Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] but [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The type of notes you make are personal but the important point is that you can follow them with only a glance . |
| 2 | Frivolous frou-frou feathers , spikey mules and a high hairstyle are crucial but the main accessory is attitude — if you 're going to wear it , flaunt it . |
| 3 | She feels that exhortations are fine but the real purpose of a writer should not be dissolved in the political ideas of the time . |
| 4 | Whiskers and ears are optional but the squeaky voice is essential ! |
| 5 | a All these options are useful but a catalytic converter will cut out 90 per cent of emissions of carbon monoxide , nitrogen dioxide and hydrocarbons . |
| 6 | a All of these are useful but a returnable bottle system ( as with doorstep milk deliveries in the UK ) uses fewer raw materials and less energy than even the most efficient recycling scheme . |
| 7 | The works , of course , are abstract but the recurring allure of the title for the artist , with its two words suggestive of expansiveness , geometry and large areas of modulated colour , seems clear . |
| 8 | I 'll be erm I 'll be absolutely I 'm sorry but the dreaded lurgy so erm I 'll do my best . |
| 9 | These things are expensive but the crucial thing is that both my name and the name of the RCN has been cleared . ’ |
| 10 | Knowledge of pupils and contact with parents may help guidance staff and school management to decide which absences are condoned and which are genuine but no foolproof method exists . |