Example sentences of "[noun] to [pos pn] [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | By contrast , the Co-operative Wholesale Agency , proposed in a report to a Co-operative Conference held in June 1851 in Manchester , was to pay one half of the net profits not as a bonus to its employees but as dividends to co-operative retail stores on their purchases from the Agency . |
| 2 | The little jokes , the smiles , the anecdotes about his childhood , about his city , had been nothing but clever prelude to her seduction but the worst of it was that she 'd been so damnably easy to seduce . |
| 3 | Wurlitzer originally wrote a quite different last chapter to his novel but threw it away because it seemed too analytical . |
| 4 | He did not care for sending his friends and subjects to their deaths but in order to preserve the realm there was little else he could do . |
| 5 | These hints had their final expression in an astonishing personal letter written by Knox to Mary on 26 October 1559 , claiming that ‘ if it be the office of a very friend to give true and faithful counsel to them whom he sees run to destruction for lack of the same , I could not be proven enemy to your Grace but rather a friend unfeigned ’ — even if moderation was never Knox 's strong suit and so , unable to keep up the quiet tone of the letter , he felt impelled to throw in a postscript : ‘ God move your heart yet in time to consider that ye fight not against man , but against the eternal God , and against his Son Jesus Christ , the only Prince of the kings of the earth . ’ |
| 6 | But erm there is a nice side to his game but god he does n't half fade . |
| 7 | This system of local government had much fine work to its credit but it was generally accepted that its structure had not changed enough to keep pace with the changing social pattern of travel to work , shopping and holiday areas . |
| 8 | In the sixteenth century they sought posts in estate administration , which brought a small fee to their holders but were probably more important as signs of royal favour and sources of patronage . |
| 9 | Indeed , as Paul Du Noyer noted in NME , it might not make a sausage of difference to your diet but it 's guaranteed to leave a feeling of guilt in your head as you tuck into that rump steak . |
| 10 | He was interested passionately in housing , rating , local government , drainage schemes , the selection of building experts and a multitude of other matters of profound importance to our society but unlikely to evoke great curiosity from lesser minds . |
| 11 | It has the Baroque horror of vacant spaces with every element of its façade nervously connected by stone panels to its neighbour but with oh powerful rhythm ever being allowed to develop . |
| 12 | A cuckoo 's egg is conspicuously larger than the host 's eggs to our eyes but the egg is sufficiently similar in pattern and colour not to be detected by the foster parents . |
| 13 | The only part-time farmer travelled long distances to his work but was self-employed and could therefore choose his days away . |
| 14 | v. Ratcliffe the plaintiffs refused to admit coloured persons to their ballroom but they did allow coloured musicians to play in the orchestra . |
| 15 | The trust at this stage had not one penny to its name but the Historic Buildings Council came forward with a ninety per cent grant for emergency works . |
| 16 | Not only do we feel disorientated with respect to our habits but also there are more objective measurements to indicate that the flight has disorganized us . |
| 17 | A strange man indeed , disdaining now to join the wedding party escorting her and her bridegroom to their carriage but going off on his own down one of the narrow churchyard pathways , towards the dressmaker Miss Adeane . |
| 18 | Route Seventeen Account holders not only get easy access to their savings but also easy access to the experience and expertise of The Royal Bank of Scotland staff who will provide all the help and advice you need in the way you need it . |
| 19 | Melissa frowned , shook her head and put a finger to her lips but Eddie appeared not to have noticed . |
| 20 | Alfred , embarrassed , raised his finger to his lips but Gesner took no notice . |
| 21 | ‘ It is difficult not to get political , ’ added Ms Robinson , recalling how in 1972 the Tory government had shown sympathy to their cause but never fulfilled its promises . |
| 22 | Return the toy to its owner but do n't get involved in a prolonged argument . |
| 23 | People do give support to their kin but they do so in a way which is patchy , possibly idiosyncratic , and which certainly can not be predicted simply from knowing how they are related to each other . |
| 24 | I am honoured and delighted to offer my support to their cause but also my help to raise public awareness about the importance of their needs . ’ |
| 25 | The crest of hair added about a foot to his height but he was no shrimp without it . |
| 26 | Retailers left to themselves would be likely to set location sufficiently distant from rivals to permit supernormal returns to their location but not sufficient to make entry worthwhile . |
| 27 | He was used to his friends knowing the answers to his problems but this was the fastest ever . |
| 28 | Frequently congregations made free gilts to their ministers but as these were often wealthy congregations which could also afford a high salary the bonus served as icing to an already rich cake : Joseph Parker , for example , got £1,000 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ministry and John Clifford was given a round-the-world trip when his health failed in 1897 . |
| 29 | EXPECTANT mum Helen Tibbett drove herself to hospital to give birth to her daughter but her husband went by ambulance . |
| 30 | Ways of trying to increase your bargaining power include delaying negotiations or confrontation until you are in a stronger position , initiating action in another area which raises the costs to your opponent if he disagrees with your offer , linking the issue under discussion with much wider issues which do not seem of much importance at first sight to your opponent but which may be to his long-term disadvantage but to your long-term advantage which will compensate for your short-term loss . |