Example sentences of "but [verb] [art] great [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He has not brought his title holder , Quito de Baussy , but thinks a great deal of his mare , Roxanne de Gruchy .
2 It is easy enough to see why this bird has no need for the power of flight , but found a greater advantage in allowing its wings to become efficient paddles .
3 This family of views , which derives from many of the same commitments as its predecessors , but owes a great deal to the development of the computer , has among others the rather unenlightening labels functionalism , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , and artificial intelligence-several of which labels obviously have other uses .
4 The Belgian Red Pied is also a dual-purpose type but has a great deal more red in the coat than the White-and-Red .
5 But let the greater villain loose
6 And from that centre of chivalry , the Burgundian court , came the nobleman Jacques de Lalain in 1448 , to challenge James , brother of William earl of Douglas , ‘ neither for hatred nor envy nor any evil wish whatsoever , but to do the greatest honour in his power to one who came of such high descent , and was besides of such great renown and courage , that he desired his acquaintance more than that of any lord in the said kingdom of Scotland ’ .
7 Outside this was a citadel , fortified like the inner bailey , but containing a greater number of buildings .
8 Television , both BBC 's coverage for 20 years and ITV 's for the past five , not only attracted lucrative sponsorships but developed a greater interest among the young .
9 He paused during a hectic sightseeing tour of London to add : ‘ We 're shattered but having a great time . ’
10 Wave energy conversion offers huge amounts of power but demands a great deal more new technology than wind energy .
11 It was remarkably brief , but encompassed a great deal and was consciously planned and carried through as an ecumenical Council , the first of its kind .
12 From the mid tenth century we hear — at first very occasionally , then rather more often — of great nobles from the west who went to Jerusalem , not to die , but to live a great act of penance .
13 The interest in Greece had started in the 1750s but reached a great climax in 1820 .
14 He had run himself out of breath and almost out of effort by then , but heaved a great sigh at having got the load from his shoulders .
15 Early works ( Darling , 1947 & Darling & Boyd , 1964 ) were of a general nature , but contained a great deal of botanical information from the Outer Hebrides .
16 The development of the brilliant cut supposedly under the patronage of Cardinal Mazarin during the seventeenth century intensified the effect of diamonds , but entailed a greater loss .
17 This meant that criminal laws were clarified and in some countries codified , as both Beccaria and Bentham advocated , but leaving a greater degree of flexibility and judicial discretion than either would have found congenial .
18 She answers him sternly and literally , but talks a great deal more and more fluently than usual .
19 We have produced the detailed brief already referred to , plus a singlesheet brief and a leaflet for the general public , written in popular language but packing a great deal of detail , ‘ Give Kids a Chance ! ’ .
20 Amanda said she loved the live show , that Sandra was n't particularly attractive but had a great body and showed what good hair and good clothes could do , and then , in an off-hand comment that she probably regretted almost immediately , declared that if she was ever to sleep with a woman , it would be Sandra .
21 On the way the child seemed to do nothing else but take a great deal of delight in wetting me thoroughly .
22 But to paraphrase the great man , it 's not now !
23 These plastic well casings are not only cheaper but have a greater number of slots cut in them than steel easings .
24 They have little interest in potatoes but have a great regard for brassicas of all descriptions : cabbages , kale , sprouts , cauliflowers , and the like .
25 The contractors , having racked themselves to the limit to fight off all other comers , may be forced to cut back on programme spending , to the detriment of exactly the kind of endeavours which may give delight to many but have no great appeal to the masses .
26 To end the list prematurely and clarify the point , the law of theft includes , in the words of that anonymous poet particularly loved by teachers of ‘ A ’ level economic history , ‘ the man or woman who steals the goose from off the common , but leaves the greater villain loose who steals the common from the goose ’ .
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