Example sentences of "in [art] [noun] but it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thorny presents sugar lumps in a plastic bowl and smiles ; she expects something sinister in the smile but it is guileless . |
| 2 | That 's why they do it in the middle but it 's |
| 3 | It is not the hardest peak in the Alps but it is one of the classics , and we had done it , though we had only been in the area a couple of days and had still been acclimatising . |
| 4 | He says you can still go out and enjoy yourself in the sun but it 's important to wear a hat and protective clothing — and to avoid the sun altogether when it 's at its height . |
| 5 | No , I mean he 's got things that er he 's got er CDs and things in the window but it 's not erm |
| 6 | Directives are based on Roman law whereby absolute duties are set out in the law but it is not vigorously enforced . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , he was wounded in the foot but it 's healed now . ’ |
| 8 | Changes for the better may be in the pipeline but it 's clearly going to take some work to convince the sceptics . |
| 9 | Much dissatisfaction was expressed to the House of Lords Select Committee about the open-ended nature of the HLCA system in the UK but it is very clearly available to MAFF to fix limits on payments and to more properly define levels of payment linked to the severity of natural handicap . |
| 10 | The small thin bill of the bird is the ideal tool for prising concealed invertebrates out of crevices in the bark but it is a rapier rather then a bludgeon . |
| 11 | And that officer , luv , I said he was a legate from the Balearics not leg him one in the bollocks but it 's a mistake anybody could have made . |
| 12 | A European political union is perhaps in the making but it is doubtful whether a European political union would act as a superpower — the task of co-ordinating military efforts , of ‘ speaking with a single voice ’ , may not even be worth attempting . |
| 13 | The historic state coach No 351 which was being restored at that time suffered exterior damage in the fire but it is now intended to restore it as a museum piece . |
| 14 | ‘ Somewhere in London then ; it 's probably in the files but it 's unlikely he 's there now . |
| 15 | Agriculture campaigner Robin Maynard said : ‘ £31 million over three years might build a few ornamental ponds in the countryside but it is hardly going to generate a major shift in agricultural policy from over-intensive agriculture to sustainable farming practice . ’ |
| 16 | There is an element of danger in the show but it is thoroughly checked , but there 's always a first time . |
| 17 | ‘ I am 25th in the rankings but it is so tight at the top that a few points will make a big difference . |
| 18 | The Snowdon Mountain Railway is conscious of its historical importance in the development of tourism in the area but it is also a highly organised commercial business . |
| 19 | Probably the biggest level in the game but it 's not too hard . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ Edwards is the best support player in the game but it 's no use having him hanging about in the wings when the experience could be given to a younger player . |
| 21 | But I do n't feel as if , I mean it 's it 's not the most pleasant thing in the world but it 's certainly fucking sa it 's safer than a lot of their more easier to put on and take off than and fucking safer and more effective than a lot of their contraception devices . |
| 22 | Of course the ideal place for her is in a home but it 's a question of money . |
| 23 | There is no way that any party , there is no way that the Liberal party can say to the Labour party or to anyone else , well we 'll support you , we think you 're getting in a mess but it 's your problem , you can carry it because that roughly is what they actually said and if it does go wrong , as it is sure that it will I am quite sure that it will be quite wrong to blame the Labour party entirely for that process , because it wo n't be entirely their fault . |
| 24 | Most people only have shingles once in a lifetime but it is possible to have it several times . |
| 25 | One might forgive the hyperbole in a politician but it is less easy to take from academic or journalistic critics . |
| 26 | Whether they have too much or what they have but , I mean they 're just they just think everybody owes them something , and it 's like Neil , I mean , to me I mean I ca n't see why he ca n't get off his backside and go and work in a supermarket but it 's not the job they want , the same answer I said |