Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun] but they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I should have had the support of my team but they are gutless . |
| 2 | These programmes may fulfil the hidden agendas of some of their originators but they will not in their present forms fulfil the real educational needs of the future . |
| 3 | THE New Zealanders might not have been unduly impressive in the early part of their tour but they have played some exhilarating football at the end , completing their final match against a club side with an emphatic victory , 44-20 , over Featherstone Rovers at Post Office Road last night . |
| 4 | Not only do writers develop the innovations of their predecessors but they may also make more or less explicit references to their works , sometimes in highly elaborate forms . |
| 5 | When he arrived home his parents had returned home and he was able to tell them what had happened ; their first reaction was one of anger at his disregard of their wishes but they were interested in his story . |
| 6 | Married women may sometimes feel that they share the Izzat of their family but they are aware that in reality Izzat belongs to the men of the family . |
| 7 | Caterpillars have eyes on the sides of their body but they can only tell dark from light . |
| 8 | The amphiuma , from the same part of the world , still possesses all four of its limbs but they are so minuscule that you have to look very carefully if you are not to miss them . |
| 9 | The beautiful eyes seemed to have the same dark depths as those of her brother but they did not have his sharp , probing gaze . |
| 10 | Wordsworth did not comment much on these matters in the first edition of his Guide but they are clearly set out in the second edition ( 1820 ) . |
| 11 | Do not expect such a dramatic improvement on all of your reports but they will all benefit from a modest improvement . |