Example sentences of "were [adj] but [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes were red-rimmed but the set of her mouth was as severe as that of a judge . |
| 2 | On the former even views from the European Commission were conflicting but the Committee eventually concluded that in future the definition of ‘ specific handicap ’ could be a physical one constraining agriculture but also a protective designation such as SSSI notification . |
| 3 | Many other permutations were possible but the future of the house did cause worry , There was even a rumour that the local authority was to acquire it and turn it into some kind of museum . |
| 4 | Tourists smelt of sun-screen and beer ; their clothes were garish but the worst thing was the haphazard barrier they formed to Chesarynth as she raced heavily through the dusty street . |
| 5 | This gave the sociology of knowledge a specific task in studying the sociological features on which systems of knowledge were dependent but the critical edge and the proposition of relationism had disappeared . |
| 6 | The uniforms were different but the faces were the same : narrow and stern with a hint of cruelty in the eyes . |
| 7 | Most of the latter were Scottish but a few were mercenaries from Denmark , Ireland , and as far afield even as Genoa . |
| 8 | The results for Ac-5-ASA were similar but the concentrations were generally lower . |
| 9 | The British were dismayed but a further memorandum from the Americans in January 1943 was virtually a declaration of dissociation . |
| 10 | The majority of the settlers were Protestant but the Calvert family influence , sometimes reinforced by having a member of the family go to Maryland as governor , was quite sufficient to protect the interests of the Catholic minority and secure religious toleration in normal times . |
| 11 | The walls were white but the whiteness did n't look like paint . |
| 12 | The eyes in the weathered face were expressionless but the smoke rose from his pipe in a series of rapid puffs . |
| 13 | They were late but no one had started to worry . |
| 14 | Well certainly the greens were long but the fairways were about |
| 15 | The attacks on policemen were horrific but the riot squads gave no quarter , using their batons liberally . |
| 16 | The structures of the Pentateuch were good but a stable and wealthy economic society could only flourish to the extent that Israel was obedient to the whole of the law and its commandment . |
| 17 | No one doubted that the disqualification remained in force so far as clergymen of the Church of England were concerned but the position of clergymen of the Irish Church remained in doubt until the election of one of them , the Rev. MacManaway , in 1950 . |
| 18 | The numbers attending the workshop were small but the workshop covered in its membership a good cross-section of the community , from people with trade union experience to others working on housing , disability and community economic development . |
| 19 | No spare parts were available but a small bus-load of Indian servants from our diocesan girls ’ school in Rangoon picked me up and took me on with them . |
| 20 | His eyes were unreadable but a small pulse at the edge of his lips was preparing for a dismissive smile . |
| 21 | The courthouse windows were open but the radiators below them were hot ; it took several hours for any changes in setting to make themselves felt through the massive heating system , and it was impossible to keep up with the irrational temperament of the month . |
| 22 | Some of the backs were dilapidated but the two premises belonging to the Glynns stood out in good repair : the wall had been recently pointed and colour-washed and the door freshly painted . |
| 23 | None of the 120 children aged under 6 who were tested were seropositive but the true prevalence could be as high as 2.5% ( the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval ) . |
| 24 | Your comments on the recession hitting all railways including GCR were pertinent but the GCE ‘ in particular ’ ? |
| 25 | Although I remember him stepping out of them and the sight of his white pants , I felt it was not seemly to observe too closely : otherwise I should have been able to verify the assertion that his underclothes were American but the rest very English . |
| 26 | The entire cast were delightful but a special mention for Mark Jax as the faithful Bob Cratchit and Glen Kinch as the cheery cockney Tupper . |
| 27 | The farmers were efficient but the size of the unit did not allow them to make a full-time living . |
| 28 | Football hooliganism , therefore , can neither be explained in terms of simple continuities nor as an abrupt discontinuity ; the location and the specific forms of juvenile riotousness were new but the phenomenon itself was as old as the hills . |
| 29 | Many of the owners were sympathetic but the majority , I regret to say , were not so inclined . |
| 30 | The officer told the defendant three times that he considered two pickets at each entrance were sufficient but the defendant , persisting in his intention to join the pickets , ‘ pushed gently past ’ the police officer , ‘ was gently arrested ’ , and was charged with obstructing the police in execution of their duty . |