Example sentences of "and [adj] but [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schools in urban areas were predictably more numerous and efficacious but the gap between urban and rural areas narrowed . |
| 2 | Like Nicotiana langsdorfii , the flowers are pretty and intriguing but the plant as a whole is not showy in our climate , making too much stem and leaf . |
| 3 | The wild bohemianism of the life at Kisling 's was stimulating and hectic but a drain on Modigliani 's limited energy and he was looking for a change in his life . |
| 4 | This has the obvious advantage of reducing the sheer volume of data to be gathered and processed but the disadvantage of being inflexible and possibly missing significant happenings because the category system did n't allow for them . |
| 5 | The undercut cave is dark and mysterious but the lightness of the sandy bottom becomes apparent as I look across the bend , the water becoming shallower as I scan across to the inside of the bend . |
| 6 | The swamp water was black and sour but the water of the brook ran sparklingly pure . |
| 7 | The swamp water was black and sour but the water of the brook ran sparklingly pure . |
| 8 | Their underside is soft and hairy but the whole of their upper surface is covered in strong , thick spines . |
| 9 | Almost everything is worth saying , some of it is fine and perceptive but the notion of less is more seems to apply more to his art than his writings . |