Example sentences of "but [art] words [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From where we sat we could hear their occasional bursts of laughter and the dim drone of their voices , but the words themselves were lost to us . |
| 2 | The characteristics of the original speaker tend to be lost when speech is generated in this way but the words themselves can be clearly understood . |
| 3 | We may not agree with the intention of the words as viewed from the poem as a whole , but the words themselves must surely be admired . |
| 4 | The pattern is not arbitrary , but the words we use to describe it are , at least to some extent . |
| 5 | I mean they 're not a linguist but the words they use will say a lot about what they think about . |
| 6 | But the words he breathed , his deep voice hoarse against her lips , her ear , her throat , her breasts , were fanning the flames of conflagration … |
| 7 | I am warmed by an exhalation of spices and honey , but the words she speaks , as she flings the earring out to sea , cast me adrift in an ice-cold current . |