Example sentences of "[adj] but [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bed was wonderfully comfortable , the pillows soft , and the sleeping-bags light but warm as toast . |
| 2 | And , at one point , Malcolm must have asked him if he 'd consider coming over to join the band , because Hell wrote to us via him saying that it sounded interesting but that because money and visas would be a problem he just could n't . |
| 3 | In admitting a highly promising but less than conformist Sheffield Grammar School boy to Gonville and Caius College , the university placed Keeton under the tutorship of one of the most astute and world-wise masters in the Law . |
| 4 | Scott-Scobie 's strength was that of the Foreign Office , faceless but continuous while PM 's came and went like lantern slides . |
| 5 | Armour is beautifully made from a myriad of tiny metal scales making it lightweight and very flexible but stronger than steel . |
| 6 | My own suggestion that we were dealing with a whole nest of Mata Haris was declared plausible but incorrect while Team C , consisting of two middle-aged couples , produced two theories , the second of which named me as a potential mole ! |