Example sentences of "but [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be noted that videos were not seen as a substitute for training but rather as a useful tool for the instructor . |
| 2 | More importantly , they show how , even in what is regarded as the most basic type of communication , the context that is relevant to the disambiguation of deixis should be seen not as a physical setting that is fixed and given once and for all , but rather as a cognitive space that is actively constructed by participants in the course of the interaction . |
| 3 | The new Association is best seen not so much as a pressure group founded to further the professional interests of teachers of English , but rather as a class-based mobilization which drew in not only most professors of English Language and Literature , but also like-minded politicians , administrators , and " men of letters " . |
| 4 | The stories he told himself were , in fact , almost wordless ; simply a procession of scenes and incidents through which he moved , not as an active participant but rather as a curious watcher in an alien element . |
| 5 | The curious thing about such stretches of Creole is that they are never treated as an invitation to continue the conversation in Creole , but rather as a one-off comment . |
| 6 | It is probably not accurate to regard the employer 's duty as a series of separate obligations but rather as a single duty to take reasonable care for the safety of employees . |
| 7 | ‘ The next parliament will not serve merely as a forum for making political statements but rather as a national institute in which we will all take part in formulating the country 's policies , ’ he said on television before leaving on a three-nation tour as part of Middle East peace efforts . |
| 8 | Voluntariness will be understood , however , not as the decisive act by which an individual surrenders private autonomy , but rather as a deliberate entry into market relations under which certain obligations will arise in order to sustain and regulate an advanced division of labour . |
| 9 | In their care , the gardens have continued to be maintained excellently but rather as a commercial undertaking : there are innovations in the form of an expensive gift shop and tea-room — developments of which I doubt Osgood would have approved . |
| 10 | It appears from the context that this is not intended as a limitation on the use of ‘ judicial channels ’ but rather as a preliminary observation before a specific provision that in such border cases legalization is not required . |
| 11 | This is not , however , intended as a guide for the connoisseur , but rather as a plain man 's helpmate to getting the best possible fish for the least outlay . |
| 12 | Moreover , the inverse intensity of N-Oct 5 bands seen with the different expression constructs argue against the proteolytic processing mechanism but rather for a different transcript structure that affects accessibility of the AUG translation initiation sequences . |
| 13 | And this would vindicate those who believe that the market 's ills are not going to be solved by tinkering with new issue processes , but rather by a drastic cutback in the overheads — ie , sacking people — being carried by the industry . |
| 14 | Mason took his unbeaten record to 33 fights by a margin of 98 ½-97 , or three rounds , but rarely in a British ring have two heavyweights been so well matched . |
| 15 | ‘ My predecessors have set very high standards and I will do my best to maintain the dignity of the office , carrying out my duties with appropriate taste and decorum but perhaps with a little fun , too , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Many felt this social occasion should be continued but perhaps in a different form . |
| 17 | As you know I 've er been holding a number of er small meetings with staff er and one of the questions I 've been asking is whether or not there has been a need for the building presentation that we 've done for a couple of years er and generally there was the view expressed that yes it was desirable but perhaps in a different format . |
| 18 | The pickup switching configuration is just like that of a Strat , but obviously with a fatter tone from the humbuckers . |
| 19 | But obviously in a recessionary period , which we are certainly not out of yet , you have to remember that Alton Towers has a per cap of something like fourteen pounds a head at the moment , er , average of all people . |
| 20 | Mr Salmond rejected claims that he had made the issue a question of confidence and said he was ‘ relaxed ’ at the prospect of a challenge , adding : ‘ I think that is a rather far fetched possibility , but obviously in a democratic party everyone has the right to stand for national convener . ’ |
| 21 | After a little Pickerage calmed down , but only with a palpable effort . |
| 22 | " You ran a brothel in Dublin , and you 've continued your foul trade here — but only on a grander level . |
| 23 | Alison Clifford is back in the saddle , but only on a borrowed horse . |
| 24 | Chain had overcome the problems which had defeated every previous experimenter with penicillin , but only on a small scale . |
| 25 | The staff are working as normal but only on a week-to-week basis . |
| 26 | SCOTLAND 's assistant coach , John Jeffrey , donned his playing kit in Hong Kong yesterday , but only on a one-off basis . |
| 27 | In the exercise of that right the landlord may exclude the tenant from occupation , but only for a reasonable time , and only if to do so is essential for the execution of the work ( McGreal v Wake ( 1984 ) 269 EG 1254 ) . |
| 28 | Grimsbury Secondary Modern was on the other side of the town , and had to be accommodated — I believe it was , successfully — within the plans , but only for a transitional period . |
| 29 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 30 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |