Example sentences of "[vb base] but [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The beaches await but even if you consider yourself more of a sun worshipper than a sightseeing buff , you may be tempted to venture further afield , out to explore the rolling hills and picturesque cornfields which stretch across this region 's landscapes and conjure up images of some rich renaissance tapestry . |
| 2 | And he answered : You give but little when you give of your possessions . |
| 3 | Well he , , well , you know but just because he 's leaving he he seems to think that he 's got to upturn the , upturn the , upturn the term . |
| 4 | I know but then when they talk to you they wo n't see it . |
| 5 | Er not to costume them you understand but simply because a cloak is something that can be worn by a man or a woman and can be worn over whatever you have on . |
| 6 | Places differ not simply because their physical environments differ but also because , for a variety of reasons , people have responded differently to the opportunities and constraints that those environments offer . |
| 7 | Such places still exist but even when tackling them years ago it required a full team of professionals to make any worthwhile impression on the rabbits within . |
| 8 | It would be appropriate not simply as a true alternative to expulsion where the grounds for the latter exist but also where the circumstances make it difficult to identify some particular breach or failure by the partner served with notice , where the problem is more that his face no longer fits , where his general approach to the business of the firm is inconsistent with the policy which the other partners have decided to adopt , and so on . |