Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ian Black in Tel Aviv asks whether Israel , willing but hardly prepared for the influx , can cope . |
| 2 | The radial shields are large , longer than broad , sometimes contiguous but usually separated by a single row of plates . |
| 3 | Visibility from the left-hand seat is above average for an American aircraft ; you can see all around , except for about 30° in the rear , and visibility upwards is acceptable but slightly degraded by the roof which wraps around to the sides of the cabin . |
| 4 | Creggan was not afraid but instead filled with the feeling that there was strength in the Man that was on his side ; and anger too ; and that something was happening , something that concerned Minch . |
| 5 | The woodwork , once painted white but now faded to a dingy cream with a grey deposit in the crevices , was chipped and scuffed and the pattern of leaves and flowers on the stair carpet had long since been reduced to a brownish blur . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , the public is not only horrified but also mystified by the killing of a two-year-old in Merseyside , last seen with two older boys . |
| 7 | Kambiz Atabai , the master of the horse , left but later returned to the journey . |
| 8 | By the 1880s the Longhorn was almost extinct but always regarded with a certain fondness as a quaint and essentially useful animal which appealed to cattle-lovers in spite of its commercial faults . |
| 9 | Both Laugh Not and Kipling Groove have a move or two at good 5a that are strenuous and technical but well protected by a nut or peg . |
| 10 | Now , their main hopes rest on the striker Dariusz Dziekanowski , a deep disappointment to his countrymen when Poland lost to Gary Lineker 's hat-trick in Monterey in 1986 but lately revived by a transfer to Celtic , for whom he vainly scored four goals in that extraordinary roller-coaster of a European tie against Partizan Belgrade at Parkhead 13 days ago . |
| 11 | In fourth gear , the 325i takes 7.3secs to cover 30 to 50mph — respectable but effectively matched by the Vauxhall Cavalier 2000GSi 's 7.4secs . |
| 12 | Spennymoor Comprehensive 's Steven Thorogood hit 74 but still finished on the losing side as 14-year-old Ian Dixon 's 72 took Willington Parkside Comprehensive to victory in a high-scoring game . |
| 13 | Rachel sat there in the back of the Mercedes , unable to give him the stinging retort on her lips because she knew he would do what he promised , and she had a profound fear that the minute he made love to her fully the feelings she was desperately trying to suppress would keel over and completely overwhelm her , leaving her not just vulnerable but absolutely devastated by the reality of what they were . |
| 14 | She slid out of bed , reluctant but inexorably drawn to the window . |
| 15 | They were never essential but always worn on the back of the head . |
| 16 | Bandboys were fun but strictly barred by the Tiller office . |
| 17 | Reading and writing lesson — formal but much enjoyed by the children . |
| 18 | Reading and writing lesson — formal but much enjoyed by the children . |