Example sentences of "but [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a symptom of the fish feeling low , but nothing specific . |
| 2 | The DoH has begun a programme of child protection inspections which will cover interviews with children , but nothing specific on the memorandum is planned . |
| 3 | I 've heard it rumoured , but nothing official . ’ |
| 4 | Alright that but nothing one game she can actually play with . |
| 5 | The results of this trial were reasonably encouraging showing some improvement in efficiency , but nothing spectacular . |
| 6 | As much as you need , but nothing spectacular . |
| 7 | Last year 's results were OK , but nothing spectacular . |
| 8 | Thers 's a a slight chance of some sunshine in the west , but nothing spectacular . |
| 9 | Reggane was forty miles away , with a bit of sand just before it , but nothing serious . |
| 10 | She was bearing up well , a few bruises but nothing serious . |
| 11 | ‘ It says she suffered a concussion , but nothing serious , ’ he remarked . |
| 12 | But nothing serious though . |
| 13 | ‘ In hospital , but nothing serious . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And Morgund and Gillocher have had a minutio , but nothing serious . |
| 15 | A few units , inevitably , were not warned in time , the radio messages and despatch riders did not get through , but nothing serious happened , a few more border incidents at dawn , adding to a list already long , was all . |
| 16 | Hammam is on the board for Wimbledon ( director me thinks ) and he himself was ‘ brought to court ’ ( FA ) because he had sprayed some bad words in the away teams wardrobe before/after/during a game against Everton ( ? ) — do n't remember the details — but a high official in a club doing this should be sacked in my book : even worse i think he did get away with it — a small fee or something but nothing serious . |
| 17 | The party seemed to be just a party — quite an entertaining one , but nothing world-shaking . |
| 18 | She looked at him and her lips moved , but nothing audible came from them . |
| 19 | We had coffee , talked of the gardens and of plants difficult to grow in chalky soil — but nothing personal was said on either side , nor any thought of how she happened to be with me . |
| 20 | It 'll be you personally , but nothing personal , if you see what I mean . |
| 21 | But nothing much came of it . |
| 22 | But nothing much was replacing it . |
| 23 | I wished I was prettier in my face sometimes , but nothing much . |
| 24 | But nothing much has happened this year that suggests he is about to start firing . |
| 25 | But nothing much has happened this year to suggest he is about to start firing . |
| 26 | While the do-goody liberals and the big stick brigade waste their time accusing one another of misunderstanding the criminal mind and argue over the chicken and egg issue of crime and social conditions , the prisons are packed with people who are certainly being punished , but nothing much beyond that . |
| 27 | " Some discussion took place respecting the provision of Science teaching , but nothing much was done . " |
| 28 | Emily tried to remember if she had ever known in the days of seeing him that he was such a strong swimmer , but nothing much came back . |
| 29 | Goldfish yes , and that s a few cold water fish but nothing much . |
| 30 | violence in it but nothing much . |