Example sentences of "good [noun] but [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good warrior but the Bruces had as much claim to Alexander 's throne as he had , and now the throne was empty . |
| 2 | It 's a good story but the ending is wrong , because you and I have nothing to contribute except our brokenness , our helplessness and weakness . |
| 3 | A good poet but a bad spy . |
| 4 | ‘ My hair 's generally in good condition but the ends are slightly dry and tend to kink . |
| 5 | The bodies lay north and south , heads to the north and all except one were buried face downwards , the skulls being in good condition but the bones decayed . |
| 6 | A good soldier but a bad general . |
| 7 | ‘ The landlord was a good poacher but a bad taverner . |
| 8 | Rocky actually played ok and showed good skill but the team were missing the focal point — Batty . |
| 9 | There are a lot of enthusiasts coming up with a lot of good ideas but the information never gets out . |
| 10 | Automation is the key to making not only a good product but the best product . |
| 11 | Automation is the key to making not only a good product but the best product . |
| 12 | Monckton Milnes , a good memorialist but a forgettable poet , visited the lake in 1838 and later wrote a poem about the tragedy , taking a more honour ably sentimental line towards it than had the morbid locals : |
| 13 | Letter : Good buildings but no good streets |
| 14 | I thought driving up today would have been a good day but the reality is that it is not going to start until Easter time . |
| 15 | But in the long run nature , which can not be ignored or defied with impunity , asserts its power ; … health fails … [ she ] leaves college a good scholar but a delicate and ailing woman … the special functions which have relation to her future offices as a woman , and the full and perfect accomplishment of which is essential to sexual completeness , have been deranged at a critical time . |
| 16 | She was , fundamentally , a good person but the side we all saw at work was the side that could not cope with the constant expansion of the business . |
| 17 | Eileen Harman , the Chief Executive 's secretary , was a good friend but an uncomfortable foe . |
| 18 | ‘ You have got to accept it but it 's absolutely maddening that 30,000 people saw a good tackle but the referee gave a foul . |
| 19 | I did phone one company whose machine had a good write-up but the purchase price had increased by £50 and there was a five week delay . |
| 20 | J : Sounds like quite a good song but the production 's weird . |
| 21 | Extensive experience at interviewing can help the manager develop a sense for the good candidate but the danger is that the interviewer finds people whom he/she regards as sympathetic and compatible . |
| 22 | Niki moved to Brabham and produced good results but no wonders there ; Hunt stayed with a McLaren in serious decline and was able to do even less in 1978 than in 1977 : he and team-mate Tambay totalled a mere 16 points between them . |
| 23 | My Lords , I do n't think co-option is satisfactory under these circumstances er I think my erm th the Noble Lord has a good route er has a good number but a bad route and that my Noble Friend is in the position to propose a good route er if he will get the right number . |
| 24 | For the community , the bridge is a good thing but the taxes are bad . |
| 25 | Neither my sister nor I can remember exactly what we had for dinner , but we chose not merely a good cheese but a claret of which we hoped he would approve . |
| 26 | When it comes to installation , sound advice can be obtained from the Electricity Council , for electricity is a good servant but a poor master and the inexperienced should not tamper with its installation , especially in the presence of water . |
| 27 | Robertson and Sked thought that it was a good idea but the without troops to back it up , it would be a non-starter , mere ‘ gesture politics ’ . |
| 28 | It 's a good idea but the cones should be made of biodegradeable material like wood . |
| 29 | The same close-quarters examination confirmed that the underside in general , and the exhaust system in particular , were in good order but the front tyres were only marginally legal and needed replacing . |