Example sentences of "[noun pl] but on [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The columns are ornamented in geometrical designs but on the apses , domes and walls are depicted biblical scenes with the Christ Pantacrator , apostles and saints . |
2 | These taxes are levied not on particular households or firms but on the goods they buy or sell . |
3 | De Gaulle , however , defended it not just in economic terms but on the grounds that inflation would imperil the franc and throw France on the mercy of foreigners . |
4 | Bonfires are built not in people 's backyards but on the streets outside their doors . |
5 | ‘ That study was based not on preconceived notions but on the observations of structure in the drawings themselves . |