Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] but [adv] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that marriage she was easily the dominant partner and Joe let her be partly because it is n't in his nature to be pushy or dominant but mainly due to the fact his father bullied his mother , as we are told and he is afraid of him doing this as well and so fails to protect Pip and tolerates Mrs Joe 's dominant character . |
| 2 | It is raining at the moment and it 's gon na be wet and windy but quite mild for the rest of the day . |
| 3 | Organisation is divided into the representational level , which employs symbols to carry meaning , and the automatic level , where behaviour is highly organised and integrated but less susceptible to volun-tary control . |
| 4 | The Emperor , however , envisaged a city which was not only light and clean but also full of air . |
| 5 | The paper was to be open and frank on political as well as personal issues ; it was to be investigative and campaigning , internationalist , but also accessible , and radical but clearly independent of any political current or party . ’ |
| 6 | Her three rotor towers were taller and wider but very similar in construction and weight to those of the Buckau , thanks to the use of a new light aluminium alloy for their mantles . |
| 7 | Inside the college at Lincoln the students thought that this teacher was a fine teacher and fun but too odd to be offered responsibilities ; and outside the college were a plethora of people who were not the university of Cambridge , anxious to offer every variety of job , pastoral , academic , or administrative . |