Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Spielberg 's told Rosemarie he hopes so , but only if he finds the money . |
| 2 | Foucault is critical of such a theory not just because it is based on a science/non-science distinction which for him is simply the product of a particular discursive formation which claims access to the real , rather than involving any epistemological questions of truth or objectivity , but also because it produces the notion of ideology as a secondary mediation ( as in Althusser 's interpellation ) in an inside/outside structure between the determinants of power and the individual subject . |
| 3 | The tough love hurts the family member not simply because it involves allowing the primary sufferer to experience the full painful consequences of addictive disease but also because it involves the family member in resisting his or her own addictive urges to " fix " all the problems and manage the life of the primary sufferer . |
| 4 | This point is worth emphasizing not only because of its importance in the developing argument to follow , but also because it marks the way in which my use of ‘ the limit of an authority 's rightful power ’ differs from some common uses ( though it conforms with others , including the legal usage ) . |
| 5 | This is a powerful department , partly because of its responsibility for ensuring the financial health of the company but also because it controls the language and format in which the other functions draw up their expenditure plans and report progress against them . |
| 6 | ‘ My dear fellow , it is but seldom that one has the pleasure of meeting a friend from the old days in Petersburg , but I chanced to be in Vienna recently , and have heard much about you from mutual acquaintances . |