Example sentences of "but [pron] about [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first draft has ‘ he thought to himself ’ but nothing about the sister . |
| 2 | It is a system insidious but extremely powerful , where pupils may end up learning quite a lot about the way of life in ancient Rome and Greece but nothing about the way of life of their fellow pupils who are black . |
| 3 | You spent some time describing how the linesiders were disappointed but nothing about the sterling work done by the loco department at Loughborough to put matters right and ensure a full days running on the Sunday . |
| 4 | He knows all about the figures but nothing about the reality behind them . |
| 5 | There was wide disagreement about where and how to start dismantling the command economy , but none about the direction for progress . |
| 6 | She did n't , but something about the way she moved confirmed my suspicion that she saw herself as damaged goods . |
| 7 | The style of Mrs Praga 's book , Dainty Dinner Tables and How to Decorate Them ( published in 1907 ) , may be archaic , but something about the tone and even the context is curiously familiar . |
| 8 | But something about the sheet of paper , lying with its contents reflected unreadably in the mirror , drew him towards it . |
| 9 | I have said a tune is one meme , but what about a symphony : how many memes is that ? |
| 10 | There may not be a legal duty but what about a moral one ? |
| 11 | But what about a moderate rate of inflation ? |
| 12 | But what about a cup of tea , eh ? |
| 13 | Animateness and humanness are arguably ‘ real ’ either/ors , but what about a pair like old/young ? |
| 14 | This seems bizarre enough , but what about a star which is more massive still ? |
| 15 | But what about a move from A to E or F ? |
| 16 | It is n't a question Chairman but it 's easy to ask as it seems , we you said a ten year , but what about a thirty service of deferred pension , that could be an entirely different situation , because that is inflation put under the Post Office and B T ones it 's inflation proofed every year , so for the ten years , if he 's if he 's got another ten years before he draws his pension at sixty , he would have that er deferred pension inflation proofed every year . |
| 17 | Splitting such obvious assets as the matrimonial home may be strewn with problems , but what about an accrued pension fund ? |
| 18 | But what about the long-term future ? |
| 19 | But what about the outfit ? |
| 20 | ‘ But what about the sharks ? ’ |
| 21 | But what about the one-on-one interview ? |
| 22 | But what about the one-on-one interview ? |
| 23 | But what about the uneaten mince pies ? |
| 24 | ‘ But what about the other address she keeps ? ’ |
| 25 | But what about the lower threshold of manslaughter , where its minimum requirements form the boundary with accidental ( non-criminal ) homicide ? |
| 26 | But what about the unusual position of the swan , he thought ? |
| 27 | It is easy enough to recognise the extreme emotions of fear , anger , and elation in a horse , but what about the other emotions ? |
| 28 | But what about the dots [ staccato marks ] ? |
| 29 | But what about the work itself , Maggie ? |
| 30 | Charlie Francis is guilty of a sporting crime — of that I am sure — but what about the guilt of those in high officialdom who have allowed the situation to go on growing for 20 years without trying to stop it ? |