Example sentences of "but at " in BNC.
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| 31 | It 's also a colour of cold — and we have n't had much of a summer this year — but at the same time it reminds me of the warmth and tranquillity of a Claude Lorrain . |
| 32 | A bush tree is exactly what you would expect it to be ( bushy ) , but at the right height for picking and pruning comfortably . |
| 33 | It 's still hard to know whether I 've saved them all , but at least I know I 've done my best . |
| 34 | You should fix the smoke alarm on the ceiling in the centre if possible , but at least 30cm 12 inches from any wall or light fitting . |
| 35 | They had meant it to be special , but at the time , it had been dreadful , and when they began to sing Happy Birthday , Jay had burst into tears and run out of the room . |
| 36 | But at least their wits would have cleared again in time for Sunday 's meetings and the next milestone in the struggle . |
| 37 | He follows the camp routines well , but at times he becomes disinterested and a little slow in carrying them out . |
| 38 | Paradise it was not ; but at least it resembled something like its antechamber . |
| 39 | Though he is meticulous in his choice of words and turns of phrase ; his attitude , his demands , are for black and white : take it or leave it ; but at least recognise that you have been offered it . |
| 40 | But at least they believe I 'm looking . |
| 41 | But at least we knew a lot of Shakespeare by heart , especially Agincourt . |
| 42 | The Martina money machine marches on but at 34 , and with career prize money of $16million plus to her name , the dollars are n't so important these days . |
| 43 | It is important here to stress that it is not just hitting to the target that is foremost , but at all times moving the feet to take the ball in one bounce . |
| 44 | At the most recent target for the Antipodian Don Quixote , who tilts not at windmills but at woodturners , and not wishing to turn a non-existent battle into a war of attrition , I can only wonder who Mike Darlow will focus his attentions on next ! |
| 45 | I bought that because I suppose it seemed to offer nearly everything the equivalent Wadkin moulder had to offer but at £2–300 less . |
| 46 | There is a need for close and on-going liaison with the regions and PTEs , but at the end of the day it is the sector that calls the tune . |
| 47 | But at its start there were two great threats : the economic recession and the Thatcher Government 's attitude to nationalised industry spending limits and investment criteria . |
| 48 | But at the end of 1989 Mark 2s were still well in evidence ( particularly the air-conditioned types ) and Mark 1 coaches will still be found on occasional reliefs or specials as well as some daily Network SouthEast locomotive-hauled services ( especially out of Paddington ) for some time to come . |
| 49 | The similar Class 421 4-CIGS , and unpopular Class 423 4-VEPS were also processed , but at lower cost . |
| 50 | The trick does not work , but at least it leads to the hiding of Colas in Lise 's bedroom and the awful discovery of the two of them together just as Alain has received the key and goes to claim his bride . |
| 51 | But at least the Cain 's mob would have made the lunch where the awards were announced . |
| 52 | A return seemed unlikely , but at the same time there was this intriguing question : just what would it be like to be up there , 20 pitches out , on a wall as hard as many a belted route , but with no bolts ? |
| 53 | Floors , for instance , require finishes that are hard , water resistant , but at the same time flexible , so that the surface is not brittle and will not crack when objects are moved across the surface . |
| 54 | Ben loved to run along the public footpath through the rape fields , but at times , although not to venture into the field itself , he would often spot a rabbit and give chase . |
| 55 | The flowers caught Von Lemke 's fancy as ruined but at least not forbidden toys , perhaps . |
| 56 | But at that moment he woke up . |
| 57 | But at the last minute , apparently under the immediate pressure of writing the magazine version of the novel , Dostoevsky realised that ‘ FACTUAL ’ is precisely what Kirillov 's role must not , in essence and impact , be . |
| 58 | He is as Gadarene , as possessed , as any one , but at the level of total ideal obsession . |
| 59 | So that when , in an access of zeal , von Lemke has Stepan 's house raided and some old-fashioned radical literature removed , the narrator finds him ‘ in a surprising condition : upset and in great agitation , but at the same time unquestionably triumphant ’ . |
| 60 | These matters are important because they explain how Pound and Eliot , who had campaigned as a team and would help each other for many years to come , radically differed not just in themes and attitudes ( of which something will be said hereafter ) but at this deep level , in the not altogether conscious interstices of their craft . |