Example sentences of "but [det] [is] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Justifiably defined as romantic adventures , the two books follow their quest-plots to very different conclusions , but each is a poet 's novel , with the pursuit of ideal beauty as the ultimate goal and with the chivalrous service of a man for a woman as its motive force . |
| 2 | Old people as a group are neither sweet nor cross-grained , but each is the sum of the years that lie behind them . |
| 3 | This sounds as if I were either sick of it myself or else trying to make you sick of it ; but neither is the case . |
| 4 | I know it is n't perfect but neither is the C64 . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , but neither is the actor when he 's being brilliant . ’ |
| 6 | But that 's no surprise . |
| 7 | The steering is unassisted , but that 's no hardship . |
| 8 | ‘ I have to leave the country by Monday , but that 's no problem , ’ he growled . |
| 9 | But that 's no longer enough , is it ? |
| 10 | Usually I keep two buckets full of water but that 's no good in winter because they are plastic and will not stand the frost . |
| 11 | Of course it is extremely unlikely that EVERYONE will start loving the Jesus way , but that 's no reason why YOU should n't start . |
| 12 | They scored first from what should have been our free-kick , but that 's no excuse because they played some excellent stuff . ’ |
| 13 | But that 's no excuse to sit on your backside cursing Michael Fish . |
| 14 | It will be doubtful if Bush or Clinton are tuning into their raps from the frontline , but that 's no excuse why you 're not glued to their every word . |
| 15 | Wotherspoon , of course , will have to be forcibly restrained , but that 's no problem at all . |
| 16 | But that 's no reason for taking advantage of her weak points . " |
| 17 | " Bit less to say for himself than usual , but that 's no bad thing . " |
| 18 | but that 's no problem for me , it used to be a problem but it is n't now because I 've worked on building up my confidence in other things so I 'm good at quite a lot of things and I always keep re-enforcing that that I 'm good at doing these things . |
| 19 | But that 's no relief . |
| 20 | But that 's no reason to brainwash them into staying at home . |
| 21 | " Oh , the Relais , but that 's no good in the evening . |
| 22 | but that 's no where the lump is . |
| 23 | With a cool look , and willing herself not to glance at the greetings card , Lisa reminded him , ‘ But that 's no loss to either of us . |
| 24 | But that 's no reason for repeating the exercise ! |
| 25 | ‘ You 're a lady of mystery , full of secrets waiting to be unlocked , but that 's no problem . |
| 26 | ‘ But that 's no problem . |
| 27 | True it is frustrating that Rocastle is n't even on the bench , and it is bewildering why Wilko did n't notice the totally crap defence we 've got as quickly as everyone else did , but that 's no reason to have a go ( the chants were virtually to a man I would say ) . |
| 28 | Er no but that 's no problem to buy a car . |
| 29 | ‘ Not like Donna , but that 's no help . ’ |
| 30 | The Portuguese may have the worst road safety record in Europe , but that 's no reason to try and add to the casualty figures . ’ |