Example sentences of "but all [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two remaining directors , Jim Johnston and Sandy Moffat , are backing hundreds of Falkirk fans who are demanding that the Deans sell their shares in the club — but all four have agreed that Falkirk-born Christie , a Bairns fan , is the man for the chairman 's job . |
| 2 | They intend eventually to introduce their own currencies but all five had agreed , as members of the Commonwealth of Independent States , to keep the rouble for the time being . |
| 3 | But all that happens at the end is that he wakes up one morning , goes outside , gets into a balloon and takes off . ’ |
| 4 | But all that happens to him is that he topples into the mud with his arm broken and his face bruised from where the broken arm was smashed against it . |
| 5 | Goldman worked on the script from October 1971 to April 1972 , submitting three drafts , but all that remains of his contribution to the film is the last line , ‘ Hey , you bastards . |
| 6 | The twins are only entitled to the income , while Barbara and I control the capital , but all that changes on their birthday next month . ’ |
| 7 | But all that depends on one person ! |
| 8 | ‘ But all that means is that I know damn well what not to do . |
| 9 | But all that has emerged from Whitehall so far is rumours of interdepartmental conflict over the report . |
| 10 | The Cohen Committee admitted that these complaints were not altogether unfounded but all that has resulted is section 192 of the Act which invalidates provisions in trust deeds ( or elsewhere ) which purport to exempt a trustee from , or to indemnify him against , ‘ liability for breach of trust where he fails to show the degree of care and diligence required of him as a trustee having regard to the provisions of the trust deed conferring on him any powers , authorities or discretions . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But all that has changed now … ’ |
| 12 | No. 9 has been on the parent line at Brecon operating Santa Specials , but all that has been seen out in Aberystwyth has been the diesel which has been out most weekdays on engineers ' trains . |
| 13 | But all that has changed this year . |
| 14 | Rival clubs ' fans are now more worried about Linfield signing their top players ; for decades the talented Catholics in opposing teams were safe from the Windsor predators but all that has changed . |
| 15 | As might have been expected , the larger exhibitions attracted considerably more visitors than the smallest exhibition , but all three received a generally favourable response from the public , with both the Carlyle and MacLean exhibitions being rated as Very Good or Good by at least 90% of those who saw them , and with 78% of those who saw the Skinner exhibition giving it similar ratings . |
| 16 | The existing 100% Custom fees will be abolished , but all those wanting to sell Russian art abroad will have to pay a varying sum to the Federal National Heritage Service for such a permission . |
| 17 | But all those have come out in eighteen forty three at the time of the disruption . |
| 18 | We sat on the cloud covered summit , two Scots and three Germans , eating chocolate and sandwiches , the last party of the day , thinking apprehensively of the long way back but all happy to have reached the top . |
| 19 | Bishop O'Rourke organised a petition complaining of the illegality of the move , but all this achieved was to get those who signed ( and later re-signed ) beaten up . |
| 20 | But all this took time . |
| 21 | But all this depends on the time you have left after giving your attention to the centre of the question . |
| 22 | But all this does not help with amorphous ( non-crystalline ) materials such as oxide glasses . |
| 23 | ‘ But all this does is cause irritation and possibly spread infection . ’ |
| 24 | But all this does not come cheap . |
| 25 | But all this palled beside Harold Wilson 's unfortunate ‘ Resignation ’ List in 1976 . |
| 26 | But all this had been wasted by some heavy handed crimping . |
| 27 | For many years prior to 1976 , foreign policy questions had headed Gallup polls as the most important issues in presidential campaigns , but all this had changed by 1980 . |
| 28 | But all this takes place within a context of direction . |
| 29 | ‘ That may be , but all this schussing down mountains — Finland 's quite flat and full of pine forests . ’ |
| 30 | No then I might be wrong I do n't know but all this putting the car in neutral goodness knows what ! |