Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] but a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This mortality risk is much lower for chronic stable angina but a similar number of patients in both groups will go on to coronary artery bypass surgery . |
| 2 | D. The rural areas have little income but a great need for services , such as hospitals for the old and schools for the young . |
| 3 | In almost every society we know something about , except perhaps the very simplest , there are individuals who specialize in music or who are regarded as more skilled ; in this respect , notation brings about not a total change but an added stimulus , and even without it , there can develop — as in blues or in British ‘ folk ’ traditions — an idea of particular songs being attached in some way to individuals : ‘ that 's X 's song ’ . |
| 4 | Sir Fergus Montgomery : Is my right Hon. Friend aware that the London food commission is not a body of recognised dietary experts but a Left-wing organisation ? |
| 5 | The significant factor was that a number of racial groups incorporating pre-Celtic and Celtic influences from France and Ireland were now showing signs of working together and establishing not merely tribal oppida but a virtual kingdom to pit against their rivals , Roman or otherwise . |
| 6 | Here , it seems , we have a current example of Britain needing to conceive of savagery belonging to outsiders , not a part of British civilisation but an external force which could undermine British institutions unless repressed . |
| 7 | Tack requirements vary for different classes but a straight cut saddle will best show off your horse 's shoulder . |
| 8 | ‘ In ophthalmology there have been some problems but a new consultant has been appointed thanks to increased funding made available by this government . |
| 9 | They can be adapted while young to either fresh or marine water but a slow transition is necessary to avoid shock or even death . |
| 10 | Most normal schools provide a smattering of social education but a special school will concentrate far more fully on these additional educational needs . |
| 11 | A hackneyed phrase but a true description , ’ Luce answered flippantly . |
| 12 | Morley Street seems to have lost interest this season but a strongly-run race on fast ground could trigger a revival . |
| 13 | [ History ] is not rigorous because it always proceeds by faults and corrections , because it is not in any way a universal schema but a unique adventure that unfolds on the basis of prehistoric circumstances which constitute in themselves , and in relation to all the objectives and all the practices , a heavy and badly understood legacy of fundamental deviations . |
| 14 | Who proved to be not merely a lively guide but a brilliant physicist and a secret poet . |
| 15 | They were all associated with Peace in different ways but a different type of peace in each case . |
| 16 | He struggled through a few games but a swollen knee indicated his problems were not over . |
| 17 | As for my hon. Friend 's other question , I confirm that it is as a result of this Government 's economic policies and the growth achieved over the years that we have secured not only higher public spending but a substantial reduction in direct taxes . |
| 18 | An erect abdominal x ray showed no free gas but a presumptive diagnosis of perforation was made . |
| 19 | Another issue raised was that Europe was not just a commercial union but a global power bloc which would need to consider external relations outside Europe . |
| 20 | In years of scarcity , therefore , the miners faced not only enhanced prices but a real deficiency in supply as the activities of agents buying for London increased and as farmers displayed an increasing preference for selling in large quantities rather than piecemeal in local markets . |
| 21 | Leaning forward , still shivering , wanting to be sick yet unable to raise anything from her empty stomach but an acrid bile which made her retch again , she attempted to find a chink somewhere in the blank wall , growing granite upon unyielding granite , around her . |
| 22 | According to Amersham finance director Bill Ellaby , the purchase of Medi-Physics , which has already started to reorganise its business to eliminate losses before completion of the deal , will have a neutral effect on earnings per share at Amersham this year but a positive effect in 1990/1 . |
| 23 | The terms of the approach require close collaboration between health and social services but a great deal of latitude remains for ‘ local ’ responses to emerge . |
| 24 | Their revolutionary strategies and organizations reflected not their leadership of popular protest but a near-total isolation which led them to resort to conspiracy and manipulation . |
| 25 | Contrary to what Tony Lumpkin believes , speaking for all those who have been subjected to the drudgery of learning it in school , grammar is not a constraining imposition but a liberating force : it frees us from a dependency on context and the limitations of a purely lexical categorization of reality . |
| 26 | These Dutch cattle were not of the Friesian type but an old type which was devastated by cattle plague in the Netherlands in 1745 . |
| 27 | We are not dealing with political issues , civil rights is not a political issue but a moral issue . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ it is not the great mass of publications ( each constituting but a minor increment to the sum of human knowledge ) which contribute most to scientific progress , but a small number of key papers , each of which has a very great impact on the advance of knowledge … only a very few elite scientists produce work that becomes the base for future discoveries . ’ |
| 29 | When people are faced not with broad philosophy but a specific choice , opinion changes markedly . |
| 30 | It was an envied privilege but a hanging offence to forge or frank falsely . |