Example sentences of "but [adj] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you do n't help us , ’ said Masklin quietly , ‘ we 'll go back to the quarry and face the humans , but that wo n't matter to you because we 'll leave you here . |
| 2 | But this may not apply to other offences . |
| 3 | Some books will no doubt disappear , but this should not lead to the library being discontinued . |
| 4 | In smaller tanks avoid the larger species , such as Labeotropheus fuelleborni , or Petrotilapia , but this should not apply to you , as your tank is a good size . |
| 5 | A few people do seem to be able to remember everything ( they have ‘ photographic memories ’ ) but this can often lead to remembering a mass of unwanted material and so things have to be actively ‘ unremembered ’ . |
| 6 | Perhaps this is my fault : I am insufficiently trained in metaphysics , but this will surely apply to the great majority of readers . |
| 7 | The government also agrees that there should be a ban on co-option with voting rights to decision-taking committees , but this will not apply to magistrates appointed to police committees , church representatives on education committees , or local committees managing specific council facilities . |
| 8 | a uniform density of lattice site occupation is assumed , but this will only apply to relatively concentrated solutions ; |
| 9 | There are no marks of modern tools on any part of the sculpture , which is carved from hard dolomitic Thasian marble , but this could again point to a very sophisticated forgery . |
| 10 | The use of royal letters of protection could annex territories — often enclaves — to the crown ( Lyon , Valenciennes or the comté of Bar ) but these might subsequently revert to other hands . |
| 11 | MacCulloch ( op. cit. ) also mentions ‘ a few stunted plants of poplar , Populus alba ’ , but these must surely refer to Aspen ( Populus tremula ) . |
| 12 | But new will certainly add to the transformation . |