Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [adj] but [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their private classes are obviously cheaper but the student ( of English ) will usually run the risk of adopting another person 's weak points . |
| 2 | HTV West spokesman Jon Day said : ‘ We are extremely sympathetic but the murder was horrific . |
| 3 | Each format has its own cassette design ( anticlockwise from top ) : VHS is the largest in size and has the longest runtime of up to four hours ( PAL ) ; VHS-C cassettes are more compact but the runtime is reduced to a maximum of 1 ½ hours ( Long Play ) ; Video 8 has the smallest cassettes but runs for up to four hours ( LP ) . |
| 4 | Ipswich tickets are still available but the game against Blackburn has sold out . |
| 5 | They are slightly bitter but every part is edible , including the pips . |
| 6 | Both garments are quite windproof but the jacket needs more than thermal underwear under it in wild weather . |
| 7 | The reasons for the migration are hugely complex but the opening up of the New World and the Ottoman closure of Eastern Europe were crucial to it . |
| 8 | Most of them are pretty yukky but the chocolate cookies are superb . |
| 9 | Figures published by government agencies are freely available but the source , reliability and consistency of the data must be considered critically . |
| 10 | Human resources should be fundamental to subjects such as ergonomics which are essentially people-centred but the concept remains procedurally undeveloped at any level from a continent through countries , regions and companies down to particular working systems . |
| 11 | His mountain spellings are very idiosyncratic but no doubt faithful attempts to transcribe local pronunciation . |