Example sentences of "[adj] but [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Jessica not only leaves the house unguarded but takes some money as well , saying in line 34 of Act two scene six ‘ Here , catch this casket ’ and then in line 50 ‘ with some more ducats ’ . |
2 | Unfunded ‘ top-up ’ schemes , i.e. where the employer does not fund the top-up benefits but simply promises to pay them at retirement , are more tax-efficient but offer less security as you would be dependent on your employer keeping his promise . |
3 | Therefore , the Unfair Contract Terms Act is helpful as far as contracts for hardware are concerned but has little relevance for software contracts . |
4 | Liberica beans , from Liberia , are prolific but have little quality or flavour . |
5 | In any case there is a need for widespread intercommunication which may be mainly informal but requires some formality to ensure that clashes of attitude do not delay or distort decisions and to make sure also that finalised decisions are unambiguously recorded . |
6 | Lucianne Sawyer , president of the UK Home Care Association , is less forceful but has some reservations . |
7 | The Braun Professional is more expensive but has more features . |
8 | It should be pointed out that , because the employing firms are themselves not perfectly competitive but possess some monopoly power , the union 's actions will not necessarily result in losses for the firms involved ; however , it will of course reduce their profits and result in a redistribution of income from profit-earners to wage-earners . |