StringNet search result

Example sentences of "but [art] [noun pl] be [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Both Parties had some 6,000 members in 1934 , but the Communists were on the increase , while the ILP was declining , in financial difficulties and riddled with unofficial groups , two of them directly encouraged by the Communist Party .
2	Tougher are the newer flocks made with vinyl film : these also have a paper backing , but the fibres are of viscose rayon .
3	Well certainly the greens were long but the fairways were about
4	It will be tough , but the odds are on Mr Murdoch coming through .
5	But the odds are on them walking away with their own business — a team business — at the end of it , ’ said Ms Liddell .
6	The third was locked as well , but the keys were in the tailpipe .
7	But the teachers are in charge in the scheme of things proposed here .
8	In the club atmosphere of La Cigale , the spark was always there , the reason why so many have gone out on a limb to should their name from the rooftops , but the Mondays are in danger of slipping into routine .
9	But the towns were by no means insulated from its far-reaching effects , nor , within the towns , the trading community which made a substantial contribution to the wealth of the kingdom in this period .
10	But the barges were in darkness and they could not see us .
11	The distance is not too great but the roads are of questionable quality .
12	But the chances are as a customer I go back to the dealer and he says ‘ ah , you 've got a warranty , claim on that ’ .
13	For our purposes , only the final group pass muster into the Soviet Empire , but the others are worth noting in passing .
14	God 's purposes will be fulfilled , but the times are in his hands .
15	But the chairs were on their ‘ last legs ’ when school headmistress Barbara Hall was approached by five pupils — members of the ‘ Assembly ’ Quality Circle .
16	The 1991 Time Magazine Compact Almanac contains some excellent articles and photographs , but the videos are to be honest , a bit fuzzy .
17	Many of these are suitable only for table searching in main storage , but the principles are of interest to direct file designers .
18	But the wrappers are of no value to me , and you are perhaps glad to be rid of them .
19	In central New Guinea , for example , there are monocultures of taro ( Colocasia esculenta , Araceae ) in small gardens ; there is no general burning but the plantings are of several cultivars and the cropping period is brief , the fallows long .
20	But the companies are considering picketing the gates of the park on its opening day .
21	The mystery remains , but the letters are worth quoting as they reflect the attitude of middle-ranking staff officers to Stirling at the time .
22	But the Cauli-wobbles are at an end .
23	The process of acquisition by FMC has inevitably meant delay but the mechanisms are in place so we can press the button quickly . ’
24	All of them have got a part to play , because we believe there are erm it 's a national problem , but the solutions are in each community different and we need the community to look at a situation and see what can be done on the ground , and I can give many examples of the sort of thing one has in mind .
25	The saloon seats were long slatted benches , but the backs were in perforated plywood .
26	The Scud attacks on Israel were , of course , ‘ terrorism ’ , he said , but the Israelis were to be congratulated for all their restraint .
27	Most genuine discs are now programmed to prevent copying , but the pirates are on the ball , often finding ways to beat the system .
28	Most genuine discs are now programmed to prevent copying , but the pirates are on the ball , often finding ways to beat the system .
29	The Shah replied " But the troops are in the city . "
30	No , it did n't form part of it and erm if it were to be done it would be having , shall we say , a political impact , but the sums are of such a nature that they are of no significance in the context of the budget as a whole .