Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main difference between the utilitarianism of Hutcheson and Hume , and that of Bentham , is that for the former it figured mainly as an account of our actual moral feelings , whereas for the latter it was not only this but even more the basis of a critique of current morality . |
| 2 | I know that some colleagues are aware of this but sadly recently passed away and I must by the colleagues in the Midland and East Coast region er to thank everybody who put into the er the collection on behalf of the . |
| 3 | Similarly , similarly I have prepared all this but just shortly before the meeting I have had a whole wodge of suggestion forms going back to November which I have obviously not taken into account yet . . |
| 4 | Mine 's like , it 's a bit it 's a bit like this but not as thick . |
| 5 | Linked to this but not directly invisible earnings is another £1.9 billion paid to British Carriers . |
| 6 | In certain cases the warlords would use this but how often , we 've already talked , how often did your landlord , they , they used er sort of agencies to collect , only but how often did they sort of er did they the militia on them ? |
| 7 | ( Tufted Duck may show this but much less contrasted . ) |
| 8 | The Bishop and the Archdeacon were old and wily but not too well-informed ; Spruce , on the other hand , looked to her like an intelligent adversary . |
| 9 | The day before we were due to leave , he came up to our room after lunch and began by saying that perhaps it was n't so sensible for Flora to continue her journey by herself , travelling by local buses across the Atlas , and not only not sensible but not altogether safe , even though she was tough and independent and used to looking after herself . |
| 10 | p/b £7.95 Reliable but not very inspiring trot through the architecture of the nineteenth century . |
| 11 | You have plenty of choices , some are more reliable but potentially less effective , while others are completely unreliable but devastating . |
| 12 | He was happier than he had been during the seven bad years between 1976 and 1982 , still self-assured but now far more reasonable . |
| 13 | The most precious opals , including black opals the rainbow colours of which are set off against a sombre background , are those from the opal fields of Australia opened as lately as 1872 but not seriously exploited until the twentieth century . |
| 14 | His tread was firm , his aspect manly ; his voice was clear but rather high pitched for so splendid a body . |
| 15 | now that that 'll become clear but just just |
| 16 | He was clean-shaven but only just . |
| 17 | In conclusion , it may be remarked that , besides chance effects , the greatest diversity is found where there is an unseasonal climate , topographic and edaphic heterogeneity , and where the nutrient levels are lo– , but not too low , and where predation and other disturbance is high but not too high . |
| 18 | under 30 but not under 25 years of age £125 |
| 19 | The journey from London to Bath took forty hours in 1720 but only half as long in 1770 . |
| 20 | Liberal Democrats aim to build an economy which is not only competitive and enterprising but also environmentally sustainable , leaving future generations a wealth inheritance — of knowledge , technology , capital and environmental assets — at least as great as that inherited by the current generation . |
| 21 | b ) enabling such grants to be made in respect of costs falling to be charged to accounts in respect of financial years ending after March 1993 but not later than March 1996 . |
| 22 | Er , yeah a few but not too many . |
| 23 | A few but not as many as he 's got , not as many as he 's got |
| 24 | Add to the cranberries and simmer for about 8 minutes until the pears are translucent but not too squashy . |
| 25 | Here is a slightly shorter but much more informative version of the same release : |
| 26 | His hand curled around the nape of her neck , the pressure of it light but steady so that she had no choice but to lift her head and meet his gaze . |
| 27 | The most popular but not necessarily the most economic biomass conversion process is undoubtedly the production of ethyl alcohol ( ethanol , ) from sugar-cane and maize . |
| 28 | The money was brought in by direct weekly collection , but sales of various kinds and by that once universally popular but now almost vanished institution , the Guest Tea . |
| 29 | I think that often the nicest people are not too popular but still fairly popular . |
| 30 | If you 're using these substances do please be careful but not only about Do It Yourself er er enthusiasts . |