Example sentences of "but [vb base] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Try as she might , Rory could n't help but giggle at the ridiculous picture that conjured up in her mind 's eye . |
| 2 | On this model of organic relationships , the lower animals are merely immature versions of humankind : they develop along the same scale but mature at an earlier point in the process . |
| 3 | But look at the effective freedom which a Chancellor of the Exchequer possesses to make major alterations over a comparatively short span of time in the methods by which a given amount of revenue is raised . |
| 4 | But look at the three vanguard social reforms through the eyes of a Conservative MP defending a small majority , and you will see naught for his comfort . |
| 5 | But look at the new companies which take the place of the old order , says Mr Chandler : almost all have followed the first-mover formula and grown big . |
| 6 | Yes , Mr Gorbachev would say , but look at the capitalist misery it causes in places like Poland and eastern Germany . |
| 7 | Left : Good shot of the bloyeti spawning — but look at the out of focus tail and body in the foreground |
| 8 | I would n't expect it to compete for the funnel-web spider ‘ small but deadly ’ award in the same way that a Mesa Boogie .22 could , but look at the price difference and you 'll appreciate why . |
| 9 | But look at the men — a colonel ( Mustard ) , a professor ( Plum ) and the Reverend Green . |
| 10 | True , Namibia was not a country when the 1991 World Cup preliminaries were held in Africa , but look at the challenge from Africa in the form of Zimbabwe . |
| 11 | ‘ But look at the coachwork . |
| 12 | Borrow , said his partner Jim , borrow , but look at the price of borrowing . |
| 13 | ‘ But look at the prices they charge ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But look at the way those bones are lying — it is n't natural . ’ |
| 15 | They still call it melton ; but look at the difference : the heart has gone right out of the cloth . |
| 16 | Er they have well just the same as er some of these weight reducers. they 'll take the weight down but look at the side effects . |
| 17 | She handed him a Lyle 's Price Guide , open at the right page : ‘ It 's three years out of date but look at the prices . ’ |
| 18 | But look at the negotiation you did , what were you doing well , what were some of the things that you needed most strength . |
| 19 | But but but look at the look . |
| 20 | But look at the contrast on p81 , after Eddie has messed things up and made Catherine miserable — she says that he is a rat . |
| 21 | Well yes , but look at the crossings we 've got in Driffield . |
| 22 | But look at the one below . |
| 23 | But look at the scene in which Ludwitt comes back . |
| 24 | Yeah , but look at the prices though |
| 25 | For example , children today are happy with metres and centimetres , but seem at a loss when faced with yards , feet and inches . |
| 26 | On this occasion I was more relieved than sorry , yet could n't help but smile at the ingenious way they had managed to ease me out . |
| 27 | We can but guess at the extent of the use of wood or leather containers for storage , cooking , serving , eating and drinking . |
| 28 | ‘ In fact , just before the King left for Kinghorn , he instructed me to order Father John not to go but stay at the castle till he returned . |
| 29 | If a contiguous area of storage is available elsewhere , or if the keys are continuous but start at a figure outside the range of the storage addresses available , an addition or subtraction will be needed . |
| 30 | Competitors understandably try on every shot , but play at a funereal pace . |