Example sentences of "but [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I was kind of forced into that because it was only bass and guitar and I was trying to do as much rhythm as I could , but stab a few notes in here and there to make it sound like there was more than there really was . |
| 2 | What we have now had thrust upon us is a precedent to hasten death , not really to help the patient die with dignity but to accommodate the judgment of others that the patient 's life is no longer possessed of ‘ quality ’ . |
| 3 | But organizing a world tour that will take in places like Harare , Delhi and São Paulo as well as the normal rich-world rock centres is a major feat . |
| 4 | Some basalts do occur in continental areas notably the basaltic flood plateaux mentioned in chapter three , but to see an eruption of basaltic lava taking place , one would have to fly ( at short notice ) to an oceanic island volcano , such as Iceland . |
| 5 | But to see the delight on the players ' faces on their return to the headquarters marquee after each day 's match for a glass or two of DB export and sumptuous food made for a highly successful occasion . |
| 6 | Two days later we were at Wrexham Hospital — not for Nigel to undergo traction as anticipated but to see the chest specialist and to be told that he had a fatal disease . |
| 7 | The mountains south of the head of Loch Arkaig are fully in view from the end of the road , Sgurr Thuilm and Streap in particular being well displayed , but to see the even grander mountains bordering Glen Dessarry , a short walk up this glen should be taken . |
| 8 | Well , of course ! — everyone knew that , but to see the results so soon … |
| 9 | In mid-August a dozen members paid an evening visit to the Bridgnorth area , not this time to see the Severn Valley Railway , but to see the Oldbury Live Steam Museum , a complete garden given over to a variety of exhibits , mainly around a railway theme , but also with models of vintage buses , ships and aeroplanes . |
| 10 | Or we could comply with the 30 October 1993 rule but amend the accounting reference date within the first nine months of incorporation , as we may , and draw up accounts to 31 October 1993 , which is within the seven day period allowed by s 223(2) . |
| 11 | In the late eleventh and twelfth centuries city after city set the bishop aside ( often with his consent ) and established committees of consuls , or some other ruling authority , not perhaps quite democratic — for they represented the powerful citizens , not the polloi — but reflecting a new and vivid aspiration . |
| 12 | At the time of its production , Diaghilev was convinced that another truly Russian ballet was needed , traditional in essence but reflecting the revolutionary ideas of contemporary artists working in Russia as well as Paris . |
| 13 | He compares three studies , carried out respectively in 1949 , 1972 and 1983 , but reflecting the educational and social conditions of well before those dates . |
| 14 | I did zip the tent flap shut , but wasted no other time on housekeeping ; I would come back in daylight to tidy up and replace the stores I had used . |
| 15 | He was a picture of grace , but wasted no time in rehabilitating now with a chanceless 126 in the next match in Kandy against an Up-Country XI . |
| 16 | Success , however , ruined its author , who took to strange clothes and beliefs and ‘ never wrote any more , but wasted the rest of his time trying to explain what he had and what he had not meant in John Inglesant' . |
| 17 | For Great Britain , the Department of Trade and Industry persuaded Luke Rittner , former Secretary General of the Arts Council , to act as its cultural adviser , but wasted the invitation by equipping him with a totally inadequate budget . |
| 18 | If you had but divided the cake with your brothers , |
| 19 | George could not imagine how a change of clothing could create such a transformation in his plain youngest sister , but passed no comment . |
| 20 | Either the Director was empowered not only to pose questions but to compel an answer , or she was not . |
| 21 | Cross-addiction ensures that the weaker Fellowships receive support from members who have experience of stronger Fellowships but it may nonetheless at times be more helpful for a newcomer to receive slightly less individual identification but gain the experience of a stronger Fellowship . |
| 22 | One further dimension to such a system is the possibility of " networking " a number of micros This involves the interconnecting of micros which retain their full power as independent computers but gain the additional ability of communicating with other computers in the network and having access to common files The result is analogous to a minicomputer with a number of terminals but with the big difference that each of the micros has its own processing power instead of sharing that of the mini . |
| 23 | By the development of the ward programme , the full potential of the resource will be realized ; but to plan an effective programme , the ward sister and staff need to be aware of the advantages and problems of bedside learning . |
| 24 | The teachers in the two departments are possessed of a missionary zeal to improve the quality of their pupils ' lives ; they do not want an English education to be useful or vocational , but to enable the pupils to think critically about themselves , about life , and about society . |
| 25 | But eat a good breakfast we could not , being ‘ journey-proud ’ , as our old cook used to express our excited state … |
| 26 | Made without unnecessary extravagance but containing action , spectacle and visual magic , they are films that spring out of the native culture but articulate a broad vision that can ring chords wherever they are shown . |
| 27 | Education is seen to include some of this , but goes a long way beyond competence in application . |
| 28 | Severn Trent wants to develop the land , but asked the archaelogists to excavate it before the builders move in . |
| 29 | This power had never been previously used , but became a key element in the plan to save Hector 's dolphin through the establishment of a marine mammal sanctuary around Banks Peninsula . |
| 30 | The ‘ better ’ one was the 13th , where the shot would have been an iron but became a four-wood because of one of Augusta 's rare bad lies . |