Example sentences of "[prep] but [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A study published by Age Concern Scotland asserts , that , ‘ to be dependent is to face the danger of being less than fully human because to be dependent is to live with the prospect of having our bodies cared for but our personal and social lives neglected or even dismissed as irrelevant . ’ |
| 2 | This view is essentially anthropomorphic ; we are mammals after all and it is perhaps comforting to think that our own distant relatives so directly proved their supremacy over slow-witted reptiles that had nothing to fight with but their bulk . |
| 3 | But , in Isabelle Duchesnay 's case , it seems she did not have just Chris 's skating to contend with but his partner on ice Jayne Torvill . |
| 4 | She looked as if she wanted to go back in but her mum kissed her goodbye and shut the door flat in her face and went off back to bed . |
| 5 | She had been very lonely before he arrived , with no one to talk to but her brother , Walter , and he was the most taciturn of men . |
| 6 | Sure , who have they talked to but their school mates ? … |
| 7 | ‘ She 'd well be able to but your mother has to be here , this is our home , she runs it for you and me , Benny . ’ |