Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During a five-day fast , Joanna showed a ‘ very marked improvement in her condition ’ and when subsequently challenged with individual foods , she responded sharply to some but not others . |
| 2 | One cluster of characteristics ( personality type , language context , target language , interaction with the mother tongue , etc. ) may suit some but not others . |
| 3 | Intra-EC customs clearance work , hitherto carried out mainly by agents , is no longer appropriate but both governments and industry still require statistics to be kept , particularly in the early years of the single market . |
| 4 | Short 's position looked a little insecure but both players had only 10 minutes to make eight moves and they chose to repeat the position and agree a draw . |
| 5 | In any particular society , real life suggests to us that the answers are neither black nor white but rather shades of grey . |
| 6 | The percept initially evoked by A , therefore , must be equated with the a and c elements that it activates unconditionally , After training , however , presentation of A activates not only these but also elements that in other circumstances are unconditionally activated by stimulus X. The pattern of central representation ( and thus , by one definition , the percept ) is changed by experience , making the phenomenon an instance of perceptual learning . |
| 7 | I 'm prepared to do that but unfortunately colleagues I 've forgotten . |
| 8 | Usually nothing further need be proved in relation to uniform but here problems can be envisaged because an officer had no helmet or tunic on , then the general appearance of the officer could be put in evidence if required in the case of a ‘ not guilty ’ plea . |
| 9 | Trevor Morley had two good chances to put the visitors in front but both efforts flew wide . |
| 10 | The constitution contained a great deal that was familiar but also differences . |
| 11 | His life so far had been crowded with people , familiar but not friends , guardians like Fiery or the nurserymaids , boys at school or companions chosen for him . |
| 12 | The aim is to keep the beer in a drinkable condition for longer but both systems interfere with the maturation of the beer and deliver an unpleasantly fizzy pint . |
| 13 | A training class for teachers started in 1939 but further developments were curtailed by the war , and plans to open a Medau Training College in England had to be abandoned . |
| 14 | It would cover those minor disturbances formerly dealt with under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1936 but also types of anti-social behaviour which have not been criminalised in the past . |
| 15 | Rights of way are often played down by vendors and appear dormant but once negotiations have been legally completed , or work commences on site , are vigorously enforced by the beneficiary . |
| 16 | Earnings and dividends per share have been restated to reflect the bonus element in the 1989 rights issue and the capitalisation issue in 1990 but not shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Ultramar . |