Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er but there have been a lot of issues and we 've done well in that field but of course it does n't produce the same kind of fee income as the M and A activity . |
| 2 | With rabbit numbers low , this was seen as the opportunity for a further reduction but in response to public outcry legislation was also introduced making it illegal to spread myxomatosis by artificial means — by taking infected rabbits and releasing them near disease-free colonies . |
| 3 | Mr Jefferies is helping the US Government prosecute GAF not merely because he is a public spirited citizen but in order to be able to swap a prison sentence for the privilege of teaching children to play golf in Aspen , Colorado . |
| 4 | No investigation is needed for the pain in this condition but of course other symptoms may coexist and they will need managing on their own merits . |
| 5 | The money is not for top-heavy administration but for research . |
| 6 | The identification of imagination , not with enhanced perception but with self-expression and ‘ originality ’ , has had a harmful effect on education . |
| 7 | Now much of the rest of the stone of the building also dates from the medieval period but in fact in the nineteenth century the building er was very popular as a church and the vicar at the time decided that what he needed was more space and so they knocked down virtually the whole building apart from the tower and the east erm erm window and rebuilt it to put in the er gallery at the level that we 're standing here . |
| 8 | The only workable categorization of Elvis 's music , as we have seen , is not by historical period but by song-type — or more precisely , by apparently self-contradictory assemblages of musical elements as they are mediated by the differential demands of varied songs at various moments . |
| 9 | The second type of breakage occurs not at the top tie but near ground level , when the extra leverage imparted by wind on the long stem reveals the weak spot in a stake that has been allowed to rot and deteriorate . |
| 10 | There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action . |
| 11 | I have followed the contents of the 2 previous issues that have touched upon this subject but without success . |
| 12 | It does not arise from the old style but in opposition to it . |
| 13 | The challenges facing schools are considered in detail throughout this book but in essence they require a management response . |
| 14 | Nancy entered with a brave face but with fear in her heart . |
| 15 | Like the Urban Institute , founded in Washington in 1968 after racial riots across America , it thrived not on private philanthropy but on research contracts from the government . |
| 16 | The little dumpling stands to attention with its arms stiffly by its sides , as if being told off by a parent ; the shroud appears to be a shift with separate head-cloth but in actuality is nothing more than the usual loosely gathered linen , parted with greater than usual emphasis to show the entire face . |
| 17 | People asked exoneration from a mistake made by a group to which they belonged-the nation-not in individual innocence but in membership of a different and more immediate community that had acted well , a state that had not voted for a dishonest president . |
| 18 | If Jean-Claude sneezed , it was not the sign of an oncoming cold but of flu . |
| 19 | The lanky West Indians rely not on lateral movement but on speed and bounce , as to England 's Malcolm and numerous others like him , who do not give the ball enough air in which to swing . |
| 20 | Since 1940 the average yield , which should in theory have been lower than the official limit but in practice was not always so , has steadily increased : |
| 21 | Ivy spoke with slight sardonic amusement but without envy — without , that is , grudging envy — of Elizabeth Bowen 's success . |
| 22 | The Americans endeavoured to persuade the Russians to reconvene the Joint Commission but without success . |
| 23 | He was almost unbelieving of his impossible situation but on principle he did n't allow himself to feel jealous . |
| 24 | If we examine God not as protagonist and moral bully but as author of this story , we have to mark him down for plot , motivation , suspense and characterisation . |
| 25 | The cash generated will not be held in a central pool but in individual accounts for each club . |
| 26 | A reporter , a correspondent , who sends in such a story does not get it from an official news-agency but from gossip — no doubt checked , reliable and trustworthy , simply marked by its lack of official confirmation . |
| 27 | I wish the Bill well not only on Second Reading but in Committee . |
| 28 | The parcel is then sent , bearing this label , in the ordinary way but without payment being made at the counter . |
| 29 | Nor did Yeremi have much option but to gas Tundrish in turn . |
| 30 | Handwashing seems such a simple task but in fact is a subject of surprising contention among health professionals . |