Example sentences of "but [adv] its [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the subsequent AGM of the Alliance , Charles Ward argued that following the electoral truce of the war years conscientiously observed by the Alliance but not its opponents , the organisation had made up lost ground through steady educative work , and was now able ‘ to get in closer touch with the people ’ ( SE 12 February 21 ) . |
| 2 | PIERRE MAUROY , a former Socialist prime minister , used to complain that his government had nationalised France 's banks , but not its bankers . |
| 3 | This fish is preserved in a fine-grained limestone which preserved most of the skeletal details of the fish ( but not its colours ) . |
| 4 | Clinton could change the priorities of US policy in the region , but not its goals . |
| 5 | We can see that a horse 's physical needs , like food , will affect not only its health , but also its emotions ; and we can see , too , that denial of the horse 's psychological needs will only make life more difficult for ourselves . |
| 6 | The training , however high-level , is converted into higher education only when the student is able to form an independent evaluation of what he or she has learned or mastered , is able to put it into some kind of perspective , and is able to see not only its strengths but also its limitations . |
| 7 | The precise transmission mechanism has not been explored , although the oral histories on which Krieger and Waller rely are vital in tracing not only the nature of the current culture but also its roots . |
| 8 | The Gulf war has shown the UN 's limits , but also its strengths . |
| 9 | Disraeli 's message is plain : the aristocracy is not only human , but even its women have their work to do . |
| 10 | But even its supporters admit that , at present , alternative development is not enough . |
| 11 | His request shows that the School was no longer housed at the Parish Church , but unfortunately its whereabouts are not known . |