Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the fungi is n't growing in the soil proper but just under the ground on the decaying foot or stump of a tree , so a little investigation is necessary in these cases . |
| 2 | This is true not only for ageing but also for the onset of disabilities ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Discuss , with reference to at least two plays , how tragedy can be enacted not only upon the individual but also upon a family ’ |
| 4 | The reaction of my careers adviser at University when I confessed my inclination was gloomy but perhaps at the time realistic : ‘ That 's all very well , but what are you going to do when you grow up ? ’ |
| 5 | These braces are costly but well worth the outlay if the alternative is to stop skiing altogether . |
| 6 | She seemed to be eased by talking of her daughter , and by the time she stopped , apologetically , and drank some tea poured for her by Catherine , she looked exhausted but less like a wraith . |
| 7 | For much of 1981 we were running not only behind Labour but also behind the alliance formed by the Liberals and the newly created Social Democratic Party of David Owen , Bill Rodgers , Shirley Williams and Roy Jenkins . |
| 8 | Mr Jenkins kept the school Clean and neat and tidy But deep inside the boiler room He kept … |
| 9 | A repertoire of ornament of a vernacular baroque character is applied with varying degrees of restraint , while the interiors , usually arranged with the hall and saloon across the centre and the staircase to one side , are enriched with fine joinery and plaster-work but little in the way of spatial incident . |
| 10 | Deflecting the blow aimed at James Lambert 's head with his left arm , he drove his right fist short but hard into the man 's mouth , loosening teeth and skinning his knuckles . |
| 11 | The offence is committed not just by a trader who supplies consumer goods that are not reasonably safe but also by a trader who agrees or offers to supply them or exposes or possesses them for supply . |
| 12 | Lord Goff , dismissing the Crown 's appeal , said the case was of importance not only to the parties concerned but also for the future of the law of restitution . |
| 13 | A range of studies have demonstrated the vitality of the parent-child tie , sustained not only by visiting but also by a flow of assistance of various kinds in both directions . |
| 14 | the Chi the Chinese empire is , is actually growing but possibly in the sense that within Chinese territory marginal land that has n't previously been used for agriculture is being brought into use . |
| 15 | But the old Gamoroi , the ‘ land-holders ’ , at Syracuse kept up their Dorian loyalties , occasionally sending numerically small but often in the event significant contributions to Sparta in her struggles at home in the fifth and fourth centuries ( see too p. 187 for the way the favour was returned ) . |
| 16 | Its a bit naff but close to the ground and good for parking . |
| 17 | It does give an insight into the nature of the American but also to the value , indeed the commercial value , of head-to-head play . |
| 18 | Suffice to suggest that the ego -experienced world of the Sonnets , despite the enormous time devoted to the Thou , creates what is essentially a single vision , a self-dedication to the other , which in effect results in an exposure and analysis , not only of the other but also of the self . |
| 19 | Tom found that the rotary-headed Philishave gave the best results : ‘ A bit expensive but well worth the money . ’ |