Sentence examples for but extracted from inspiring English sources

Mr. Penn maintained a sexual propriety with his models but extracted what he found erotic about their appearance.

Peekaboo pictures are a big part of that endeavor, but extracted from the stories they illustrate, the pictures are no more than prurient voyeurism.

He befriended various politicians around the country, but extracted almost nothing from the one who counted the most: the governor of New York.

The Met's "bus-related" figures are not specifically compiled but extracted from general crime data using a computer search for "venue codes" and words such as "bus", "bus station" or "bus stop".

The picture that emerged of the intelligence service here was of a kind of sadistic shakedown operation, where agents took prisoners to satisfy their masters but extracted money to satisfy themselves.

He knew the limitations of what he did, but extracted top dollar for it from anyone who employed him – the series Robinson Country (1983-93), for example, was made for Television South West – and without the need of an agent.

But extracting it is expensive and complicated.

But extracting that signal is fearsomely tricky.

But extracting the metals from the phones is not easy.

But extracting the gems of her experience was not easy.

But extracting it comes at too big a risk for the indigenous people of the Arctic.