Example sentences of "the [noun] but on [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall treat them as a special type of word and give them the following rule : when a pair of prefix-plus-stem words exists , both members of which are spelt identically , one of which is a verb and the other is either a noun or an adjective , the stress will be placed on the second syllable of the verb but on the first syllable of the noun or adjective . |
| 2 | Therefore , gaining resources may not depend on the logic of the case but on a number of other factors . |
| 3 | The first reaches a long ledge ( not on the route but on the landward face ) approximately 60ft ( 18m ) above the base . |
| 4 | And in the best New York tradition , Guinness too will be a show trial — handing out not merely verdicts on the defendants in the dock but on the City at large . |
| 5 | Seiji Ozawa , a Karajan pupil , has reported how , as a teacher , Karajan would identify a point at issue but never proffer a solution , conforming to another fine adage of teaching : ‘ You may take the pupil to the window but on no account should you attempt to describe the view . ’ |
| 6 | On the one hand , more and more mothers are employed outside the home but on the other hand there is still a strong ideology supporting the view that mothers ought to stay at home to care for their children . |
| 7 | I , I know I agree with the committee but on the year we have actually made money , is that right ? |
| 8 | The extent to which new finds will eventually ease Canada 's problem will of course be dependent not only on the nature of the finds but on the level of demand . |
| 9 | He heard him speak some words , but he could n't make out what they were ; he then saw him bend and kiss her , not on the cheek but on the lips . |
| 10 | Instead of a lawn there would be a tangle of vegetation spreading seeds not just over the mini-meadow but on the cultivated soil of beds , borders , and vegetable plot . |
| 11 | In the context of an infill project the competing contractors will be supplied with all the information they need to tender for the job but on a fixed price basis , including the total management of the contract and |
| 12 | Well on the Wittering job he said he wanted somebody there you know er myself as manager to oversee the job but on the Sheffield Wednesday job , incidentally I 'd I got the contract from them both , the Sheffield Wednesday job was done I 'd only ever had to visit it once and that was at my request not at anybody else 's and either way both erm the Wittering and the Sheffield Wednesday er there have been other drivers going . |
| 13 | In order to produce their results , they need to use the microcomputer and the equipment and the focus is therefore , not on the keyboard but on the screen . |
| 14 | It was to be revolution not on the rates but on a private income . |
| 15 | The rain may reach the area but on the other hand it may not . |
| 16 | " With this it mind , I began in Perth , not on the Indian-Pacific but on a small train called the Prospector , the regular lifeline for Kalgoorlie and the sheep and wheat belt . |
| 17 | A Muse sits on a rock , and Apollo before her stands not on the base-line but on an irregular indication of ground just clear of it . |
| 18 | Safety campaigns aimed solely at pedestrians are not sufficient in view of the fact that a substantial proportion of pedestrians are struck by vehicles and killed or injured , not on the road but on the pavement . |
| 19 | Heide Schmidt , 43 , who was deputy to Haider in the FPÖ but on the party 's liberal wing and was described as a skilled politician respected outside the FPÖ , was nominated by the FPÖ on Nov. 21 . |
| 20 | By 1952 , however , the attention of ‘ pro-Europeans ’ was focused not on the ECSC but on the European Defence Community ( EDC ) . |
| 21 | The Bill as introduced sought by clause 54(4) to tax in-house benefits on a different basis from other benefits , i.e. , not on the cost of the in-house benefit to the employer but on the open market price charged to the public . |
| 22 | In March 1306 , Robert Bruce was crowned King of Scotland at Scone , so King Edward I again set out to meet the challenge but on the sands of the Solway , he died aged 68 , on 7th . |
| 23 | Activity here is no longer centred on the surface of the land but on the underworld beneath . |
| 24 | A psalmist in Biblical times wrote of lifting one 's eyes to the hills but on the day we visited Croagh Patrick on the western seaboard of Co Mayo , Ireland thousands were doing more than just look . |
| 25 | Here the principal emphasis is not on the exterior and the colonnade but on the cella , the interior . |
| 26 | Life is centred not on the neighbourhood or the street but on the home . |
| 27 | There were no pictures on the walls but on the mantelpiece , amongst a random collection of odds and ends , there was a framed photograph of an elderly woman ; her hair was gathered into an old-fashioned bun on the top of her head ; she had a smooth , rather spoilt face and an expression of absolute serenity . |
| 28 | Eventually they found a spot , away from the track but on the edge of one of the many glades in the forest . |