Example sentences of "[verb] but [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terms were not disclosed but the sum paid was ‘ not material in the context of Reuters ’ net assets . ’ |
| 2 | Under Communist rule , as with other religions , services were permitted but no cultural or educational activities . |
| 3 | Interfaces into that space are permitted but the functionality remains unchecked as geometric entities exist in only one intersecting sub-space . |
| 4 | Various linguistic alternatives were permitted but the Greek Kyrie and Latin Gloria were generally retained . |
| 5 | Smoking was permitted but the number and timing of cigaretteswere noted on a diary sheet and had to be similar on all study days . |
| 6 | We might not have won but a tie is a whole lot better than defeat . " |
| 7 | Mount Grimfang is attacked but the Dwarfs are beaten off by Orc Chieftain Nurk Ard'ed . |
| 8 | These four designs — together with the Steinberger and Gibson Chet Atkins solid classical — have all the essential features which a guitarist might need but no gimmicks . |
| 9 | This was not snoring but a kind of clicking , irregular and sporadic — that was what made it irritating — and liable to start when least expected . |
| 10 | The silver threepenny piece that I received as reward was hard earned but the episode taught me a lesson early in life — that good results are only achieved by extra effort . |
| 11 | If the performance were costed , the assumption that the retirement pension is not earned but an unreciprocated gift from the employed to the non-employed would be found to be untenable . |
| 12 | However , this service has not been without delays and mishaps and early in the season Regional Railways had no stock for it , an InterCity rake with buffet + DVT was substituted but the DVT came off at Salop ! |
| 13 | It is appreciated that these recommendations may be difficult to accept but the ravages of addictive disease can be so severe that it must be sensible for those specifically at risk to be advised to do everything in their power to avoid awakening their potential . |
| 14 | Customs refused to meet the costs claimed but the chairman of the tribunal disagreed . |
| 15 | Customs refused to meet the costs claimed but the chairman of the tribunal disagreed . |
| 16 | She wanted to put the phone down and pretend it was n't happening but the noises came back and a different voice said , ‘ Sergeant MacDonald is n't here at the moment . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't understand what 's happening but the telemetric system that controls the flow of gas from the whole of the Hewett , Leman and Shaun fields has gone berserk . |
| 18 | A misdemeanour has been committed but the offender has not been caught . |
| 19 | Now whether there was any truth in it or not I do n't know but a lot of country women always used to have raspberry leaf tea during pregnancy . |
| 20 | Whether they explained further she did not know but the questions changed in direction . |
| 21 | How it happened we do n't know but the flight-recorder said it only took a couple of minutes and the navigator confirmed this . |
| 22 | The best thing would be to s sort of say I do n't know but the sort of thing which came into my mind were questions like you know , Which accents do you think |
| 23 | So whether he did n't believe that I , I 'd got them right or not I do n't know but the answers were there . |
| 24 | I do n't know but the artwork 's very good ai n't it ? |
| 25 | I I simply do n't know but the paperwork I 've seen says that erm it is as likely in the next four or five years that major inward investors could be in the B one office type of employment as they happen to have been in the last couple of years in the manufacturing class . |
| 26 | Well I do n't know but the other three , yeah , are hired by the |
| 27 | I do n't know but an ordinary barge used to have a little wooden crate and he want to have a little tank , they put a fixed charge on of two and six pence that 's what they done . |
| 28 | Forms of thought are bounded ; they occupy but a portion of intellectual space . |
| 29 | Surveys of technical and marketing journals and reports will be included but a major contribution will be derived from interviews with personnel from participating firms . |
| 30 | Some ethnic foods have been included but the book is week on snack foods which now form a common part of our diet . |