deliberately engineered by the virus to help it to travel from one host to another . |
| 14 | But in some cases there is dependence , and laser killing shows that , for example , one kind of cell induces three other cells just next to it to develop along a particular pathway . |
| 15 | Experimentation is fine , but in some cases the stakes are too high . |
| 16 | So for farming rare species : it depends how it is done ; avoid it if you can but in some cases it may be necessary . |
| 17 | It is not only players of a sport who risk injury , but in some cases the spectators too , and for example the problem of ‘ football hooliganism ’ has become a matter of concern in the UK . |
| 18 | Some of the owl species are covered by more than one pellet collection so as to provide an estimate of within species variation , but in some cases the sample is restricted to single pellet collections . |
| 19 | It was commonly held that the first lord to whom he had sworn fealty had the first call on his service ; but in some cases it was held that the richest fief gave the vassal his strongest obligation ; or again , that it depended on the circumstances , on which lord had the greatest need — a lord must be helped if he was fighting in self-defence , but his claim was less if he was fighting in someone else 's defence ; or the vassal might be expected to fight on both sides , that is to say , to provide troops for both armies . |
| 20 | Sharing can cause problems , but in some cases the children can be encouraged to explore possible solutions for themselves . |
| 21 | Usually , where subsidiaries have shares in issue which are not held by another company in the group they are reported in the consolidated financial statements within minority interests but in some cases they are required by the [ draft ] FRS to be reported within liabilities , that is , as debt . |
| 22 | The original intention was that the client teams would be leaderless , but in some cases this has proved to be impractical . |
| 23 | Therefore the police generally require to see the certificate to satisfy themselves that the motor vehicle is correctly insured but in some cases of doubt the policy may have to be examined or enquiries made of the issuing firm . |
| 24 | Other countries have followed India and Nepal 's lead , but in some cases it is already too late . |
| 25 | But in some cases the group 's behaviour will be disrupted by the presence of a known researcher , and it is in these instances that covert research is conducted . |
| 26 | In many cases fans were able to attach labels to certain positions , but in some cases the role was defined only by the range of behaviours required for it . |
| 27 | Many cleaners have a manual control , but in some cases the suction adjusts automatically to suit the surface . |
| 28 | But in some cases his role will be more active . |
| 29 | They are generally present in Orthoptera , but in some cases ( e.g. Blatta ) they are tendon-like , while they are often undeveloped in other orders . |
| 30 | But in some cases the having a different isomer can affect the three dimensional properties in such a way that it will no longer function efficiently as an enzyme as a catalyst to the reaction it 's supposed to catalyse then you start to get problems . |