Example sentences of "but [adv] [adv] [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At breakfast time the general atmosphere among the residents was still subdued , but much less strained than the previous evening . |
| 2 | The second floor landing was spacious , a gallery almost , but much less cluttered than the lower parts of the house . |
| 3 | Lunatic to reckon that it would work for him … but only as stupid as the acceptance of the alternative which was fourteen years in the camps . |
| 4 | An unsigned act which is being chased by half a dozen record companies does have some leverage in negotiations , but only as much as the levels of supply and demand will allow . |
| 5 | Spoon into a serving dish and serve warm — but not too hot or the syrup will burn . |
| 6 | Sensitivity is increased by reducing the sandwich thickness which can be adjusted to suit after gluing , but not too thin or the short grain will crack . |
| 7 | Straps on harnesses should be long enough to give good adjustment , but not so long that the ends dangle ! |
| 8 | It is , obviously , deeper than the light trance , but not so deep that the patient will not be aware of what is going on around him . |
| 9 | The ducks gazed thoughtfully at the sky and flapped their wings , but not so much as a peep was uttered by any of them . |
| 10 | But not so much as the readers and staff of Gandalf 's Garden . |
| 11 | Amis hopes that it 's cloudy , but not so cloudy that the owner should come back and start breathing over his shoulder again . |
| 12 | European race feldeggii looks smaller and slenderer than Peregrine and differs also in its browner ( but not so brown as the Saker ) upperparts , pinkish underparts , rufous or buff crown and nape and much narrower moustachial stripe ; also has longer tail and blunter wings . |
| 13 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 14 | ‘ Aye , monk , very rare , but not as rare as a holy priest . ’ |
| 15 | Intimidating , but not as much as a first meeting with the famous former amateur captain , Brian Sellars , who gave a severe look and a scornful : ‘ Na'then , you little Welsh bastard . ’ |
| 16 | Apparently , parents know what is best for their children , but not as much as the Minister ! |
| 17 | Median alcohol consumption of those who drank was 11 units in CLO patients , which was less than the 50 units ( p<0.001 ) in severe reflux oesophagitis patients but not as much as the adenocarcinoma group ( 12.5 units/week ) . |
| 18 | Yeah well some but not as much as the Communist Party |
| 19 | Roughly speaking , the country with the highest mortality rate in the 1940s had achieved a level comparable with that of England , but not as good as the lowest rate , in 1880 . |
| 20 | ‘ Very imposing , but not as fascinating as the fountain with the bull and dragon fighting . ’ |
| 21 | But not as black as the mark that the ensuing conversation was to put against the producer 's name . |
| 22 | Its footprint is quite petite , but not as small as the Olivetti PCs 33 reviewed last month . |
| 23 | ‘ We realised we had to have a price rise but not as great as the council have proposed , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Balance chairs are better than conventional chairs but not as beneficial as the Gorman chair . |
| 25 | Gambon relishes the Mafia boss routine and the scene where he gives Luciano his famous scar is somewhat offputting — but not as stomach-turning as the sight of a mad dog rival of Lucky 's biting off a hoodlum 's nose , then cutting out another 's tongue . |
| 26 | A possible story , but not as convincing as the one relating to σ . |
| 27 | Most missiles with pretensions to cleverness are brighter than a laser-guided bomb , but not as clever as a Tomahawk . |
| 28 | Rather than copy this ‘ accidental ’ compound radius , Fender have chosen to equip the reissue with a simple 12″ radius board and .098″ wide medium jumbo frets — big , but not as big as the .110″ wide ‘ jumbo bass frets ’ referred to by the man himself . |
| 29 | My final solution to the problem was a bit risky , but not as risky as the alternatives — or so I thought ! |
| 30 | ‘ The ordination of women is important , but not as important as the mission to proclaim the love and mercy of God , ’ he said . |