Example sentences of "of [det] [noun sg] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE expression ‘ nosey parker ’ has often been linked to people of that name but the epithet 's origin actually lies with the Hyde Park rabbits and the Great Exhibition . |
| 2 | The family was still of some standing but the merchant firm of Höchstetter had become bankrupt in 1530 with the failure of a heavily financed speculation in mercury and the end of a dream of world monopoly in that substance . |
| 3 | THE divorce came through in April of this year but the couple have remained on friendly terms . |
| 4 | The board itself saw the advantage of this course but the chairman , Humphrey Browne , was worried that privatization would lead to a crippling strike . |
| 5 | ( 1989 ) makes use of this possibility but the mechanism involved need not be the one they describe . |
| 6 | This again is not fundamentally different to the education and upbringing of any child but the degree of involvement should be considerably greater . |