Example sentences of "but [vb pp] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The edges of the solid alder body are smoothly rounded at the front but squared off on the back , with no comfy contouring . |
| 2 | The house was seriously damaged by fire in 1879 but rebuilt largely to the original design . |
| 3 | It was part of the Greek conception of reason , after all , that reason was not just a purely intellectual affair but carried over into the life-world , with considerable practical implications . |
| 4 | She said nothing directly in answer to this , but carried on into the house , saying , ‘ I 'll have to tell her she 's gone somewhere . ’ |
| 5 | Many were designed by French builders but carried out by the local craftsmen . |
| 6 | September 11 : BBMF Hurricane IIC LF363 suffered engine problems en route to Coningsby to Jersey , diverted to RAF Wittering , crash-landed but burnt out on the runway . |
| 7 | If , however , we are unable to resolve any dispute arising out of a complaint than the complaint may be referred to Arbitration under a special scheme devised by arrangement with the Association of British Travel Agents but administered independently by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators . |
| 8 | — a fear then forgotten but driven down into the subconscious ? |
| 9 | Five yards from the entrance doors to the inquiry hall , inside the officially titled Stop Hinkley Centre but known generally as the ‘ objectors ’ office' , SHE faced a daunting task as the inquiry opened . |
| 10 | There was a small ceremony inside the church , although the body was not brought to the chapel but taken directly to the crematorium . |
| 11 | It is difficult to measure the extent to which stockholding influences decision-making , but taken together with the interchange of personnel through interlocking directorships , trading connections are most certainly cemented through financial channels . |
| 12 | Deano had a good chance about 5 minutes from time , but headed straight at the keeper . |
| 13 | The detailed arrangements for the non-metropolitan districts were not included in the 1972 Act but determined subsequently by the LGBC . |
| 14 | This was the principal reason for the remarkable development whereby detinue was all but wiped out by the encroachment of trover . |
| 15 | Martigues will soon be all but swallowed up in the new harbour constructions planned to stretch west from Marseille . |