Example sentences of "but apart [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The Kenneth Branagh phenomenon is a cautionary tale but apart from the aren't-you-sick-of-him response , there has been little serious attention paid to the growing predictability of the media circus .
2 Eccleshall and Honderich find common cause in a desire to establish the ideological nature of Conservative thought , but apart from this their approaches to the study of Conservativism are very different .
3 But apart from our passion for the sport , we share nothing on a personal level .
4 They 've switched the Christmas tree lights off , but apart from that , the station 's pretty light .
5 I do n't feel too bad — my legs ache and I got a sort of tight feeling in my tummy , but apart from that I 'm OK .
6 MANY DESKTOP computers can generate high-quality digital sound , but apart from games and music programs , most software emits only beeps .
7 But apart from aircraft and submarines , few human environments could incorporate such refinements into their normal operations .
8 But apart from that incident , it was a great show and he did the same kind of thing in Seattle , Kansas City and the sort of cities in the Mid West where they had n't heard of him — it was too early — but Tony DeFries was as good as his word .
9 His glory was the late cut , rated by C.L.R. James as ‘ one of the great strokes of our time ’ , but apart from the hook , which he did not play , all the other strokes were there , elegant , graceful , polished , a joy to watch .
10 Second , correct me if I 'm wrong , but in the excellent John Stoddart picture he 's wearing foundation and eyeliner , but apart from that absolutely no make-up at all .
11 Obviously you do n't choose mighty oaks or plants that need many square feet of space , but apart from that you can grown trees , shrubs , perennials , annuals , cacti — in fact anything .
12 We have ‘ clashes ’ and ‘ mob violence ’ but apart from the Governor we have only one named agent : ‘ Paisley ’ .
13 DUP Assemblyman Jim Wells was also present but apart from the DUP politicians , the only other leader who was present was George Seawright ( of whom more later ) .
14 I had been told about periods at primary school when I was ten years old , but apart from that , the only information I had was what I got through talking to friends at school , because some had older sisters who had already started .
15 I had always thought him to be egotistical and attention-seeking ; but apart from mentioning his invitation to the Dukakis Inaugural , he answered modestly , even humbly : praising his friend 's work and disparaging his own .
16 But apart from limited mineral resources and abundant meat , Kyrgyzstan will struggle for a long time .
17 In this year 's campaign , there have been heated discussions about the state of housing under the Labour council — but apart from that , Hamilton says it has been easier than expected .
18 Occasionally , the head of the house would commute up and down the river by paddle steamer during the week , visiting the Stock Exchange and attending to business , but apart from those few and the servants , the street was deserted .
19 So it would seem that children may assist one parent to care for the other who might otherwise go into a home , but apart from this they have to residential homes for some while caring for and thus avoiding the admission of others , and that these two influences cancel each other out in the statistics .
20 But apart from historical sites , visitors come to enjoy the island 's long sandy beaches and inland scenery of olive-clad hillsides and sweet-smelling pine forests .
21 But apart from the occasional buyer , Modigliani 's paintings remained stacked in a corner in Zborowski 's apartment and the price was depressingly low .
22 Some of the Naval survey parties may also have landed briefly on Krakatoa , because a hot spring is marked on some maps , but apart from this we know remarkably little about the islands or their volcanic history .
23 But apart from that , these women are having most enjoyment from being together as women .
24 But apart from that no one else really provided anyone suitable .
25 But apart from having the quality of tact , the interviewer will also have the quality of accuracy , since the results of the interviews , on the schedules , will go to other people — office staff — whose task will be the analysis .
26 Occasionally the teacher goes into some ‘ funny explanations ’ , but apart from that they do yoga for health of body and mind .
27 The SCONUL Advisory Committee on Information Services still exists but apart from the occasional seminar on user education it is inactive in the sphere of user education .
28 International conferences could provide the vehicle for international co-operation and co-ordination , but apart from the few international conferences organized by the British Library and by the International Association of Technological University Libraries ( IATUL ) there have not been many more than a dozen , and none of these has focused on the need for international co-ordination ; although they have kindled a certain amount of international co.operation .
29 But apart from the ‘ big ’ occasion , Question Time and set-piece debates often descend into ya-boo situations .
30 But apart from a few minor lines the Wüppertal line remains the only substantial operations .
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