Example sentences of "but [art] [noun pl] [conj] the " in BNC.

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1 I know the D does as well but the fourths and the fifths always remain perfect .
2 So , quite independently , in India , ideas similar to Palmer 's in Utah had emerged but the circumstances and the responses to the ideas varied widely .
3 But the conditions and the pay were long since beside the point .
4 But the perquisites and the influence which court office brought with it were probably , for most men , adequate compensation .
5 We 've had our bad times , but the players and the management have worked extremely hard and all credit to Gerry Murphy and Willie Anderson .
6 We 've had our bad times , but the players and the management have worked extremely hard and all credit to Gerry Murphy and Willie Anderson .
7 But the smiles and the applause became prolonged when the familiar face stood up to acknowledge his reception like a conquering hero .
8 There were other legits she might have bribed or bullied into a similar sharing , but the stairs and the other dusty corners of the World were safer for someone who lived by her knife and her wits .
9 The Koran is common to the two , but the Shiites and the Sunnis have distinct interpretations of the legacy of the prophet Muhammad .
10 But the prospects that the North-west economy might not be as buoyant next year could affect our performance in 1990 . ’
11 The British and the Germans will get the bulk of the work , but the Italians and the Spanish will also be involved .
12 Or it may be there but the police and the stewards are n't allowing it to come out because they 're keeping a lid on it so efficiently these days .
13 I was very fond of the sheep , especially when there were lambs , as well as the pigs and hens , but the dogs and the cows were very dear to me .
14 There was very little water flowing , but the rains and the melted snow in the spring left large pools which were reasonably clear and clean since nobody swam in them but us .
15 But the trees and the flowers all seemed to be waiting for something to happen .
16 An intricate watering system would eventually replace the army of Baluchistan gardeners who tended not only the road islands but the roundabouts and the young plantations of trees struggling for life under the condemnation of the sun .
17 My horse is kept at a lovely yard 13 miles away : too far for many people 's choice , but the facilities and the people compensate for the 20 minute drive .
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