Example sentences of "but [adv] [adv] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Key here was the influence of non-western cultural forms on Artaud — first the foregrounding of actors ' movements and the absence of props in Japanese theatre ; then his exposure to Cambodian dance in 1922 ; but most importantly the Balinese Dance Theatre which Artaud witnessed at the Colonial Exhibition in Paris in 1931 , after which he wrote a succession of now canonical theoretical essays on theatre . |
| 2 | But most importantly the Cosy Bouncer has three easily adjustable positions . |
| 3 | But so far the public debate has in general been shrouded by the classic paradigm of totally opposed viewpoints , ie in terms of enthusiasts , supportative of AT overall , and opponents , usually favouring nuclear power or other conventional schemes . |
| 4 | Doctor Nesbitt had suggested that the shock had perhaps temporarily deranged him , and up till this moment he had agreed with him , but suddenly now the young fellow seemed to know what he was about . |
| 5 | The Armaments Inspectorate at Nuremberg , commenting on the successful concealment of preparation for the invasion , noted that ‘ the concentration of numerous troops in the eastern areas had allowed speculation to arise that significant events were afoot there , but nevertheless probably the overwhelming proportion of the German people did not think of any warlike confrontation with the Soviet Union ’ . |
| 6 | And also , of course , the reference to Orpheus , a figure who clearly haunted Milton 's imagination as that of the poet of enormous power but somehow also the natural victim . |
| 7 | But once again the prospective change was lost in further postponements of a general revaluation . |
| 8 | But once again the thorny issue of bolts in West Penwith is raised . |
| 9 | The sense of solitude and peace that surrounds these poems , where Coleridge is either alone , or with his sleeping baby or wife , in comfortable instances of reflection , and finally harmony , rests in contradiction with not only the vitality but more importantly the terrifying power that Kubla Khan possesses . |
| 10 | Similarly , the Iran-Contra deal indicates not only the differences between US statements and actions over terrorism , but more revealingly the Iranian government 's willingness to engage in Realpolitik . |
| 11 | And it should be recalled that in a very short time ( less than three months ) Harris mounted his 1,000-Plan to demonstrate what strategic bombing was all about , but more especially the main reason was to get the Navy and the Army off his back with their insistent and regular demands for bombers to bolster the parlous situation in their theatres of war . |
| 12 | In a few places , as in the lower Neretva valley , a breach in the mountain wall permits a gulf of Mediterranean air to penetrate inland , but more commonly the unbroken barrier shuts out the ameliorating influences from the sea . |
| 13 | A drought , described as the most severe since 1945 , had worsened in mid-1989 , affecting Andalucia and Castille-León in particular but also unprecedentedly the north-western region of Galicia . |
| 14 | But now only the grim reality of a rebuilding task , which could take at least a generation , occupies the minds of those struggling to put their newly independent countries on their feet . |
| 15 | Various wars , the rise and fall of fascism and communism , and the end of colonialism , perhaps , but surely also the fantastic development of science and industry . |
| 16 | But even here the other member of the department interviewed explained that the syllabus was far less prescriptive than it appeared , and that most members of the department interpreted it fairly flexibly . |
| 17 | Only at Tocra has archaeology confirmed a substantial Greek presence in the fifth century , but even here the Persian period is impoverished compared to what went before . |
| 18 | But even so the soft clang rang sharply in the silence and echoed around him as he made his way down the nave . |
| 19 | But even then the only player of note Cardiff themselves lost was Mark Ring , and he returned from Pontypool after just a year . |
| 20 | The modern or contemporary quarter of Intolerance would make an excellent film in its own right but even then the industrial scene would only be part of the scene setting and would fade in the memory as the hero passes from scene to scene in the ‘ picaresque ’ fashion of so many movies . |
| 21 | Poland 's price system now works , but even there the true extent of value-subtraction is hard to guess . |
| 22 | But here again the Western beginner , either through fear or lack of confidence in his own ability , often puts too much into the actual blocking technique and this overworking leads inevitably to failure . |
| 23 | But course now the present day they do n't do none of that , they drive the crane and only the crane , they do n't even clean the crane . |
| 24 | ‘ Not in any great sense of condemnation , but quite clearly the scriptural teaching is that the one safe situation is to have one partner , within the Christian view of marriage . ’ |
| 25 | And there 's penicillin , which is infallible … but yet again the Medical Procurement people at UNRRA have delayed the latest delivery and we 've none left . ’ |
| 26 | She expected the thin , whippy shaft to cut viciously into her flesh , but instead only the soft leather flap landed on her hand . |
| 27 | ‘ The Three Holy Kings — March ’ strides out a first with gallant confidence , but very soon the left hand accompaniments grow even more daring and complex in harmony . |
| 28 | But very often the major part of an individual 's activities stem from the duties and reciprocal obligations which fall to him by virtue of his roles as a social person . |
| 29 | To attract the best patrons the movie-houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres and opera-houses but very quickly the whole industry realized that the appeal of the movie palaces was not unrelated to the fact that all customers had to be treated the same and so they became temples of a new classlessness . |