Example sentences of "but on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The soft pumps of pigskin were made for pampered feet that trod not on cold stone or wooden boards but on rich carpets and Hari felt resentment fill her . |
| 2 | Could she not sustain the momentum , not just on tradesmen 's credit but on borrowed money ? |
| 3 | Millwall are going well this season but on recent form there 's nothing in it |
| 4 | Low-earning workers seemed least affected , but on higher earnings some evidence of a small disincentive was discernible . |
| 5 | Fantasy cake making relies not only on decorating techniques and artistic effort but on successful baking in the first place . |
| 6 | Salisbury , and occasionally Lyttelton and Macmillan , would offer comments on foreign affairs , but on major policy matters Eden preferred to deal with Churchill direct . |
| 7 | The council makes all the decisions which concern the society 's policy , but on major issues , the members ' opinions are sought through ballots and general meetings . |
| 8 | The British Minister for Sport , Hector Monro , pointed out that the Gleneagles agreement was irrelevant here as it made no reference to actions by one country against the nationals of another , but on 26 February the British High Commissioner in Georgetown was notified that Jackman 's visitor 's permit had been withdrawn and he must leave the country . |
| 9 | Few people thought the Tigrayans could continue their success outside their own province , but on 26 August the TPLF began an advance which drove the government forces out of Korem and Kobo . |
| 10 | But on 27 March 1161 Achard was consecrated bishop of Avranches , and in that capacity was on much better terms with the king . |
| 11 | On 11 February , he told the National Farmers Union that he had no intention of taking further steps unilaterally , but on 27 February he put out a press release saying that he did reserve the right to act unilaterally . |
| 12 | But on 17 January , 1983 , days after the story of the ban and recriminations had been published in an article in Science , Johanson told a class at Stanford University a different story . |
| 13 | Nothing is known of his education and early life , but on 17 February 1826 he received his first certificate of suitability for a post in the excise service . |
| 14 | As home secretary , he had psyched himself up to batter the police unions and the chief constables , but on penal policy he was pushed to find anything in the agenda of Tony Blair , his Labour counterpart , to quarrel with . |
| 15 | In Poland , 1981 represented the revenge of the state , not just on the organized working class , but on civil society in general . |
| 16 | On cold days it does have the advantage of keeping him warm , but on hot days it can be unbearably uncomfortable . |
| 17 | Hay , in his farewell performance , could give them a lifeline were they to beat DW Clydesdale at Meadowbank , but on current form such a prospect appears most unlikely . |
| 18 | On July 18 Vellayati claimed that the dispute " was not merely on receiving all our claims from France " , but on Iranian participation in Eurodif . |
| 19 | He had twice before seen the Colonel walk through the garden to Dr Tariq 's office , but on each occasion his assistants had still been at work . |
| 20 | As Nationalist China became stronger under Chiang Kai-shek in the years after 1931 there were frequent clashes between Japanese and Chinese troops in mainland China ; but on each occasion a local settlement was reached and the incidents did not escalate . |
| 21 | There were two Labour governments but on each occasion Liberal Party support was necessary to form an administration . |
| 22 | John Smith , Mark Dickinson and Paul Sharkey put Whitby in the lead , but on each occasion Ian Scott ( twice ) and Trevor Laidler equalised . |
| 23 | But on each occasion Mr Graham skilfully evaded an answer . |
| 24 | These criteria need proper definition : although in an open competition one may fail to get the job because of another superior candidate , in this situation ( where there may be no competition from peers ) the shortlisted candidate may still be rejected — not for performing badly at the interview , but on technical grounds by poorly informed committee members . |
| 25 | But on 5 January , ‘ after much & very painful hesitation ’ , he sent the money back , expressing at the same time ‘ no ordinary feelings of esteem and affection ’ for his benefactors . |
| 26 | At first it was conjectured that Dorman-Smith had gone to London to obtain a new policy , but on 5 August it was announced that he had resigned ‘ for health reasons ’ and was to be succeeded by Major-General Sir Hubert Rance , whom Mountbatten had appointed in May 1945 to head his military administration after he fell out with the Civil Affairs officers who wanted to get rid of Aung San . |
| 27 | In the nineteenth century the judicial system did not depend on either the headmen or the police for the initiation of criminal prosecutions , but on private individuals . |
| 28 | So it is with space-time : on a very small scale it is ten-dimensional and highly curved , but on bigger scales you do n't see the curvature or the extra dimensions . |
| 29 | But on 24th March 1855 , he died quite suddenly , and his deputy , William Thurnall , continued until a new medical officer had been appointed . |
| 30 | But on longer-term issues such as membership of the European Monetary System she remained hostile . |