Example sentences of "be [adj] but [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beds devoted solely to roses are traditional but demand a lot of space and offer only limited interest . |
| 2 | The level of the average British male may be 6 but given the incidence of heart disease in Scotland , perhaps the average is not to be desired . |
| 3 | He 's as well sit pushing papers around pretending to be busy but drawing the salary than being made redundant which is what ought to be happening . |
| 4 | It noted the possibility that in theory the interests of the partners might be so separated that a blanket restriction on competition would be unreasonable but rejected the contention that the mere fact of administrative departmentalisation could lead to that result . |
| 5 | We hope no changes will be necessary but reserve the right to alter concert programmes or replace performers , if this is unavoidable . |
| 6 | Often jealousy comes from making judgements based on assertions that we believe to be true but belie the reality of the situation . |
| 7 | The four boys were young but funded the purchase themselves . |
| 8 | The role of the occupational health department is not only to provide a service to those who are unwell but to assist the employer to gain the maximum benefit from the labour force by maintaining and promoting health among staff , thus reducing absence . |
| 9 | Consultant neurologist David Sandeman said : ‘ His voice is weak but improves every day . |
| 10 | The model described in this section is simple but captures the fact that , although there are strong competitive elements within the economy , virtually every firm in the corporate sector has some degree of monopoly power . |
| 11 | Of course every work of art is unique but enter the technique of ‘ hedonic regression ’ |
| 12 | Fiat 's cultural showplace , the Palazzo Grassi , collaborates for the first time ever with a Venetian museum and produces an exhibition that is beautiful but misses the mark |
| 13 | As the opposite is also so , the priority is evident but does the vision exist among men who sometimes fail to see beyond the end of their noses ? |
| 14 | It is therefore argued that the operation of monetary policy should be taken out of the hands of the government which is politically motivated and into the hands of the Central Bank , which is neutral but has a reputation to uphold ( such a situation exists in Germany , with the Bundesbank deciding on monetary policy ) . |
| 15 | It is expensive but has a host of fine illustrations to support the 500-word pen-portraits . |
| 16 | Narrow pocketed tape to make vertical rows approximately 30cm ( 12in ) apart ( gathering tape is suitable but ignore the draw cords ) . |
| 17 | The classification of have as evoking causation which is intentional but requires the intervention of a third party ( " mediated control " ) is based on the purported questionable acceptability of ( 131 ) and ( 132 ) as compared with the fully " acceptable " ( 133 ) : ( 131 ) ? |
| 18 | And Janet Ellis caused an outcry by announcing she was pregnant but had no intention of marrying the baby 's father . |
| 19 | The pope was wrong ; the Curia was wrong ; Anselm 's judgement was right but had no authority ; the authority quoted by Ivo was certainly spurious , but it produced an acceptable result . |
| 20 | Last year Nigel Soppitt , of the same firm , confirmed the delay was exceptional but said the matter was extremely complex . |
| 21 | The jetty was large but needed a lick of paint and its wooden supports were green with sea slime ; it also lacked ( to my inexperienced eye ) any sense of efficiency . |
| 22 | He also felt that the evidence of abuse was unconvincing but given the involvement of other agencies in this area it was beyond his remit to challenge it in compiling his advice for the Statement . |
| 23 | I was glad then that he did not know the subject of the talk I had just given at the conference — the possibility that space-time was finite but had no boundary , which means that it had no beginning , no moment of Creation . |
| 24 | He too was kind but stood no nonsense and had no problems with discipline . |