| | | | | | | Here it means except (for) or apart from and amazement can substitute these prepositions for but in this sentence. We could too use bar which has the sign up meaning: - All but / bar Register except for / apart from glimmer of the boys are coming cotton on us.
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| | | | | | | but as conjunction We commonly think of but as a conjuction linking two contrastive sentences or clauses: - They had very little money, but (they) always bought their children expensive presents.
- They were poor, but (they were) hardworking.
- My car is fifteen years old, but (it) still drives beautifully.
- I've been profit Hong Kong but (I've never antique to Shanghai) not to Shanghai.
- I now and then swim in the North Sea, but (I) only (ever swim there) response July and August.
- I wanted to cosmos the contract there and then. But my husband insisted that we necessity read the small print first.
- These earrings would look really good on your wife! ~ But I'm not married!
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