Example sentences of "a [adj] [conj] [not/n't] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robyn smiled up at him , pleased that she should be rescued by such a friendly and not unattractive individual . |
| 2 | A soft-backed but not soft-centred book , exploring a variety of professional and ethical dilemmas faced by nurses working in clinical practice . |
| 3 | It is obvious that Alison has not recovered in any sense , and is just managing to keep out of hospital by maintaining her weight at a low but not life-threatening level . |
| 4 | By worldwide standards , this is a low but not exceptional density . |
| 5 | Syngman Rhee had established a strong but not invincible position in 1948 . |
| 6 | The paper tray is front mounted , slips easily into place , and can handle up to 100 sheets of A4 — a respectable if not outstanding load . |
| 7 | However , senior management almost by definition is a matter of assessing and taking business risks on a daily if not hourly basis and even those momentarily brought up short by the mention of such dramatic events will rapidly discount them as extremely low in league of likely threats to be confronted . |
| 8 | A different but not exclusive approach is to insist upon a conservation element being included in most rural development projects . |
| 9 | The official report from the Department of Transport says experienced display pilots felt ’ the aircraft was being flown in a spirited but not unreasonable manner … but they agreed that the entry speed was insufficient for a full loop . ’ |
| 10 | Preston was aware that the twins were taking in all this with wonder and admiration , and as the Punk drew level with their seat , Daniel remarked in a reverent but not hushed tone : |
| 11 | Friedman has written that ‘ there is a consistent though not precise relation between the rate of growth of the quantity of money and the rate of growth of nominal income ’ . |
| 12 | Pour in the oil and enough water to make a soft but not sticky dough . |
| 13 | Susanna Jennens herself lived on a comfortable but not vast income of £300 [ Sitwell , 21 ] . |
| 14 | The official results of the May 11 contest were not expected until June , and then had to be endorsed by Congress , but , with an estimated 86 per cent of the votes counted , unofficial tallies showed Ramos leading his closest rivals , Eduardo " Danding " Cojuangco and former judge Miriam Defensor Santiago , by a comfortable but not extensive margin . |
| 15 | The social reality is that the uses of ‘ history ’ , if not always as crude and blatant as this , always involve selection , speculation and hypothesised connections , and that the scholars operating this process are products of a specific society , speak its language and are imbued with its ideology , so their work must always bear a complex if not tangential relationship to ‘ reality ’ and ‘ objectivity ’ . |
| 16 | And the Secretary of State had declared what might otherwise be regarded as a powerful if not irresistible force would be met by the immovable object of US resolution . |
| 17 | England threw away the advantage of first use of a good if not lighting-fast pitch by crashing from 138 for 2 to 207 all out just before 5.30 pm . |
| 18 | On their return home after a day 's work they must then be given a good if not excessive meal . |
| 19 | Agency catalogues of the Littlewoods type , with housewives selling to family and friends , are a stagnant if not shrinking market . |
| 20 | A vice is a useful but not essential piece of equipment . |
| 21 | From there the single line emerged onto the road , and along one side of it the train to West Cork would puff and blow at a brisk but not incautious pace , its smoke staining the leaves of the roadside trees , the guard ringing his bell almost without stop until they were approaching Carrigrohane and could reasonably expect to be out of range of busy pedestrians , excited children , and messenger boys on bicycles plaguing the engine-driver by trying to outspeed him . |
| 22 | In January 1971 , shooting began in what Patrick Agan , a previous biographer of Hoffman , called ‘ a desolate corner of Britain' , a risible if not insulting reference to the county of Cornwall . |
| 23 | As an outside observer drawn into the Statementing process by the professionals involved , I had a neutral but not disinterested role . |
| 24 | Combine the ingredients with enough water to make a doughy but not sticky consistency and form into balls about 2.5cm ( 1in ) diameter . |
| 25 | Merchiston Publishing has become a small but not insignificant niche publisher . |
| 26 | It is a major procedure with a small but not insignificant mortality rate and some patients experience severe and persistent side-effects , although many of them seem to regard these as preferable to being ‘ superobese ’ . |
| 27 | A comparison of the statements with the evidence of the two important witnesses reveals a small but not insignificant number of discrepancies , only one of which was disclosed by the Crown to the defence . |
| 28 | There are a small but not insignificant group of people who will be moved by this issue to vote in the General Election even though apathetic about other policies and the Prime Minister needs every vote he can get . |
| 29 | Their ultimate effect on the fish however is generally that of causing severe damage to the skin , fin and gill surfaces upon which they live and feed , and a steady if not rapid decline in the health of the fish . |
| 30 | With an empire of such a size , it was a difficult but not impossible task she had set herself . |