Example sentences of "[adj] but [vb past] [adv] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those with a recent interest in politics , who found the election interesting but did not have a general interest in politics at other times , gave PEBs high ratings for usefulness on leaders , issues , and voting choice . |
| 2 | Elizabeth Maginnis , education convener of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities , said the extra cash was welcome but did not answer the main objection that non-specialist staff were being relied on . |
| 3 | It 's sensual , yes , and passionate but did not deserve the criticism that it was soft porn . |
| 4 | His father retired in 1813 to London , and Auldjo was educated at Atwood 's School in Hammersmith , and Trinity College , Cambridge , where he matriculated as a pensioner in 1823 but did not take a degree . |
| 5 | The exception was Helga , a Euro-slut from Cologne who should have been several grades higher but kept deliberately failing the aptitude tests so as to be with Massimo . |
| 6 | His family knew he was worried but did n't know the reason , and now , three months later , they 've offered a £10,000 reward for information . |
| 7 | Mr Fractor turned red but did not have the time to answer because the basket was back beside them . |
| 8 | The Oban Times that Autumn of 1876 reported that the fruit crop had been disastrous but went on to detail the varieties of fruits . |
| 9 | And after the curtain call , when he was going upstairs to the extras ' dressing-room and had bumped into Mr Potter — she was n't talking at second-hand but had actually witnessed the scene — far from showing remorse he had confronted him as though he was going to head-butt him for the second time . |
| 10 | A hovercraft service was inaugurated in 1968 but did not survive the 1972 season . |