Example sentences of "of [adj] [noun sg] but [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside the palace the Empress Taitu , Menelik 's wife , once a woman of outstanding beauty but now an obese hulk , schemed and intrigued to retain power . |
| 2 | Politicians and party activists not only face the normal cut and thrust of political life but also a deadly threat to their lives . |
| 3 | Lastly , after government , the administration , military and judiciary , a fifth element of the system can be identified which Miliband ( 1969 ) calls the various units of sub-government — in a sense the extension of central government but also a voice of the periphery , and thus a channel of communication between the two . |
| 4 | The building is therefore not only a successful piece of archaeological experimentation but also an enjoyable experience for the visitor . |
| 5 | She went out of one door but then a sheet of flame came down and blocked me , so I had to look for another way out . ’ |
| 6 | It contains all the flavour of common salt but only a third of its sodium . |
| 7 | Havelock Wilson later paid tribute to Butcher , " a kind of silent man but nevertheless a thinker … who could put up a fight all the same " . |
| 8 | When these hatch , the maggots find that they are not provided with a meal of rotting meat but only an inedible petal . |