Example sentences of "[noun] but [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Henceforth , as a result of the Prince 's action at Strasbourg , this cosy doctrine was threatened by a recrudescence of popular Bonapartism in which the key figure was not the dead Napoleon but the living Louis-Napoleon , who was offering a political alternative to the existing system . |
| 2 | ‘ With having such a long time off , I 've lost a lot of speed but the endurance is still there , which of course is the key for anyone on the ultra scene . |
| 3 | Treacle sponge , £1.50 , had custard but no vinegar . |
| 4 | It had become his belief that a good entrepreneur is not the person who takes the biggest risks but the one who learns to spot the safest bets . |
| 5 | Chester is not a town in isolation but the focal point for a large area , and there is a large and increasing potential market . |
| 6 | Stark 's confidence appears to have been at a low ebb but the Scotland manager , Duncan Paterson , has been reminding him of his form earlier in the season : at the Dubai Sevens , which the Scots won ; in the A international against Italy in Melrose when the Boroughmuir winger had a hand in both tries ; and in his senior international debut against Ireland at Murrayfield , when he scored one try and was heavily involved in the other from Tony Stanger . |
| 7 | First , judicial review may be allowed in cases where the applicant has pursued the alternative remedy but the procedure appears unlikely to produce a satisfactory outcome ; or if it has become seriously delayed . |
| 8 | She 's got no practice ones for the two , the other two she 's got to do which are obviously going to be harder and she 's got no idea , not , well she 's got the guidelines but no real paper to sit and look at . |
| 9 | There was clearly every incentive to produce a challenging set of guidelines but the opportunity was missed . |
| 10 | Mixing soul , country and intelligent pop influences in their powerful acoustically-driven sound , they showed on the night that they had not just the songs but the conviction also to make an impact . |
| 11 | The selection still has to be approved by the next full meeting of the constituency association but the chairwomen , Ms Anne Peck , said last night that this appeared to be a formality . |
| 12 | Good weather is an added bonus but the real appeal is the fantastic variety of landscape within a compact area . |
| 13 | Not a cow or horse but the size of a sheep or goat . |
| 14 | Nobody was in any danger from the horse but the plaintiff entered the field and tried to calm the horse and was injured . |
| 15 | Several top OTC dealers at one stage virtually ceased selling any stock but the riskiest and least promising . |
| 16 | She called the RSPCA and fire brigade but the birds were found dead . |
| 17 | The ride is on the firm side but no more so than some of its rivals and better than others . |
| 18 | The tower is of rough workmanship of mixed flint and stone ; having a door on the west side but no window ; there is a large buttress on the same side , and just below the eaves of the spire are rude square openings for the belfry which are double and foliated on the west side only . |
| 19 | Perhaps next week we will get it ; Latvia are a hard-working side but no great shakes in international football . |
| 20 | Die studies become even more useful when , as often happens , two coins have been struck from the same die on one side but a different one on the other side . |
| 21 | ‘ Are you sure , though , ’ the man continued , desperately , ‘ a fine young woman , rather on the thin side but a lady , no doubting it , and a terrible young scoundrel , a thief of a man who looked as if he should be hanged . ’ |
| 22 | VAUX DURHAM COAST LEAGUE SUNDERLAND footballer Richard Ord is still missing from Murton 's side but a former Roker Park employee makes his debut in today 's home game against Easington . |
| 23 | He had sat far back and to one side but the congregation was small for the early morning service and he had seen everything clearly . |
| 24 | Impact Approaching impact , the body weight is surging through to the left side but the see-saw has n't hit the ground . |
| 25 | They were being attacked on every side but the northward quay towards the destroyer . |
| 26 | The ventral interradial areas are similar to those of the dorsal side but the scales are usually more conspicuous . |
| 27 | The ventral interradial areas are similar to the dorsal side but the rods are not as long . |
| 28 | ‘ We 're a young side but the players are growing in experience . |
| 29 | He ca n't have been so crap otherwise he would n't have been picked in such a brilliant side but the mistakes I 've seen were just appalling , and in the most important games e.g. the first Chelsea 70 Cup Final game when the ball went right under his body . |
| 30 | The first letter I opened was not a sympathy card but a £40 bill from Warwickshire ambulance service for the use of two of its vehicles . |