Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was Keeper of Western Art at the Ashmolean for only five years , between 1984 and 1989 , but besides organising a number of exhibitions and doing all the other things that Keepers do , he managed — quite extraordinarily — to produce this massive three-volume catalogue of the 785 later sculptures then under his care . |
| 2 | But besides offering an interpretation of the content of the art , Sylvester performs an equally necessary task in rehabilitating Magritte as a painter . |
| 3 | It is possible to reconstruct some of the clothing in part through the textile remains in graves , but mostly using the position of dress fasteners such as brooches and buckles ( Cook 1974 ; Bell 1981 ) . |
| 4 | Such anecdotes can not be a basis for generalisation , but rather illustrated the response of particular children to their own improved or deteriorating vision . |
| 5 | The " ontological " version , as we saw , involves an assumption that existential propositions , in the final analysis , can be reproduced in terms of propositions that do not explicitly assert but rather presuppose the existence of certain ontological objects . |
| 6 | My purpose in this series , however , is not to write about specialised shots , but rather to put the spotlight on faulty shots , and explain how to overcome them . |
| 7 | Todd 's work was not introduced here to present his conclusions as uncontestable ‘ facts ’ — for there is much to debate regarding the nature of his sweeping generalizations — but rather to illustrate the importance of aspects of diversity which are not directly linked to either or both of the physical environment and the world of work . |
| 8 | So sometimes they-will not carry-out the work themselves , but rather drive the car to a specialist centre and charge for the time . |
| 9 | Thus the shipyards were not ‘ location ally concentrated ’ when they were part of a nationalized structure , but rather represented an example of the ‘ cloning branch plant spatial structure ’ in which there is a separation between head office administration and control and branch administration and control . |
| 10 | In practice , the courts do not like to rely on unreasonableness alone but rather to base the decision on the fact that irrelevant considerations have been taken into account , etc. ( see Bromley London B.C. v. GLC ( H.L. , 1983 ) . |
| 11 | Not to encroach upon this paper 's wonderful racing pages but rather to hymn the beauty of the noble steeds . |
| 12 | Rather , ‘ the Museum does not intend to sponsor a particular aspect of modern art , but rather to make a report to the public by offering material for study and comparison ’ . |
| 13 | They have often not promoted the idea that human nature is basically sound if encouraged , but rather emphasized the need for a concept of divine grace . |
| 14 | Consequently , Jessop argues , the extension of the welfare state had no effects on deprivation but rather encouraged the politicisation of various groups in urban areas , for example squatters , tenants ' rights and welfare rights groups . |
| 15 | Exclusive possession as a concept for identifying tenancies does not drive a coach and horses through the Rent Acts but rather puts the cart before the horse : a phrase used to describe the collective rights of the tenant is inappropriate as a test of whether a tenancy has in fact been created . |
| 16 | Marathon 's East Brae field will also come on stream in December , initially at 30,000 b/d but eventually reaching a plateau of 120,000b/d . |
| 17 | The National Executive at first refused this , but eventually left the decision to the Conference delegates . |
| 18 | Border called wrongly but eventually won the match by nine wickets . |
| 19 | Thus his writings give the opposite impression to those of the earlier moralists like Salvian , and even of that conveyed by Paulinus of Pella , a member of the senatorial aristocracy who collaborated with the Visigoths in the early years of their settlement in Aquitaine , but eventually lost the majority of his property , as he relates in his autobiographical poem , the Eucharisticon . |
| 20 | Sometimes they are only brief episodes , or the basis of a variation , but rarely form the foundation of an entire piece . |
| 21 | The very foundation of our modern system , the 1944 Education Act , discusses the education of ‘ the people ’ but effectively means the education of those between 5 and 16 years . |
| 22 | Thus , the UK was still a European leader in innovation in the 1950s and 1960s , but perhaps had a bias towards pure science rather than towards the commercial development of technological ideas that will form the next generation of industries . |
| 23 | But according to observers , the Congress estimate could be optimistic — not wildly so , but enough to tip the balance in what may be the closest Indian election . |
| 24 | Some parts of the liver could have sustained mild damage during their exposure — not enough to cause characteristic symptoms such as jaundice , but enough to leave a legacy of inadequate detoxification systems . |
| 25 | Reported crime increased several times between 1800 and 1840 , but so did the efficiency of government in recording offences . |
| 26 | Within this there was an equally important change , for not only did the number of Unionist seats increase , but so did the number of safe seats . |
| 27 | We prefer to subscribe to an alternative explanation : subjects were unable to work through the implications of increased riskiness but wrongly perceived an increase in it as bad . |
| 28 | Once you move into particle physics , or molecular biology , then you may deal with phenomena that are not only esoteric , but literally have no equivalent in the everyday world . |
| 29 | One may pursue this parallel further , and suggest that , just as many strikes in modern industry are prompted by particular local conditions , and reflect immediate discontents rather than any general revolutionary outlook , equally many peasant movements had no wide aims , but merely indicate a grievance against a particular manorial lord . |
| 30 | The umpire gave no notice to the parties or their solicitors , examined no witnesses , but merely heard the statement of the two " arbitrators " and inspected the premises . |