Example sentences of "with any but " in BNC.
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| 1 | My sister can not be trusted with any but the simplest of tasks . ’ |
| 2 | And yet , when I came to know my associates , a far greater intimacy and sense of comradeship developed than I had known with any but my closest friends at school or university . |
| 3 | These tend to be looked upon with horror by many students , but you ca n't expect to deal with any but the simplest management problem without considering them . |
| 4 | Gentlemen may venture as far as the gun room , but the door at the end of the housekeeper 's corridor prevents an encounter with any but upper servants of their own sex . |
| 5 | He could afford to study her , for she was not looking at him with any but surface attention . |