Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reception committee of mothers was always waiting , partly out of maternal duty , but mostly because those ten minutes on the village green filled the same gossiping function as ten minutes at the village pump had for earlier generations . |
| 2 | Thus , in Smith , it was held that the legislation does not in fact create a ladder of alternative offences but rather that each of the offences must be charged where the facts so warrant it . |
| 3 | Marx 's whole work was an attempt to show that this image was false ; that there was nothing inevitable about all this , but rather that this apparent powerlessness of the worker to determine the wage was the product of the distribution of property and especially of the distribution of the ownership of such things as land , machines , tools , etc . |
| 4 | Right , but presumably if that , that work 's not just going by the board that 's , that 's right |
| 5 | Peat remains a vital island fuel but little if any is exported and there is no industrial use such as whisky distilling . |
| 6 | More generally , the link between the last three sections of this book is Tolkien 's perception , from Pearl and from poems like it , that poetry does not reduce to plain sense ( so far most critics would agree with him ) , but furthermore that this is because words have over the centuries acquired meanings not easily traced in dictionaries , available however to many native speakers , and ( this is where many critics part company ) at times breaking through the immediate intentions of even poetic users . |
| 7 | Deal them face upwards on the table in groups of two but so that each card can be clearly seen . |
| 8 | ‘ Declare : ( 1 ) That on the taking of the accounts and inquiry order to be made and taken herein by Chief Master Munrow on 14 March 1988 the plaintiffs are entitled to raise objection to items in the defendants ' said accounts on the grounds that the items were and are unreasonable in amount but so that any doubts are to be resolved in favour of the defendants . |
| 9 | ( 4 ) In this Clause ‘ the Act ’ means the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 and ‘ the AJA ’ means the Administration of Justice Act 1985 as amended by Schedule 18 , paragraph 54 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , but so that any reference in this Clause to any provision of the Act or the AJA shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment of that provision for the time being in force and the reference to the Solicitors Act 1974 shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force . |
| 10 | ( 4 ) In this Clause ‘ the Act ’ means the Companies Act 1985 as amended by the Companies Act 1989 and ‘ the AJA ’ means the Administration of Justice Act 1985 as amended by Schedule 18 , paragraph 54 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , but so that any reference in this Clause to any provision of the Act or the AJA shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment of that provision for the time being in force and the reference to the Solicitors Act 1974 shall be deemed to include a reference to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force . |
| 11 | But deeper than all this are the values of our society . |
| 12 | Nicky was assured — even worldly — and , in the early stages of their friendship , used his confidence to put Constance in her place — not because of any particular need to bully her but merely because that was how he had always treated his girlfriends . |
| 13 | Chatichai 's coalition , then comprising six member parties , controlled 229 seats in the 347-member House of Representatives , and survived the vote with the apparently overwhelming majority of 220 to 38 , but only after most opposition members had walked out in a mark of protest . |
| 14 | However , this does not necessarily imply that virtually all use of heroin leads to a daily habit , but only that those who contact these agencies have established daily use of the drug . |
| 15 | When ‘ man ’ , ‘ stone ’ , or ‘ living creature ’ is said to be ‘ universal ’ , we are not to understand that ‘ man , stone ’ , etc. ever was or can be universal , but only that these words , ‘ living creature ’ , ‘ stone ’ , etc. , are universal names , that is , names common to many things . |
| 16 | It also recommends that the General Assembly approve the introduction of part-time ministers — but only where that is necessary for a territorial purpose such as in a remote area or where parish work could be combined with another church role . |
| 17 | The directors may , for instance , make gifts to the employees , but only where this can be regarded as ‘ an inducement to them to exert themselves in future , or as an act done reasonably for the purpose of getting the greatest profit from the business ’ . |
| 18 | Real progress , but only if such appliances are available in Britain — at the moment the majority are not . |
| 19 | CARS are a safe haven for women but only if all the doors are locked and the windows shut . |
| 20 | Moreover , the U.S. government will legally restrict the import of materials from a particular country but only if that nation formally requests protection . |
| 21 | This principle , he submitted , is further exemplified by the line of the Court of Justice authority which shows that the jurisdiction of the court may be invoked under this article where there is a dispute between the parties as to whether a contract in fact exists , but only if that dispute is real and genuine . |
| 22 | Perhaps the only genuine conclusion that can be made at this particular time of flux is that arts teachers are generally receptive to the introduction of new approaches to assessing children 's work , but only if these developments can be seen to have a positive value in helping children to be more articulate about their strengths and weaknesses , and are therefore essentially formative in character . |
| 23 | A Class 3 transaction will require an announcement to the Company Announcements office and the press and for a circular to be issued , but only if some or all of the consideration is to be satisfied by the issue of securities for which a listing is to be sought . |
| 24 | Teachers ' experience , which is at least as valuable a source of insight , is also readily accessible , but only if those responsible for policy are prepared to acknowledge its validity and are willing to make efforts to bring teachers into the debate . |
| 25 | Changes in desired nominal spending , that is shifts in the aggregate demand curve , can affect real output even when expectations are rational , but only if those changes in aggregate demand are random and unpredictable . |
| 26 | The treaty lays down that a single currency will come into being by 1999 , but only if those convergence conditions are met and only for those countries which meet them . |
| 27 | Geographical distance is no bar they will , for instance , happily protest about the doings of governments or individuals on the other side of the world , but only if those governments or individuals are white , European in culture and committed to liberal democracy . |
| 28 | Thus , if team 3 , thinking of beef adds an e they have completed a word — bee — and lose a point ; but only if another team spots it and challenges them . |
| 29 | Greece dropped its hardline position over the weekend and said it would now accept the word Macedonia in the republic 's name — but only if this was the result of binding arbitration . |
| 30 | BG-BASE may be able to absorb much of this information , but only when that information relates to specific plants . |