Example sentences of "but at " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can be perfectly well with HIV but at other times it 's hard to do even basic things . |
| 2 | A state of emergency was declared but at least another 40 people were killed the following day . |
| 3 | But at the same time he was both transmitter and receiver , so to speak . |
| 4 | Wölflinn himself describes the Bernini statues at some length but at no point does he ever mention the subject … |
| 5 | It could be argued that these groups were formed as much for sociability as for making money , being made up of friends or acquaintances , but at any event their reasons fell short of promoting definite artistic programmes . |
| 6 | Eliot was able to ‘ recognise himself through someone other ’ — a changeable other , but at one point it was the Frenchman Laforgue . |
| 7 | ‘ This verse described a boy who had been trembling in front of the bathroom door , but at the same time this boy was swallowed up by the verse ; it surmounted and survived him . |
| 8 | But at last , in the summer of 1988 , negotiations are in hand which may end the war . |
| 9 | But at the same time , an enormous sense of responsibility to protect the church , the family , and the minds and hearts of the faithful from incursions by the state was perceived to be the basic duty of the church leaders . |
| 10 | This indicates an acceptance of the state structures , or a recognition of a need for the separation of Northern Ireland from the remaining state structure of Ireland , but at the same time a continuing opposition to protestant — loyalist dominance . |
| 11 | But at the same time we do want to be saved . |
| 12 | Not just at contemplation of the glass but at the thought of its being here , in the flat , with me . |
| 13 | When you begin to think about it you grow dizzy , your stomach turns over , not just at the commercialism of it all , but at the aestheticism of it all , not just at the chequebooks but at the Intelligent Conversations , not just at the fifty percent but at the Sensitive Responses , not just at the winks and nods but at the Hushed Silence in the Presence of Art . |
| 14 | When you begin to think about it you grow dizzy , your stomach turns over , not just at the commercialism of it all , but at the aestheticism of it all , not just at the chequebooks but at the Intelligent Conversations , not just at the fifty percent but at the Sensitive Responses , not just at the winks and nods but at the Hushed Silence in the Presence of Art . |
| 15 | When you begin to think about it you grow dizzy , your stomach turns over , not just at the commercialism of it all , but at the aestheticism of it all , not just at the chequebooks but at the Intelligent Conversations , not just at the fifty percent but at the Sensitive Responses , not just at the winks and nods but at the Hushed Silence in the Presence of Art . |
| 16 | When you begin to think about it you grow dizzy , your stomach turns over , not just at the commercialism of it all , but at the aestheticism of it all , not just at the chequebooks but at the Intelligent Conversations , not just at the fifty percent but at the Sensitive Responses , not just at the winks and nods but at the Hushed Silence in the Presence of Art . |
| 17 | But at the summit there 's a fast road down if you take yourself too seriously . |
| 18 | But at that moment their creaking conveyance gave a sudden fearsome jerk and came to a dead stop . |
| 19 | She put out her hand to take his but at the sight of the sandal recoiled . |
| 20 | He was quite at home talking about Eisenstein or Brecht , Shakespeare or Godard , but at the same time he was completely rooted in the specificity of Bengal , its history , its literature and its culture . |
| 21 | ‘ Yes , but at fifty ? ’ |
| 22 | That would n't be time enough to think but at least it would give me a chance to calm down . |
| 23 | The future depended on decisions I could not possibly predict , but at least I had now been offered a shadow of a lifeline , and that , for the moment , would have to do . |
| 24 | You may be homeless but at least you 're not a dumb blonde like I am . ’ |
| 25 | The porch was only a tiny little thing but at least it had a roof and the floor was clear of rubbish . |
| 26 | I would n't be able to stretch out , but at least I could sit there . |
| 27 | It wo n't be the greatest place you 've ever lived , I know , but at least it 's going to be dry and … ’ |
| 28 | The tea tasted horrible but at least it gave me the chance to have a little think . |
| 29 | I do n't have that great an affection for this place but at least it 's a world I know . ’ |
| 30 | When something happens and I ca n't look after myself any more the situation will be different , but at the moment what I 'd really like most is my independence back . ’ |