Example sentences of "but [subord] [pron] [vb base] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if we think of the conscious subject as located within , or identical to , the brain , then external relations are beyond his gaze . |
| 2 | It 's really not too painful , it sounds painful , but if you think of the eye area being very small , it really does n't take long . |
| 3 | Well some of the stuff is eighteen pounds a meter but if you think of the cost of a a well fitting jacket for somebody like myself , it 's astronomical ! |
| 4 | The number of people to whom he is a friend , if not because he has met them but because they know of the good works that he has done not only in Britain but throughout the world , must run into many hundreds of thousands . |
| 5 | It is impossible to describe an organization in behaviour terms ( i.e. processes ) other than momentarily because the processes are always changing ; but when we speak of the processes we freeze that dynamic interaction for a single moment , take a picture , and know that a moment later the picture will be different . |
| 6 | I have no doubt that dedicated woodturners everywhere would scoff at the idea of engineers ' lathes being used for woodturners , but when I think of the various moulds and patterns I have made over the years with comparative ease but which due to their intricacies could only have been made with extreme difficulty on a wood lathe — if at all . |
| 7 | We all know how the week runs away with official interviews and calls , and how difficult it is to remember all the people with whom you ought to keep in touch , but when I think of the number of things which people of different types , like Lady Londonderry and Lady St Helier and others , have got settled by letting people meet at the dinner table , I despair of a man who never sees even those who have been longest in office on any occasion . |
| 8 | But when I think of the trouble she 's caused ! ’ |
| 9 | I can see why nuns wear white when they take the veil , but when you think of the way everyone goes on at the prospect of the wedding night innocence is the last thing on anyone 's mind . ’ |
| 10 | It 's like the widows might , but when you think of the way |
| 11 | it 's forty then going that way , but when you think of the taxi , gee |
| 12 | And in a relatively small way , but when you think of the other universities doing the same sort of thing , in a larger way , we are offering this kind of opportunity to people . |