Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sad claims , but nothing compared to an NME reviewer 's view that the band Flowered Up should n't be allowed to play in clubs , because black music has always been the mainstay there , and Flowered Up have their roots in rock . |
| 2 | Both were very interesting and fun , but nothing compared to what was planned for the rest of the holiday . |
| 3 | So while you can talk about the expansion of federal powers and the dominance of the national government in certain areas , it is but nothing compared to the dominance of central government in Britain over , over local government . |
| 4 | But nothing came to mind . |
| 5 | Nothing , but nothing went to plan . |
| 6 | He wanted to move , to step back , but nothing seemed to be happening . |
| 7 | Howard James had felt pain before , but nothing to compare to the agony he felt from his shattered leg . |
| 8 | There had been occasional mutterings to himself over his cigarettes , but nothing spoken to them . |
| 9 | But nothing happened to the man ; disappointingly , when his lorry was full he simply climbed into the cab and drove away . |
| 10 | But nothing seems to exists about Oakland 's history in the UK . |
| 11 | If we have no reason to slim , if no one cares whether we slim or not , or if we feel we are trying hard on a diet but nothing seems to be happening , no wonder we get fed up . |
| 12 | One 's doing his pulse and the other 's doing heart massage but nothing seems to be making any difference . |
| 13 | But nothing seems to be done and I tire of it . |
| 14 | Eviction , harassment , bills for disrepair : the words are well known , but no-one wants to be faced with the reality . |
| 15 | Not only are there competing social sciences , but everyone has to be something of a social scientist just to get by in this world . |
| 16 | He must n't be expected to make an effort when he does n't feel like it , he must n't risk being hemmed in or bored , but everyone has to be ever so careful of his feelings , poor sensitive soul , and when he wants a good fuck he comes to obliging loving little Ruth because he can relieve himself and have his morale boosted without having to do a damned thing about it but get himself into your bed . ’ |
| 17 | I am , by nature , one of the latter , but I yearn to be one of the former , and many years of travelling has led me to a kind of uneasy compromise . |
| 18 | The doctors say ‘ Forget it , ask a relative ’ but I speak to them . ’ |
| 19 | But I object to the killing . ’ |
| 20 | " I do n't mind investigating poisonings on the farms but I object to being poisoned myself in my own home ! " |
| 21 | I do not believe that Scotland can or should avoid its international obligations , but I object to the fact that we are apparently being singled out as the one country that will be the nuclear laundry for everyone else . |
| 22 | I would like to hope that these are teething troubles , but I remain to be convinced . |
| 23 | I have not done this as yet , but I hope to … |
| 24 | This may be my last utterance in the House before the next general election , but I hope to be back — although that is not a matter for me . |
| 25 | But I return to the point I make here , Mr , we 're not saying that these sites should be allocated for development now , unless the Inspector . |
| 26 | And I was talking , cos I walked along , I walked down towards Twickenham , but I walked to way you go to when I went straight down to Twickenham . |
| 27 | But I came to terms with all that because the house has so much going for it in other ways . |
| 28 | With distant astonishment at her own efficiency , she heard her voice saying very clearly and reasonably : ‘ I do beg your pardon , but I came to you as the nearest house . |
| 29 | But I came to my senses and declared my honourable intentions at the top of Mount Pocol . ’ |
| 30 | Lorimer could certainly hit it harder than Mel — but I came to the decision that he was nt really the specialist free kick taker . |