Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	It is controllable but not curable .
2	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 . ’
3	This is a primitive but thoroughly respectable bit of computing .
4	Working with a chap called Allier , French but very sound .
5	He said last night : ‘ I was surprised when I heard about this but very pleased .
6	Similar to this but very thin .
7	Less gregarious but more vocal , chief call being ‘ he lee , he lee ’ .
8	The last pitch is easier but quite intimidating as it pulls through a roof at the top of the crag .
9	The first is clearly easier but less likely to be representative .
10	He had successfully led the School from the dark days of war , through a time of austerity thereafter , and on to the easier but still challenging years of the 1950s .
11	Into North Gully via Junipall Gully — an awkward , steep descent , or to the south-east face via South-East Gully — easier but still steep .
12	If you are shifting your base as opposed to just your body , these might seem demanding routes , and there is instead a far easier but still pleasing route over the Col d'Osquich .
13	She did not feel in the least sensible but rather resentful on her own account .
14	His artlessness was boyish and so were his acuteness and his transparent but somewhat belated good sense .
15	The case was heard by an exceptionally unconventional judge , but one of sound common sense , Mr Justice Caulfield , who more recently found fame in his unorthodox but equally commonsensical summing-up in the Jeffrey Archer action , where his description of Mrs Archer as ‘ fragrant ’ , no doubt causing great embarrassment to the lady , will go down in the history of judicial extravagance .
16	A less exciting but equally innovative characteristic of princely officials was that they now existed in sufficient numbers to be used to check up on one another .
17	She said she was driving an ambulance in the air raids and that it was very exciting but dreadfully tiring ; sometimes she went to bed after breakfast and slept until evening .
18	They prefer ‘ junk food ’ laden with additives , cholesterol and calories , but with very low nutrition value , to the less exciting but more nutritious food offered by the institution .
19	For a given corpus size , if one uses coarser classification then more reliable but less precise predictions are obtained .
20	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 :
21	Since Kate , Peter and Walter moved into the house , which incorporates the 12th-century priory walls , a ghostly but very palpable waft of snuffed candles and burning incense has thrice been known to signify benediction on St Peter 's day .
22	A favourite but much over-worked vehicle for public relations is the information service or bureau for a manufacturer .
23	FIRST Millwall won the war — then they got round to winning this brutal but utterly compelling match at The Den .
24	He hardly paused in his stride as he led the way up two flights of stairs and , outwardly calm but instinctively wary , Merrill followed .
25	She felt calm but deeply guilty .
26	Though eugenicists found some ammunition in the Report , of which they sought to take advantage , the medical profession were equally responsive but more influential .
27	I told Richard it was not only wrong but immensely stupid to lie about this sort of thing .
28	It was a clear but rather chilly night .
29	The other class of player seeks nourishment for the soul , and loves playing that is not only clear but also soft and melting .
30	It was always clear but perishingly cold at that early hour ; later the mists came down and in the afternoon there were often storms of rain and sometimes hail .

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