Example sentences of "but to [art] [noun pl] it " in BNC.

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1 Onassis called the island a heaven on earth , but to the Royals it was just a huge playground .
2 To Western eyes this method seemed restricted and undemocratic , but to the Soviets it was considered an orderly method of proceeding compared to the apparent chaos of Western politics .
3 But to the Lamarckians it seemed much more natural to assume that the wasting away of an individual 's eyes when there was no light would be passed on to the next generation , resulting in a rapid loss of eyesight in the whole population .
4 It was in fact the little river Enborne , twelve to fifteen feet wide and at this time of year two or three feet deep with spring rain , but to the rabbits it seemed immense , such a river as they had never imagined .
5 The police authorities might look askance at the bottle of beer but to the constables it was seen as a legitimate reward for a little extra service .
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