Example sentences of "but all [prep] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | But all to no avail . |
| 2 | I bombarded the War Office , and importuned the Red Cross ; but all to no avail . |
| 3 | The residents , alarmed by the loss of their superior service , collected a petition for the retention of the route , but all to no avail . |
| 4 | But all to no avail , the manufacturers were not among the sponsors . |
| 5 | As a last resort they tried introducing Ned to other stones in an attempt to distract his interest — blondes , brunettes and the occasional hard-to-find red-head but all to no avail . |
| 6 | There were protests throughout the area but all to no avail . |
| 7 | But all to no avail as , grumbling furiously under her breath , she found herself being led away to a changing-room . |