Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mary tottered up on her perch from side to side but nothing wiped the mild , sweet benignity from her doll 's face as she dropped the dew of her mercy down from heaven on the mortal exiles below wailing and weeping in the vale of tears . |
| 2 | But nothing prepared the 14-year-old for the shock when Tony ran off in real life with Tracey . |
| 3 | Now I I 've chosen an example w with a Conservative Secretary of State and the Labour majority , but I ask the Noble Lords on all , in all parts of the House to think it could work the other way round , because a Labour Secretary of State could exercise exactly these powers in an area where with a er Conservative majority on on er on on the local council or councils and I ask the House to think of this , not in a party er as a as a party issue between Labour , Conservative or Liberal Democrat , I just ask you to consider whether it is right for a Secretary of State of any political persuasion to er secure by appointment to a police authority a political control from the centre of that police authority , because that is what the Government 's presents proposals would still achieve and er it is our view and it is the view of which is which is finds expression in Amendments five , eight and eleven that the we should return to the tripartite system of p of policing which policing is a partnership between the Chief Constable er the local authority in the area and the Home Secretary , that er tripartite arrangement has worked extremely well for thirty years , there have been minor conflicts in some parts of the country , but nothing to justify the wholesale removal of of of the partnership which is now proposed . |
| 4 | But nothing eased the pain . |
| 5 | The Monument seemed to rock slightly , settle and then rock again , but nothing broke the deadly concentration of Ken Lomax and Ray Shepherd . |
| 6 | But nothing gainsays the basic objection to the Lords , that there is no inherent justice in it . |
| 7 | Oh , it brings plenty of its own unique disappointment and despair , but nothing to solve the dilemma of today . |
| 8 | Nothing is actually bad , but nothing sets the heavens aflame and sends you screaming for the toilet with its bowel-opening magnificence . |
| 9 | But nothing erased the images from Abie 's mind . |
| 10 | Nearly 30 millimetres of rain was recorded.Flood warnings had been issued … but no-one expected the river to rise so quickly … surging 10 feet above normal levels . |
| 11 | But no-one stocked the John Pearse and I ended up with the Levin . |
| 12 | Oh , there are plenty of people who want to eat , but no-one has the money to pay . |
| 13 | There were all sorts of different views of the future , but everyone had the same ideas about what was worth preserving . |
| 14 | But everyone enjoyed the opportunity to relax , socialise and soak up the sun . |
| 15 | There was some trumped up nonsense about false expenses claims , but everyone knew the real reason . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm rather dreading that , but everyone has the problem some time , do n't they ? ’ |
| 17 | He worked in another part of the factory , but everyone used the same coffee bar . |
| 18 | They were ‘ filth ’ but everyone appreciated the stories , he said . |
| 19 | My knowledge of programming is limited to BBC Basic — I am a phonetician by training , but I learnt the basics of programming on a staff development course and then taught myself , using the Manual and advice from staff in the IT centre . |
| 20 | But I figured the jeans would n't last long . |
| 21 | But I knew the tune before its television debut , having learnt it from William C. Honeyman 's Strathspey , Reel and Hornpipe Tutor . |
| 22 | ‘ But I knew the Old Course was difficult . |
| 23 | But I knew the answer . |
| 24 | I went ahead and asked all the usual questions but I knew the answers already . |
| 25 | But I knew the answer to that . |
| 26 | The house is fairly modest as stately homes go but I knew the gardens were outstanding as soon as I glimpsed them . |
| 27 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 28 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 29 | Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before . |
| 30 | I do n't recall precisely with whom , but I raised the concerns towards the end of nineteen eighty six or at , or at the beginning , beginning of nineteen eighty seven |