Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [adj] but [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The apartment maintained by Ladram Avionics on Park Avenue was small but comfortably fitted out in contemporary style . |
| 2 | Equipment was conventional but well maintained . |
| 3 | The audiences at the first show of the evening were sparse but hair-raisingly alert . |
| 4 | Reza Shah was literate but scarcely educated . |
| 5 | All three studies confirmed the Best and Gemberling ( 1977 ) effect when the exposure duration was brief but also found that more prolonged initial exposure generated latent inhibition both when the exposure-conditioning interval was short ( 3–4 h ) and when it was long ( 24 h or more ) . |
| 6 | Her room was small but nicely furnished , and she smiled at the sight of a posy of flowers in a vase on the dressing-table . |
| 7 | Arsenal 's breaks were few but always threatening and Oldham , after a first flurry , found openings increasingly elusive . |
| 8 | Her tenants were poor but carefully selected in accordance with their apparent potential for self-improvement . |
| 9 | The responding smile was well-meant but understandably limp . |
| 10 | Radicalism can and should offer an alternative formulation which is positive , which makes it possible not just to see that one 's previous knowledge was incorrect but also to understand more about the world . |
| 11 | The woman was uninjured but extremely upset . |
| 12 | Emily was reluctant but finally relented , agreeing to make a five-minute detour . |
| 13 | Skirts were full but invariably finished just over the knee — and how many women would like to wear printed velvet breeches ? |
| 14 | His voice was soft but still held authority . |
| 15 | Bandboys were fun but strictly barred by the Tiller office . |
| 16 | With Bacon , Minton was familiar but never close . |