Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [prep] " 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 | There 's one short answer : 1992 will indeed see the removal of trade barriers between the 12 EC states and the seven in the European Trade Association ( EFTA ) , but nothing happens until 31 December . |
| 5 | They smiled at each other politely in the lift , but nothing passed between them . |
| 6 | For a ducal wedding in Mantua the following year Monteverdi wrote a second opera , Arianna , to a text by Rinuccini , and a dramatic ballet Il Ballo dell' ingrate , but nothing remains of Arianna except the heroine 's justly famous lament which survives not only in its original form but in the composer 's arrangements of it as a five-part madrigal in his Sixth Book ( 1614 ) and as a ‘ Pianto della Madonna ’ for solo voice and continuo in his Selva Morale ( 1640 ) ; it set a remarkable and long-lasting fashion for lamenti . |
| 7 | Warhol was utterly and completely worthless for me from the word go , something in the history of fashion perhaps but nothing to do with art whatsoever . |
| 8 | Gingerly she took a sip of the soup , surprised to find it was not only delicious but nothing to do with any can or packet . |
| 9 | In addition Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien 's son , who also worked in the company , was to provide certain security , but nothing turns on his involvement and I need not go into the details . |
| 10 | ‘ I did think that there was something between her and Peter Yeo — her partner — but nothing came of it . |
| 11 | He popped up alongside Phil Collins in an early episode of Miami Vice , but nothing came of it . |
| 12 | Seventeen years later the Congregational Union 's Executive called for a Nonconformist equivalent but nothing came of it . |
| 13 | According to Foujita , the dealer 's ‘ method ’ was ‘ to sit reading a paper on the esplanade or to go into hotels , presumably with a rendezvous with a duke or some important person , but nothing came of all this ’ . |
| 14 | In real life , too , there was an intention ( perhaps stronger on her side than his ) that he should marry his landlady 's daughter , but nothing came of that because , on returning to Johannesburg , Herbert met Grace , who was in fact to become his first.wife and John 's mother . |
| 15 | It was proposed that the College should attempt systematically to buy in diseased animals , perhaps appointing a special member of staff for that purpose , but nothing came of this , nor of a linked suggestion that students ' fees should be increased to allow relevant staff increases . |
| 16 | He said : ‘ I played one reserve game for Orient when I was 18 but nothing came of it . ’ |
| 17 | When Fred was a kid he sent John Peel a demo tape and John Peel phoned him up , but nothing came of it . |
| 18 | But nothing came of it and he is still kicking his heels at Bramall Lane after drawing a blank in his summer quest to find a new club . |
| 19 | Hayling reported to the unenthusiastic executive committee that he was ‘ favourably disposed ’ , but nothing came of it . |
| 20 | Bismarck followed it up by putting out a feeler to Great Britain , but nothing came of it . |
| 21 | This has actually died out : for example , when Panofsky visited Germany in 1967 , the university 's Philosophy Faculty asked the Department to invite him to visit Hamburg but nothing came of it . |
| 22 | We went on strike in support of our demands but nothing came of it . |
| 23 | But nothing came of it in the end . |
| 24 | ( The city of Oxford in 1546 negotiated with Stumpe for a similar use of Osney Abbey , hoping to provide work for 2,000 people , but nothing came of this project . ) |
| 25 | There was much talk and many meetings but nothing came of this venture , then in May 1909 , the question of a bridge between Halling and Wouldham was again debated . |
| 26 | But nothing came of it , then . |
| 27 | In 1628 , now established as chief minister , he drew up proposals for the systematic preservation of official papers of all kinds , including those relating to foreign affairs ; but nothing came of this . |
| 28 | Wilko was reported to have been looking at Ronnie earlier this season but nothing came of it . |
| 29 | ‘ I put the advert in the papers but nothing came of it , ’ she said . |
| 30 | But nothing came to mind . |