Example sentences of "but whatever [art] " in BNC.

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1 Nothing , if the injury persisted , but whatever a man 's mates might collect for him by passing round a hat .
2 But whatever a rose 's name , its breeding is a well kept secret .
3 But whatever the size of your company and whatever business you are in , I believe it will be to your benefit to read this booklet and act upon its recommendations .
4 His trainer , David Barons , is convinced the horse was ‘ got at ’ but whatever the reason for Playschool 's failure it has taken all Barons 's skill and experience to get him back in racing condition after his latest setback .
5 His trainer , David Barons , is convinced the horse was ‘ got at ’ but whatever the reason for Playschool 's failure it has taken all Barons 's skill and experience to get him back in racing condition after his latest setback .
6 But whatever the proportion agreed with the taxman , the cost of superfluous luxury , of expensive servicing and of trading-in a fully-depreciated old faithful for a new machine would once again mean something to the wallet of Mr Toad 's great-grandson .
7 Sometimes the word is for us and at other times instead of us ; but whatever the word , the New Testament writers were in no doubt that Jesus was Saviour of the world , and that his death was the crucial victory of God .
8 But whatever the possibilities of female protuberances up front , what actually developed were lamps .
9 But whatever the extent of anti-British feeling , the impatience was first and foremost a sign that the final peace showed no immediate signs of becoming reality .
10 What had brought this change about she hardly knew , but whatever the cause she did not regret the consequence .
11 But whatever the case , and despite the fact that she bores me to stupefaction , I ca n't be unkind to her . ’
12 But whatever the outcome of the election , we are anticipating that the market for the rest of this year will be reasonably healthy .
13 And there 's no telling quite what they will do … some nights they put on a full stage show , other times there may be a game or a sing song to join in with … but whatever the day , whatever the time there 's one thing you wo n't be at Tropicana , and that 's bored !
14 Personally , I do not share that view but whatever the reason , stubbornness must not be allowed to succeed : the dog must do what he is commanded to do , not in his own time , when he feels like it , but immediately ; and if it is done correctly , he should receive praise and lots of it .
15 But whatever the size of the smallholding and whatever the intentions of the owner , the first consideration must be the land itself .
16 All right then , it might just be a fabulous walk , but whatever the reason it 's helped wear a deep wide scar up the glen that the scenery could well do without .
17 But whatever the current practice , the potential breadth of the provisions is clear .
18 But whatever the reason , whether it was that everyone had been so busy reassuring everyone that no one had bothered to talk to the crematorium , whether they had got the time wrong , or whether the vicar had simply had a brainstorm , he now , you could tell , was dimly aware that he had not given an exemplary performance .
19 But whatever the starting point may be , the researcher must be stimulated to want to pursue the investigation in the first place .
20 But whatever the explanation , there can be little doubt that local spending became a target for central control .
21 But whatever the type of goods being sold , it 's important that the retailer plans exactly how the shop is going to be laid out .
22 Each line had its speciality ; it might comprise exceptionally small girls , or very tall ones , or talented acrobats , but whatever the speciality , all could sing and dance .
23 But whatever the reason behind it , if there was a reason and it was n't simply someone shaking up names in a box and picking one out here and there , it was like banging your head against a brick wall to attempt to fight against Movement Orders — here she was and she had to make the best of it .
24 Perhaps they were bored too , but whatever the reason the Met girls were always in trouble for one reason or another .
25 The actual time of the start is difficult to arrive at , and is not important , but whatever the historical facts may be , it can be taken as fairly certain that the misuse of religion had become well established at the time of the advent of Jesus Christ .
26 But whatever the motive , international business is at least waking up to the fact that a social conscience can be good for business .
27 Its eerie avenues of tombs are best savoured on a moody misty day but whatever the weather , it 's free .
28 But whatever the ingredients the recipe works , and the proof of the pudding , as they say , has been in the eating …
29 But whatever the mechanism of its conception , it meant that Labour and cooperation would enter future elections on a mutually beneficial and supportive programme of social and political reform .
30 But whatever the origins the fairy folk warning has never been left to chance and the ‘ Luck ’ still exists ; it is either locked away in a strong room on the premises or according to some accounts stored safely in the custody of the Bank of England .
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