Example sentences of "[det] but [art] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The metal may be somewhat brittle after this but a final tempering process ( heating to a moderate temperature , followed by slow cooling ) relieves the internal stresses , leaving a hard and durable finished product which is mechanically stronger than bronze . |
| 2 | And it is not unknown for members of a group to manipulate a drama to further their real-life victimisation of the class ‘ scapegoat ’ — so that it is not a drama experience at all but a vicious first-order experience disguised as drama . |
| 3 | An eighth of an inch of rain overnight but that should n't make any difference at all but a wet windy day . |
| 4 | Grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris is not a grass at all but a beautiful flowering plant which grows up to 12in tall in wet or marshy areas . |
| 5 | He felt that property often required a unit too large for all but the largest institutional investor . |
| 6 | This is a wonderful design in that it combines real style with light weight and gives you totally unimpeded access to all but the very top fret . |
| 7 | A war has been quietly bubbling away over the last two or three years , possibly unnoticed by all but the keenest marine fishkeeper . |
| 8 | Defence counsel contended that its only effect on any but a minute lunatic fringe of readers would be horror , revulsion and pity . |