Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [noun] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the English system of parishes every diocese had variety ; that is each parish had the Prayer Book but used it as it thought , with simple or elaborate ceremonial , and with variations of language sanctioned by the ( illegal ) Prayer Book of 1928 if it wished . |
| 2 | In certain fertility rites in Burma , a woman desirous of offspring is required not only to approach the King Cobra but to plant a kiss on its mouth . |
| 3 | They had decided that they should not walk up the staircase to the throne room but find another route to approach their captors . |
| 4 | At Eton I had enjoyed the Field Game but loathed cricket , and had not played soccer or rugger since my preparatory school . |
| 5 | He revealed that he 'd been intending to do an act at the Easter Fete but had abandoned it because he 'd decided it was a load of rubbish . |
| 6 | Royal aides described her as being ‘ on good form ’ at the lunch and reception before the Garter ceremony but said at her age she decided it could be tiring to attend . |
| 7 | Steve Gaughan should have made more of a dangerous free kick on the edge of the Stoke box but fired his 20-yard effort wide . |
| 8 | They pointed out that committee members were unrepresentative of the user body but got re-elected year after year . |
| 9 | Always summarize the concessions which you have agreed to make during the bargaining process but omit to mention those offered by the other party . |
| 10 | He had wanted to make the £1,000 target but hopes that he can raise the balance when he runs in the Luton and Brussels half marathons — and possibly the New York marathon — later this year . |
| 11 | If the monitor works but appears to have lost one or more of the red , blue or green colours , the cable connecting the card to the monitor is not making a good connection . |
| 12 | Najibullah 's offer was welcomed by the Pakistan government but spurned by the hardline mujaheddin groups . |
| 13 | Roger Richards , prosecuting , said Holiday left the Steps Bistro but returned later with Longthorne . |
| 14 | He felt automatically for the light switch but did not turn it on . |
| 15 | Tony surprises an oncoming motorist by assuming a position that leaves his legs on the gravel road but takes the rest of him down among the lake-side vegetation . |
| 16 | People are supposed to fill in the job description on the first page of the appraisal form but do n't , in a lot of cases . |
| 17 | The belt tension tends to increase the boom damage but makes for easier repairs . |
| 18 | Using new ‘ viral engineering ’ techniques , researchers would use the protein ‘ coat ’ of the Aids virus but remove harmful genes wrapped inside it . |
| 19 | Although the switching action is abrupt , the current in L1 and the voltage across C2 can not , however , follow the steep rise of the switch output but builds up relatively slowly . |
| 20 | They 've all read the Magpie column but arrive at differing conclusions . |
| 21 | Physically , it looks similar to the Data Discman but weighs about 850 g without the battery . |
| 22 | Scoobie had found his way onto the Mull ferry but had not enjoyed the trip and was mightily relieved to be found by his owner . |
| 23 | [ The COUNTESS leaves but drops her handkerchief on which is her coat of arms and coronet . |
| 24 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 25 | They 've checked schools and housing estates in the Mansfield area but say they 've no leads . |
| 26 | Those in the know say that ‘ vibe ’ was a hippy term that disappeared in Dublin during the punk purges but resurfaced in the late Eighties when a town bathing in the warm glow of U2 's global ascendancy rediscovered its ( hippy ? ) roots . |
| 27 | I attended the launch of the Wearfit Club but did so in order to discover what the circus was all about . |
| 28 | The foreign secretaries of the two countries did not deal with the political issues in the Kashmir crisis but focused on military confidence-building measures . |
| 29 | A He111 appeared over the Fleet soon after the Hurricanes had departed and this was chased by the Fulmar patrol but managed to evade them and escape . |
| 30 | Nervous ? he fingerspelt , following it up with the fear sign but smiling to take the edge out of it . |