Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admittedly , the withdrawal of Mystiko made things easier but neither Cruachan , Desert Sun nor Star of Gdansk ever looked like troubling Sure Sharp . |
| 2 | Ermolov was dismissed in March 1827 , Paskevich took not only Erevan but also Echmiadzin , Nakhichevan and Tabriz , and by the time the Shah accepted terms at Turkmanchai in February 1828 Russian forces were moving in the direction of the Persian capital . |
| 3 | This contained 55% of the area 's population in 1801 but only 11% , in 1901 . |
| 4 | McGimpsey also won the top singles clash beating pro-bound Francis Howley by 3 and 2 but then Ulster had to survive a determined Connacht comeback . |
| 5 | The results range from the almost predictable ( say the unsettled but distinctly South African ‘ township ’ feel of Lullaby ) to the totally unpredictable , ; the title track is indeed just that , ranging from a tight , boppy ensemble that would not be out of place as a riff in a Basie band arrangement and transforming ( metamorphosing — see ? ) into a complex interweaving of improvised joint soloing against rhythmic drumbeats and back again . |
| 6 | Probably the most outstanding demonstration of their strength was in the 100mph Colwich collision in 1986 when despite coaches — some of them Mark 2s but largely Mark 3s — being piled on top of each other , or spreadeagled across the track , not a single passenger was killed . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In any particular society , real life suggests to us that the answers are neither black nor white but rather shades of grey . |
| 10 | Half of Renison Goldfields Consolidated of Australia which produces not only gold but also tin , copper and the raw material for making titanium oxide . |
| 11 | According to the Aasociation of North Western House Builders , recent interest rate reductions were welcome but further action was needed to prevent additional house repossessions to encourage house moves and create employment in the construction industry . |
| 12 | Not only was the rehearsal space larger but here Tiller was able to have an imposing office which he decorated with caricature drawings of himself showing large heads on small ( but fat ) bodies , and always with his hands clasped behind his back . |
| 13 | In a large area , small trees such as Pyrus salicifolia or Salix exigua or the larger but equally silver , Pyrus nivalis could make a centre piece . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Sullivan took the opener 7-4 but then Duff looked to have taken command when he won the second 7-3 and the next 7-0 . |
| 16 | It also examines way in which its collections have influenced not only artists such as Turner , Cézanne and Giacometti but also Mondrian , Warhol and Jasper Johns . |
| 17 | Hungary 's trade with the Soviet Union accounted for 30% of total trade in 1980 but about 20% in 1990 . |
| 18 | The Ferguson-developed 4wd system , which directs power between the front and rear wheels in a fixed 34/66 per cent ratio , is effective and durable but hardly state of the art . |
| 19 | I 'm prepared to do that but unfortunately colleagues I 've forgotten . |
| 20 | And I do n't think I can say much more than that but perhaps Simon |
| 21 | Many people heard that but only Cecilia seemed to have heard that first single clang as Ernest , her brother , in freeing the rope from the cleat , gave it a tug which caused the bell to spring upwards and fall again . |
| 22 | and you 've your idea from that but then China is a completely backward country . |
| 23 | He fired his shot hard and low but somehow Norman got his legs in the way and the ball flew over the bar into the sea of incredulous Middlesbrough supporters behind the Roker goal . |
| 24 | Dual-purpose but mainly beef . |
| 25 | Brighton was better but then Graf was playing . |
| 26 | The dining-room , drawing-room , parlour and kitchen were all of good but reasonable size. , |
| 27 | Instruction leaflets , in particular , often seem to be about 2 ‘ ft ‘ long but only 2in wide ! |
| 28 | If cells from the region of the early embryo that will normally give rise to the eye are grafted into the region that will form the gut the cells do not form an eye any more but just part of the gut . |
| 29 | The jet crashed in a ball of flame , destroying 15 cars and damaging 10 more but further evidence of the good fortune became clear yesterday with the sight of the aircraft wreckage embedded in mud . |
| 30 | That 's what I did when Ann was small But then Jerry was n't interested in shopping anyway . |