Example sentences of "but the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the intransigent majority of Cabinet members would not be moved by threats . |
| 2 | FOR 25 years , HLA associations with diseases have provided clues to pathogenesis but the molecular basis of these associations has not been defined . |
| 3 | Scale 2 is structured to manifest the nature of this likeness ; Mixed Life is less ambitious , but the moderate clarity of its argument is based on , and goes some way towards revealing , an understanding of the structure of personality as the means by which God is conceived in time . |
| 4 | But the bloody Tower of London … |
| 5 | It was a tool to help me from one point of safety to another ; it carried not only the tent , camping equipment , and food , but the weightiest item of all , water . |
| 6 | It has long been held to look like a cello , but the elliptical window above the door looks like a beak to me , so that with the round windows above the upper façade looks nothing so much as a chick wearing a Napoleonic hat . |
| 7 | This assumes , of course , that B 's death was not the consequence of A 's vengeance-magic and that B was not a witch but the innocent victim of someone else 's witchcraft . |
| 8 | But the sheer quantity of such texts and the variety of their intended readers and hearers means that some cross-referencing is possible . |
| 9 | Naturally the quality of the objects is not entirely consistent ( some of the prints seem pretty standard , for example ) , but the sheer range of artists makes it an impressive resource . |
| 10 | Indeed , one can point to notable successes such as the investigations of the intelligence agencies ( see above ) , but the sheer size of the federal bureaucracy means that oversight can at best be random and episodic . |
| 11 | Not only may a campaign raise public awareness of the issues involved and win you new supporters , but the sheer relentlessness of pressure and eventual embarrassment at being seen to do nothing may also prompt parliament or Government to introduce new policies . |
| 12 | She felt like a government health warning , but the sheer pleasure of having won her first big race made up for it all . |
| 13 | But the sheer impossibility of providing a national network of food and oil delivery made these efforts relatively ineffective , especially in the absence of legal or financial sanctions against the unions . |
| 14 | As the work of a man who is not only a poet but a Catholic poet , Paradiso is hardly a typical case , but the sheer volume of fiction produced in Spanish America in recent decades — and continues to be produced — scarcely betokens a general collapse of confidence in the written word , and it is noteworthy that Cabrera Infante 's Three Trapped Tigers , for example , re-creates the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary Havana even as it casts doubt on the feasibility of such an enterprise . |
| 15 | This had been directed primarily at improving rural housing as an adjunct to public health policy , yet not only were the standards of rural amenities still markedly inferior ( for example , 5000 rural parishes possessed no sewerage system ) , but the sheer volume of housing available for rural workers remained inadequate — rural district councils built only 164083 dwellings between 1919 and 1943 , compared with which the number of private houses was 706527 . |
| 16 | She was no ingénue , to gape like a child at its first Guy Fawkes night , but the sheer volume of erupting sound and colour held her in its thrall , her face as rapt as those of the silent crowds around her . |
| 17 | I had some misgivings at the prospect of 16-ton lorries on a country path , but the sheer volume of material needed ( to get sufficient build-up ) , ruled out the possibility of doing the job manually , with wheelbarrows . |
| 18 | But the sheer language of the service is marvellous ! |
| 19 | The supporting cast make a fair fist of their characters — notably Derek Fowlds as Berry 's bullying sergeant — but the sheer weight of cliche proved too much . |
| 20 | Not that Lori had said anything incriminating , but the sheer tension of waiting for it started her head thumping . |
| 21 | We could not afford to retile the roof with Westmorland slates , but the sheer urgency of making the church watertight ruled this out anyway . |
| 22 | But the non-legal aspect of citizenship is also vital , and appropriate institutional and procedural arrangements need to be developed that will promote the practice of citizenship and harness senses of national community , social cohesion and ‘ civic virtue ’ to the benefit of both the state and the community of citizens . |
| 23 | But the over-all thrust of the biblical teaching on doubt is not ambiguous . |
| 24 | My apologies for that , but the central thrust of the article stands . |
| 25 | But the central issue of the early New Deal was the problem of industrial and agricultural recovery . |
| 26 | One wonders just exactly how much banging a drum has to do with growing up , but the central issue of manhood is one which is certainly worth addressing . |
| 27 | But the central relationship between Teenotchy , a young black stable lad , and the delicate English lord who falls for him , is fresh and complex , and she teases the ironies out of the set-up with understatement and wit . |
| 28 | But the central function over most of the period since 1979 has been as apologist , a role which few politicians relish . |
| 29 | It was a successor to the pre-war campaigns but the central core of anti-fascism had been removed . |
| 30 | But the central argument on the industrial front is that if you bring a large number of extra jobs into an area where the unemployment is much below the national average , and much below the regional average , then you are going to bring people from the surrounding area in and many of those people we believe would far prefer to have found jobs nearer their existing homes . |