Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | p/b £7.95 Reliable but not very inspiring trot through the architecture of the nineteenth century . |
| 4 | You have plenty of choices , some are more reliable but potentially less effective , while others are completely unreliable but devastating . |
| 5 | He was happier than he had been during the seven bad years between 1976 and 1982 , still self-assured but now far more reasonable . |
| 6 | His tread was firm , his aspect manly ; his voice was clear but rather high pitched for so splendid a body . |
| 7 | now that that 'll become clear but just just |
| 8 | Clearly such a self-monitoring system is wide open to abuse , particularly amongst those who have a clear but maybe not clean motive for doing so . |
| 9 | Eleven minutes later , Yate had added a second ; Darren Tilly 's corner was headed clear but only back to the same player who returned the ball to the far post and Danny Iddles headed home . |
| 10 | Young Eric , who was modestly competent in English but certainly not fluent , was packed off first to a boarding school then to University College School , Hampstead . |
| 11 | He was clean-shaven but only just . |
| 12 | Thus the implicit curriculum rests on beliefs and values also — not necessarily the same as those behind the explicit curriculum , for there is often considerable double-talk and hypocrisy , mostly unintentional but sometimes not . |
| 13 | Mishearing can cause misunderstandings which may be embarrassing or even funny but certainly not reassuring . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | My most direct but perhaps not my best . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Add to the cranberries and simmer for about 8 minutes until the pears are translucent but not too squashy . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Her anti-corruption stance is popular but probably not enough to overcome more powerful candidates . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I think that often the nicest people are not too popular but still fairly popular . |
| 23 | If you 're using these substances do please be careful but not only about Do It Yourself er er enthusiasts . |
| 24 | Many of them free but not all . |
| 25 | Part of the diet can be raw but not totally because raw foods require more digestive power than do cooked . |
| 26 | And if we draw a line it 's the analogy of someone pedalling on a bicycle , if you reach thirty five and you 're going up on a bicycle like that it 's reasonably steep but not too steep , you can cope with that on a regular basis . |
| 27 | In these sections punishment will be understood to mean the infliction of pain and the review of the project will seek to demonstrate that the probation practice described is not only more demanding but also more effective than this traditional understanding of punishment . |
| 28 | iii.3 ) is more detailed but hardly more chilling . |
| 29 | Erm he , he then goes on basically erm to talk about spreading political propaganda which was obviously very important to his cause erm an and he was saying that basically , you know , suddenly with the rise of er peasant associations erm everyone would , would say down with imperialism , down with the warlords , down with the corrupt officials erm , you know , and that these , you know , basically he , he 's then highlighting the fact that these political slogans have , have found erm have found , you know you know er importance with the , with the young the middle aged an and the old but basically obviously he 's , he 's trying to target the school because that 's where he 's hoping where the re revolution 'll start . |
| 30 | Asking for a biscuit after a meal will be acceptable but not before . |