Example sentences of "but at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
| 2 | But at that Service it should also be possible to think about what has been achieved and to express gratitude for the increase . |
| 3 | But at that minute , having allowed them free rein , guilt and self-condemnation were riding her hard . |
| 4 | The camera across the corridor could see her , but at that range would be unable to focus on detail . |
| 5 | ‘ But at that speed , and that height , the bloody thing could outrun a missile , for Christ 's sake . |
| 6 | The Macmillan government applied to join , the Heath government signed the treaty as it was , but at that stage basically the nation states retained the veto process which had been injected by de Gaulle into the original treaty . |
| 7 | Ferranti 's senior management was extremely unhappy about the arrangements , but at that stage took the view that they amounted merely to a credit risk rather than a fraud . |
| 8 | I 'm sure Malcolm and Vivienne had discussions but at that stage , I was just the Saturday lad . |
| 9 | Eric Brown then went and did that in the third round , but at that stage I thought it was going to be between Peter , Christy and Dave . |
| 10 | You 're always looking for a four on a par-5 , but at that stage you 'd take it as long as your main opposition has n't gone away . |
| 11 | ‘ But at that stage there was no sign of the recession . |
| 12 | A preliminary study prepared within the Permanent Bureau is considered by a Special Commission of experts appointed by , but at that stage not usually under detailed instructions from , governments . |
| 13 | But at that stage he may have valued the intellectual stimulus that a closer intercourse with Jesuit astronomers seemed to promise . |
| 14 | Attlee , had he won the 1935 election , would have taken exactly Baldwin 's line in substance , but at that stage in his career would have done so without assurance or persuasiveness . |
| 15 | Later we find Pemberton speculating about his future role with respect to " his little charge " , but at that stage we can only guess what this role will be . |
| 16 | Delays for defendants in trials on indictment were giving cause for concern in 1975 , when the James Committee reported , but at that stage over 70 per cent . |
| 17 | She accepted the fact that she was probably ready for further responsibility but at that stage she had no idea what the responsibilities would be . |
| 18 | Erm , but at that stage , it was very much , pure science . |
| 19 | But at that time he was fully occupied with BAT . |
| 20 | Vanbrugh was appointed as designer but at that time he is not known to have had any architectural experience ; his career had until then been a military one . |
| 21 | Now ‘ I 've Got My Mojo Working ’ does n't go down with everyone , but at that time there were a few people around who did like that kind of stuff , and we were hopefully appealing to them . ’ |
| 22 | I would often hear from my assistant who now looks after Cher , but at that time was delegated to looking after me , and she would say that she 'd just come back from the MainMan offices and the main office door was closed into DeFries 's inner sanctum and there were raised voices between him and David in there . |
| 23 | I had a friend , she now manages the Eurythmics with her husband , but at that time , none of us needed to be in such luxury but none of us said no if it was offered and DeFries always observed the Noel Coward code and said , ‘ You should travel through life first class . ’ |
| 24 | But at that time the PR mentality ( one could not call it mind ) was new to her . |
| 25 | ‘ Nowadays , David might reasonably be thought a part of this , but at that time he too seemed to be running out of steam . |
| 26 | It was another example of the often described , but at that time seldom remembered , phenomenon of bacterial competition , and may have contributed to Florey 's later decision to pursue other examples of antibiosis . |
| 27 | But at that time Langer and Graham were bogeying and they had to birdie the last in the finish to force a playoff . |
| 28 | In fact a lot was happening in my world , but at that time I was n't at all aware of it . |
| 29 | My father was very strict , but at that time this was nothing unusual . |
| 30 | But at that time , too , women who reached their mid-forties were frequently exhausted by constant child-bearing and hard physical work . |