Example sentences of "but [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maybe not every mid-Western male metalhead ran a cable access show from the basement of their mom 's suburban home , but the shaggy hairdos , the caps , the plaid shirts open over logo-sporting T-shirts were all too familiar : every home had one . |
| 2 | WHEN the mammalian proto-oncogene bcl-2 is overexpressed it can protect various types of cells both from normal and from experimentally induced apoptosis , but the molecular mechanisms involved are unknown . |
| 3 | But the molecular weights were enormous , implying molecules which contained thousands of atoms , much too complicated for any details of their structure to be worked out . |
| 4 | But the amazing looks are only half of the story ; National made these instruments specifically to be the loudest acoustic guitars in existence — and they succeeded . |
| 5 | A spokesman from the firm responsible said : ‘ Some of the designs might be a bit near the knuckle , but the bonking snowmen have been so sucessful that we 've commissioned even more variations for next year . ’ |
| 6 | But the external costs of air traffic noise to those living and working around airports are not included in the price of air tickets . |
| 7 | He also grew increasingly accessible , happy to respond to all but the silliest questions , even if some would have preferred an aloofness closer to Mr Kinnock 's campaign style . |
| 8 | Death after 12/11/74 attracts estate duty at CTT rates ; if the determination or disposal was before 13/11/74 any agricultural relief is as for estate duty , there is no timber relief but the exempting provisions of Section 5 ( 2 ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , can apply ; and the duty on any qualifying property may be paid by instalments by the persons accountable for it under Section 44 of the Finance Act , 1950 . |
| 9 | They are not criminals , but the innocent victims of men . |
| 10 | But the sheer numbers in relation to need can become overwhelming . |
| 11 | But the sheer numbers of very old people who depend on informal and formal ‘ tenders ’ make this issue of great social significance — and increasingly so . |
| 12 | The Liberals secured the majority report of the Select Committee but the Unionist members under Lord Robert Cecil extracted ever more damaging evidence from the witnesses interviewed . |
| 13 | Throughout the song the rhythm of the vocal follows not the regular periods of dance music but the irregular accents of the words . |
| 14 | But the irregular payments for which Stan Flashman 's club were punished may only be the tip of the iceberg . |
| 15 | Windsurfing during the two hours either side of high water is ill-advised on most beaches in all but the lightest winds . |
| 16 | As 1916 dawned , the Allies were unable to plan any immediate offensive , since the new British armies were not yet ready ; but the Central Powers could plan two : one at Verdun and an Austrian attack on Italy . |
| 17 | But the central principles for us are individual liberty and personal fulfilment . |
| 18 | But the central issues will not go away . |
| 19 | Its tale of the journey of young German WW1 recruits from wide-eyed enthusiasm to dead-eyed disillusion then just plain old dead eyes is , by the standard of Erich Maria Remarque 's original book and later films , mawkishly sentimental , but the central images remain powerful . |
| 20 | I gained confidence in the preparation of trial material which I knew would not only be used by the other members of the group but the necessary improvements were made prior to testing . |
| 21 | The development of simulations and emulations is technically promising but the necessary skills-levels are high and the financial implications of programming , development , and verification , are substantial . |
| 22 | But the necessary funds were not forthcoming and the beat system established by Campbell soon after he took charge remained unchanged for over twenty-five years . |
| 23 | But the European judges voted by 22–4 to reject their complaint . |
| 24 | But the European champions will again be without their injured captain Ruud Gullit , their third AC Milan player , who is still recovering from knee surgery , and the PSV midfielder Gerald Vanenburg , who has damaged knee ligaments . |
| 25 | It could be compared with chemistry because of its systematic techniques such as content analysis but the European techniques of interpretation had no such systematicity . |
| 26 | But the European increases , although anticipated for a while , depressed stock markets . |
| 27 | I tried going through the undergrowth and looping round — my sense of direction had far improved from peacetime — but the saw-toothed grasses left me bleeding like a scored steak . |
| 28 | This game was n't a classic between two sides who have won the cup 14 times between them , but the adverse conditions under foot did not allow for a lot of skilful hockey . |
| 29 | They are best used for cocktail savouries , but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce . |
| 30 | But the sad experiences of thousands over the past three years show that home ownership is not always a path to happiness and contentment . |