Example sentences of "but [adv] [to-vb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not proposed to deal with the law on these matters , save to outline the basics , but rather to dwell on whether or not it is in the insurers ' interest to make an interim payment in any given case . |
| 2 | It is not the purpose of this book to provide a history of coinage , however brief , but rather to focus on the methods by which coins are studied , for only when these methods are properly understood and applied can we realise the full potential of coins as an aid to interpreting the past . |
| 3 | Later it was reintroduced — but only to spray on cotton crops , where it was especially valuable because pests are resistant to DDT . |
| 4 | He told Sharpe his patrol was one of the many that daily scouted south to the French border and beyond ; this particular troop had been ordered to explore the villages south and east of Mons down as far as the Sambre , but not to encroach on Prussian territory . |
| 5 | Really that was n't actually dis the staffing issues themselves were n't discussed , but just to recap on what the situation is with the staffing issues and what 's meant by that . |
| 6 | The Minister replied that the duty of information officers was not only to follow commissioners and MPs but also to report on other matters . |
| 7 | Constantius found them useful as informants and spies , not only in the Court , but also to send on special confidential or delicate missions . |
| 8 | All participants agree that Debré was the main architect of the constitution , but de Gaulle played an active supervisory role , intervening not just to ensure conformity with Bayeux principles but often to insist on specific wording or specific clauses ( such as the article which gave the president the right to assume full powers in the event of a national emergency ) . |
| 9 | ( b ) If a party should be dilatory in providing his certificate of readiness , the correct procedure is not to complain to the court but simply to apply on notice for a hearing date to be fixed . |