Example sentences of "[adj] but [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Underlining this was not only a sense of what was proper but also a sense of what was politically and socially wise . |
| 2 | Yet , at the same time , there has not , in most cases , been a sharp break between one way of life and another but rather a process involving subtle shifts in emphasis , whereby one set of relationships — kin , friends and neighbours — take on new significances in place of or in addition to older or earlier established relationships . |
| 3 | Denys Zacharopoulos , one of its three curators , says : ‘ The museum is like a voodoo fetish , the artist a sorcerer but also a prisoner ’ |
| 4 | Alright then , maybe not that much but quite a lot . |
| 5 | The following four German folktales relating to this theme , as collected by the Grimm brothers in the nineteenth century , are typical but only a fraction of the many variants known . |
| 6 | In no manner does the birth of this child put the other out of my mind nor can I accept he is a substitute but rather a reminder as if God wished to show me what I have lost and reprimand me for my carelessness . |
| 7 | Alternatively there may be no marks as such but simply a set of grades to which the quality of pupils ' work may be assigned directly . |
| 8 | Sometimes the plug is easily visible but normally a probe is used to detect its presence in the vagina . |
| 9 | All the other players you hear about from time to time , Charlton , Giles , Hunter et all but never a word about Harvey . |
| 10 | If you are going to take notes , let the candidate know at this stage , explain that you do it for all the candidates , and that they are nothing sinister but simply a memory aid . |
| 11 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 12 | Annabel Croft , once the British No 1 but now a star of stage and the small screen , cringed at the quality of her performance in the opening round of the Volkswagen National Championships at Telford yesterday . |
| 13 | The engine capacity was reduced even further , to 1½ litres in 1926 but then a Formula Libre , with no engine size legislation , came into force in 1928 . |
| 14 | The establishment is open but once a week at present and is then usually manned by a civilian worker . |
| 15 | ‘ I was thinking more of Pretty In Pink , but I really like the idea of music in films , where the song 's less incidental but more a part of the film . |
| 16 | I know it 's commonsense but unfortunately a lot of people still tend to leave these er objects lying about in easy reach of the young child , okay ? |
| 17 | it was a great winner … his sixth of the season … and it just about booked Swindon a place in the promotion-play offs … with only four games to go it 's asking too much to make the top two but only a disaster can keep them out of the play-offs … |
| 18 | As Maggie turns , I catch a flash of eye , fairy blue but just a bit milky . |
| 19 | He was eighteen but still a lad , awkward , like his arms and legs were longer than he could cope with . |