| The wicked world pursue their evil cause boldly, but alas! the people of God shame their honourable cause and profession by their cowardice. |
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| Norwich came as close as that to a draw, but alas, they are still to win a Premiership game this season. |
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| I actually went and bought skates for my roller-sweetie, but alas some movers decided to steal our skates during one of our moves. |
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| She became the most passionate wife that a man could hope that she might be, but alas. |
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| I heard the roar of the crowd, I could smell the greasepaint, but alas, it was not to be, for me. |
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| I have searched the shelves for either packet or tinned pumpkin soup but alas there is none! |
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| We looked in vain expecting the area to miraculously improve but alas, no such luck. |
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| These were very unusual as they were all white in colour, but alas the mother of the litter died and Jimmy is looking for a foster mother. |
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| My hands grew back, but alas all of my fingers are webbed together with revolting flaps of skin, and I am typing with my tongue. |
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| Oh my god, I nearly pushed her out of the way to get at him, but alas, he only had eyes for her. |
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| I caught my arms around a low wall that separated the two sections of the path, but alas! |
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| I kinda like the look of the new 5296 with the sword hands and plain dial, but alas, no half-hunter case. |
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| We managed, somehow, to keep our jobs, but alas, people on high had noticed and we were soon split up. |
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| Five of you managed to guess two numbers correctly, but alas nobody got three or more right. |
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| A pert, young blonde came in to put us through our mathematical paces but alas, she came bearing fractions. |
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| Four powerful floodlights may look quite pretty dancing in the distance 200 yards away but alas they're virtually invisible directly above your head. |
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| The only means of transport are bicycle, no pollution to CO², but alas refuses of all kinds strewed the ground between houses. |
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| The manoeuvre saw him finally in the clear and he finished like the proverbial express train, but alas it was all too late, and he had to settle for fourth place. |
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| In deed the whole tribe pined for his return, but alas, he never did. |
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| I was sure that theme nights had some built-in stipulation enforcing dressing up, but alas I have to say I was related to everyone who made an effort. |
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| I was going to take loads of photos but alas, my camera battery packed up. |
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| It has been pouring down nearly all day. we did some vital shopping this morning and this afternoon we were going to have a wonder into town but alas we were rained off. |
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| There was no sign of snow as the crowds went home after midnight Mass but alas and surprise in the morning the parish had its first white Christmas for years. |
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| It may sound like one of those late night SBS Swedish movies, nudge nudge wink wink, but alas, of all the films bearing this name, this is the bottom of the barrel. |
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| What is peculiar, but alas, all too typical of most, not all, of the people who comment here is their capacity to rabbit on about inessentials and ignore this basic problem. |
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| I have to admit that looking back, I never thought I'd see the day, but alas here it is. |
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| There's some debate though among you human types as to whether cats can see red, but alas, I'm sworn to secrecy. |
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| I went on the assumption that this would be an easy thing to accomplish, but alas it was not. |
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| What we were looking for in small town Canada and particularly in northern Ontario was an opportunity to restructure in these new circumstances, but alas, the money was not there. |
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| These are the two reference points for the compass of the new European reality but alas, this risks being blown apart by the international crisis in Iraq. |
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| I really wish I could embed this here, but alas, not all things work out. |
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| In the middle of the 50s Irene Testot-Ferry, whom you are about to make an Honorary Member and who had planned to come to Nice but alas died too soon, had a terrible car accident. |
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| I wanted to enter the church to pray, but alas! all the doors were locked. |
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| It's crying out for a crisp rewrite from the Bard himself but alas, poor yawners, all we get is Fakespeare. |
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| It is indeed very nice, but alas, it does not work. |
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| I appreciated the realtime updates but alas, calculation is not possible. |
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| It must also mean opening up our borders to share with border Member States the responsibility of dealing with asylum seekers and others who make it often perilously, but alas illegally, to EU territory. |
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| I thought that the Commission was somewhat timid in what they said about that, but alas, Parliament argues yet further timidity and talks down all the references in the White Paper to regional involvement with the Commission. |
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| But alas in practice they are usually so huge that you inevitably strain a minor muscle or two moving your arm to look at the data. |
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