Example sentences of "[adj] of [noun] [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not the most exciting of prospects maybe but even so , I was having a good time . |
| 2 | Surely it is not the scientists who are guilty of hubris here but their accusers , in implying that humans could play God . |
| 3 | We 're no less serious of purpose today but we may now seem a little less po-faced . |
| 4 | Recently our special commendation has been awarded to shops which have shown particular kindness to customers , This month 's winners are certainly not short of kindness either but it was the general all-round excellence of their business that made Tessa Brown of Mansfield recommend the Ollerton Machine Knitting Centre for our Gold St*r . |
| 5 | We travelled to Antigua full of confidence again but were greeted by heavy rain . |