Example sentences of "their [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nobody 's Twisting Your Arm ’ , ‘ I 'm Not Always So Stupid ’ , ‘ Do n't Laugh ’ and ‘ Nothing Comes Easy ’ all expressed negative sentiments in their titles but Gedge did not realise this until it was pointed out . |
| 2 | I have searched through Seaby 's Roman Coins and Their Values but can not find it , neither can I identify some bronzes in my collection . |
| 3 | While the matter is under discussion ministers can air their views but once the matter is decided all members of the Government , whether within the cabinet or not , must support it . |
| 4 | Dogs would do it to us with their teeth but they have laws and guns instead . |
| 5 | In the 16th century , Elizabethans rarely cleaned their teeth but instead gargled with sugar water to sweeten the breath . |
| 6 | And after Mass , accompanied by great hand shaking I was asked to pass on thanks to the Christians in Salford for their support but mostly great thanks for sharing our priest with them . |
| 7 | They have demonstrated their support but only get token reciprocation . |
| 8 | The Profitboss is wary of finance people , seeking their support but running miles to avoid their control . |
| 9 | I should like hon. Members to give TECs not only their support but the time to develop their approach locally to see whether they can meet the high expectations that understandably now exist . |
| 10 | I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal thanks to the Members of the North East Division for their support but particularly to certain members of the Division who have provided me with tuition , advice and encouragement throughout my career in the funeral profession . |
| 11 | Since the notional content of adjectives , on the other hand , does not define the nature of their support but only a quality thereof they can be said to have external incidence . |
| 12 | After a period under the Domenicans , the Poor Clares returned once more to their convent but the buildings then suffered from the fire in the Old Town in 1689 . |
| 13 | Regardless of their sacerdotal status they , too , had to provide sufficient funds for their endowment but , as they were often as wealthy and powerful as the nobility , this was no hardship . |
| 14 | At present , many solicitors simply fail to give adequate advice , and this is not because of any immediate fault on their part but because they are operating in units that are too small . |
| 15 | For those attending Executive Course IV who wish to gain the most from their course but have a very limited time in London , we can also arrange for the student to have lunch every day with a teacher and to attend a range of social/cultural activities in the evenings with a teacher . |
| 16 | N. Do you think it makes a difference if a skater is out of school or not , not in their skating but in view of it ? |
| 17 | Well it may not be their story but that 's the fact . |
| 18 | They finish with a rather ham ‘ Ballad Of John And Yoko ’ , a song better left to their contemporaries but we can forgive them one indiscretion . |
| 19 | They finish with a rather ham ‘ Ballad Of John And Yoko ’ , a song better left to their contemporaries but we can forgive them one indiscretion . |
| 20 | According to legend , the ancient Britons painted themselves with woad to frighten their enemies but , almost certainly , this was not the only reason for so doing , since it is a styptic , i.e. it has the power to stop bleeding . |
| 21 | Shaving gels are selling well to those interested in caring for their skin but foams hold the lion 's share of the market at 59 per cent . |
| 22 | On the other hand , the person who discovers a lump under their skin but is too frightened to go to the doctor lest he diagnose cancer will be perpetuating the threatening situation — and this would hold even if the lump was in fact benign . |
| 23 | Another response suggested the same limit : '70 — this allows recently retired people to use their experience but after this age their experience becomes dated . ’ |
| 24 | She meant to explain that there had n't been room in their cases but before she could speak Miss Evans turned bright red and said quickly , ‘ Oh , I 'm so sorry , how silly of me , why should you ? |
| 25 | An individual who can control and coordinate the other team members , who recognises their talents but is not threatened by them , and who is concerned with what is feasible rather than what is exciting or imaginative . |
| 26 | Put more accurately , individual judges may be clear as to their preferences but those preferences do not always coincide . |
| 27 | Some of his characters develop , and change and we follow their progress but others such as Pumblechook do n't change and our first impressions of them will not change . |
| 28 | By having each and every one of them involved , you can not only tap their expertise but also get their commitment to tackling a problem that affects the entire company . |
| 29 | He smiled : ‘ I 've seen kids throw away their clubs but they are still here 10 years later . |
| 30 | How many Welsh coaches , for example , see their role as not only achieving success for their clubs but also furnishing players of quality for the new multiplicity of Welsh squads ? |