Example sentences of "[adj] but [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The proximal papillae of each series are flat and slightly spiniform but the distal ones become wider especially the free edge with the distalmost papillae being very large , almost triangular . |
2 | The General Conditions are basically standard but the following comments are worthy of note : — Condition 2 — Claims Procedure On the happening of any event immediate notification to the company is desirable , as an immediate examination by an Engineer Surveyor/Loss Adjuster can assist in learning full details of any accident including the cause . |
3 | The disk plates are small , imbricating , the centrodorsal plate is distinct but the primary plates are inconspicuous . |
4 | Detailed neurological examination was impossible but no focal abnormalities or neck rigidity were noted . |
5 | Sandy coloured and varying greatly in shade according to the dominant colour of its normal habitat ; has some dark but no white feathers in tail . |
6 | This is not so authentic but the green beans give an attractive appearance to the dish . |
7 | No system is perfect but the glaring defects of the British system of misrepresentation are all too well demonstrated by the looming constitutional crisis in Scotland . |
8 | How each person tends to proceed through the design process will be unique but the overall constraints imposed on whoever tackles the job will be identical . |
9 | The development of simulations and emulations is technically promising but the necessary skills-levels are high and the financial implications of programming , development , and verification , are substantial . |
10 | One piece remains undamaged but the other breaks . |
11 | Their compositions remain constant but the relative proportions of each change . |
12 | So just a few ideas , not let you know exhaustive but a few ideas to be aware of you 've got appropriate . |
13 | The aim of making the NHS more cost-effective was laudable but the other reforms ‘ may undermine the NHS as we know it ’ . |
14 | This is all very well but the only men my light was shining upon by the end of last week were Swotty Cyril and a few disgruntled Teachers . |
15 | Geoff Dowling , race secretary and one-time competitor ( but unfortunately never winner ) , told me that five and a half hours was reasonable but the first-class walkers could be expected about four and a half hours after the start . |
16 | The new work also involved the construction of a road over a quarter of a mile long but no unexpected difficulties were experienced , either with this or the realigned route of the railway . |
17 | The voice and movement work is very important but the professional requirements have changed , particularly in respect of film and television and there should be more training in this area . |
18 | The 36MHz SuperSparcs are still available but the lower cycles will be phased out . |
19 | I hope people will not be too critical but the nervous mistakes ended with us conceding 12 points . |
20 | There are up to three rounded blunt apical papillae flanked on either side by 6–7 oral papillae , the proximal ones are blunt but the distal ones are more spine-like . |
21 | N no they 're quite accurate but the relevant details are missing . |
22 | Some of the backs were dilapidated but the two premises belonging to the Glynns stood out in good repair : the wall had been recently pointed and colour-washed and the door freshly painted . |
23 | Two candles would be wasteful but the small stitches she was making in the soft leather swam before her eyes in the poor light . |
24 | If the bloom is a double or semi-double , wait until the outer petals peel open but the inner petals remain closed and covering the stigma . |
25 | Cp6 bound more strongly to HLA-B51 than to HLA-B53 but the allelic variants of this peptide with single amino-acid substitutions at position 4 , cp6.1 and cp6.2 , bound more strongly to HLA-B53 and very poorly to HLA-B51 ( data not shown ) . |
26 | Clearly , a limitation is necessary but the financial incentives on the best land included in the extended LFA should be considerably lower than those available on the least amenable land where agricultural development is considerably constrained by climate , topography and soils . |
27 | Exactly how long Hughes lived at 94 Portland Street , London , is uncertain but the first experiments which led to the development of the microphone were conducted here during 1878–80 . |
28 | Ulcerative colitis associated with PSC is usually quiescent or only mildly active but a few patients do have moderately active disease . |
29 | I stand in the early darkness and watch as Crilly is bundled into the back of the red and white van and taken away , siren silent but the bright lights flashing . |