Example sentences of "but [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the nineteenth century demonstrates it as a scientific fact . |
| 2 | But the nineteenth century was also to see more radical questioning of this assumption about the proper approach to the matter . ) |
| 3 | All around were meadows and woods and farmland , but the 1st Shurston Brownie Pack were as keen and lively as any in city or big town . |
| 4 | Hatton got knocked on the head the first time but the second time he was n't hurt , only tied up . ’ |
| 5 | They will not be named until publication of details in an academic journal , but the second one belongs with the lesser dung flies in the Sphaeroceridae family : ‘ a lovely little group , ’ he added . |
| 6 | But the second ( and , for me , the greater ) fascination comes from discovering the strangeness of the past . |
| 7 | But the second answer leads the inquirer to moments of direct experience , transcending mere knowledge , enriching the imagination , possibly touching the heart and soul as well as the mind . |
| 8 | But the second process — the creation of organic molecules incorporating hydrogen — was the icing on the cake which gave the photosynthesizing organisms their supremacy . |
| 9 | But the second series of Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactors , whose ‘ main objective ’ was said to be ‘ to reduce the capital cost of reactor installation ’ , was far more disastrous . |
| 10 | But the second one did n't count . |
| 11 | But the second time round he became restless and began biting at the rope and making playful snaps at Angela 's heels , then at her basket . |
| 12 | For a while the breed flourished and became a regular winner of dairy-class prizes , but the Second World War saw the start of a decline , though the breed society was revitalised in 1948 . |
| 13 | The first son had died leaving a son but the second died childless : on the face of it the granddaughter was not admitted because of the wording of the condition . |
| 14 | ‘ But the second squire ? |
| 15 | The main yarn is a yarn that is fine or medium thickness in relation to your machine , but the second yarn is a VERY fine yarn or thread . |
| 16 | The two contentions can seem analogous , but the second concerns overt motive , the first a highly arguable interpretation . |
| 17 | There was some recovery in the late 1930s , but the Second World War led to further disruption . |
| 18 | But the second games started , Merton would move , striding like a supermarket trolley attendant into the ring and ignoring all the ‘ rules ’ of improvisational comedy that the other clever-clever types had been carefully developing for the previous few years . |
| 19 | Symbolically the worker has one foot on the edge of the bog , reaching out to hold the hand of the person trampling in it , but the second foot of the worker is on firm land , to help pull the person out . |
| 20 | The first order of meaning is available to participants but the second order of signification is a ‘ hidden ’ level of meaning in that it is not readily available to participants ( who might believe striptease to be erotic ) and needs to be generated by an analyst who knows that it is there and so looks for it . |
| 21 | But the second order depends on the content of meaning for its existence to be recognized . |
| 22 | But the Second Division battlers clinched a Lancashire Cup semi-final spot with the help of two touchdowns from winger Scott Ranson who took his tally to 13 in 14 matches since his arrival from Swinton last season . |
| 23 | It was encouraging news , but the second session drew to a close with the vexed issues of religious freedom and the Jews , which were dealt with in the final two chapters of the document on ecumenism , still undecided — though Cardinal Bea insisted they would be discussed in due course . |
| 24 | This one-way traffic gives them their uniqueness but also a certain poignant quality : the I is always striving towards the Thou or You , but the second person never replies . |
| 25 | But the Second International did debate two questions which Marx and Engels left unresolved . |
| 26 | Other premises are owned in London and Glasgow , but the second major installation in the United Kingdom is the Distribution Centre in Corby , Northamptonshire . |
| 27 | The first of these was accomplished with the discovery of a corn-drying oven but the second produced a severe shock . |
| 28 | But the second proposal seems to contemplate an expanded role for judicial review as a way of controlling government activity ; and increasing the sources of information available to the courts in the way contemplated by the first proposal might so change perceptions of the judicial role that it , too , would lead to an expanded conception of the role of judicial review . |
| 29 | Only the top parts of these walls have gone , but the second crucial abseil point is also now missing . |
| 30 | The first time it was me who wanted a divorce , but the second time it was n't my choice . |