Example sentences of "but not [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Allegations that Mr Gandhi or members of his family received large sums have often been heard on opposition hustings , but not a shred of evidence exists that his hands dipped anywhere near the till . |
| 2 | Many interviews were quoted with contacts in East Europe , all of whom claimed to have proof that Crabb was still alive , but not a shred of evidence was ever produced to support any of these bizarre allegations . |
| 3 | There was , therefore , a ‘ class struggle ’ within cities but not a struggle between classes as discussed in chapter 3 . |
| 4 | A randomised trial of children in South Australia who were prone to recurrent respiratory infections showed a reduction in respiratory events for those taking vitamin A , but not a reduction in total days of illness . |
| 5 | ‘ But not a chance in hell , old boy , of overturning it , ’ the refrain went . |
| 6 | By rights she should have been exhausted , but not a bit of it . |
| 7 | But not a bit of it . |
| 8 | It used to be thought that being a ‘ power user ’ equated to being a ‘ PC user ’ but not a bit of it . |
| 9 | ‘ When we put the cage down on the grass and opened the door we thought we might have to urge him out , but not a bit of it . |
| 10 | And only two amazing misses , one of those candidly coming er just before scored the second Notts goal , with a headed chance headed wide when er had come and missed it , and when on forty four minutes on the watch but not a minute before the end of half time if you get the meaning because we had that long period of extra time , er missed the chance completely , he 'd made the er Pisa goal brilliantly with a cross from the right hand side , deep cross , pulled back brilliantly , but left with a chance , the number eleven in front of the post , well what was he doing ? again had come and again he 'd missed it and left with an open goal was wide of the target . |
| 11 | A good education is a comfort but not a protection against the hazards of life . |
| 12 | Under the Adoption Act 1976 , a marriage between a child and one who has once adopted it is prohibited , but not a marriage between the adoptee and one of the adopter 's own children . |
| 13 | FMLN health workers and doctors insist that any health system which does not take as its starting point the ideological world of the patient would in fact be ‘ unscientific ’ since it would be , at worst , simply a system for diagnosing diseases , or , at best , a system of treating diseases but not a system for treating people . |
| 14 | Joyce later described himself , when applying for his German military passport , as a believer in God but not a member of any church . |
| 15 | The basic legal distinction between them is that a share constitutes the holder a member of the company , whereas the debenture holder is a creditor of the company but not a member of it . |
| 16 | Grigson , writing in The Listener , was equally forthright : he found in Minton 's work interesting prose but not a poetry of interpretation . |
| 17 | A confederation between two sovereign states , Jordan and Palestine , might have been acceptable , but not a federation under King Husayn . |
| 18 | John How was a solid good preacher but not a magnet to multitudes . |
| 19 | We crossed several large meadows before working along steep , loose flanks , rich with flowers but not a route for mules , wherever they were — they had taken a different line . |
| 20 | When she tugged the chain ( which had a pottery handle bluntly instructing her to ‘ PULL ’ on it ) , there was a raucous , metallic clanking fit to wake the whole house , but not a trickle of water came down to flush the bowl . |
| 21 | There are various types of head plumage , from thatch via greaseball to natural skin tone , but not a hat in sight . |
| 22 | There were a dozen or so cars parked near the entrance , including the Marshal 's small van , but not a soul in sight . |
| 23 | Tom 's were broad , but not a patch on Cyril 's . |
| 24 | I expected to see a huge hound , but not a creature like this . |
| 25 | But not a roof over their heads . |
| 26 | A house of sin you may call it , but not a house of darkness for the candles are never out , and it is like those countries far in the north where it is as clear at mid-night as at mid-day … |
| 27 | By contrast , artists normally strive , at least supposedly , for a general but not a specific truth , for a truth to life — however defined — but not a truth to particular individuals . |
| 28 | Aniel president Jesus Banegas , commented that 1992 's drop was unprecedented , and disturbing with regard to union with Europe : ‘ there is a risk we will be classified as a nation that is a consumer , but not a producer of electronics ’ , he said . |
| 29 | It is an interesting idea but not a solution to the problem . |
| 30 | Over the fifteen years that Motability has been established , there have been powerful disagreements but not a whisper of hostility . |