Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] but a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glancing with irritation at the cocky girl who was n't even properly French but a bourgeoise English snob with no clue about what was what . |
| 2 | In the UK this is not only absurd but a waste of time . |
| 3 | Annie was a cheerful , tireless and obliging young lady who had a young man , a dowry in an old sock , and a helpful welcome for customers who were not only hard-up but a bit embarrassed . |
| 4 | Not only that but a drought in Maharashtra in 1987 and 1988 , probably the most severe of the century in the subcontinent , has caused barely a ripple of news interest in the world . |
| 5 | Not only that but a change in methods of working , in its ethos and what were seen as its privileges , such as index-linked pensions , was to follow . |
| 6 | He was appalled that I wanted to study English and history , both of which he thought not only pointless but a danger to my identity . |
| 7 | A woman with many daughters and no sons is considered not only unfortunate but a carrier of misfortune . |
| 8 | She/he was ever so nice but a lot of the staff and nursing staff were right bastards to him . |
| 9 | His treatise was an attempt to argue that , despite what his critics said , this kind of religious experience was not only valid but a sign of God 's special favour . |
| 10 | Peter might have supposed that they were lovers from Tom 's ardour and her acquiescence , might have thought it not just tactful but a requirement to leave them alone together . |
| 11 | Notice that this doubt is not purely spiritual , nor purely intellectual , nor purely emotional but a question of a subtle though complete change of heart . |
| 12 | The countryside is fairly flat but a day trip to the coast provides some interest for walkers . |
| 13 | Some of these mills were fairly small but a number , mainly built during the 19th century , were of considerable size . |
| 14 | This all sounds rather daunting but a number of teachers have received grants under the sponsored research programme , the most notable example being Andrew Mellor and his study of bullying in Scottish secondary schools . |
| 15 | The atmosphere was heavy , oppressive , the smell not immediately identifiable but a combination of human and engine smells , while the only sounds were a soft moaning from a woman towards the front of the plane and the voice of a man trying to reassure someone . |
| 16 | One of your problems in this case is Fred , the chef : no doubt you would like to see him replaced by someone else who is equally skilled but a lot easier to work with . |
| 17 | And this was the ocean that Vasco Núñez de Balboa had found — an immensity quite unimaginable but a void which , he must have known , was now no longer unbridgeable . |
| 18 | The loan book must contain virtually all the liverymen of the various companies , though not necessarily all the yeomen , nor indeed any but a fraction of the membership of the poorest crafts : only a single weaver is listed , though there was a livery of thirty and a full membership of seventy in 1546 . |
| 19 | ‘ They tend to head for the middle-of-the-road establishments — still quite cheap but a cut above the red-flock wallpaper places . ’ |
| 20 | Yet all but a fraction of the carbon in living things originates as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere ; as we will discuss below , it is turned into organic molecules by plants by the process of photosynthesis . |
| 21 | That is certainly possible but a penalty is exacted for it . |
| 22 | Before that Darlington was solidly Labour But a drive through the town illustrates the contrasts : from the deprivation of Skerne Park with its graffiti and vandalism , to the large detached houses and tranquillity of the West End . |
| 23 | They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back : |
| 24 | When he was told that what he had said was all very well but a bit negative , he fell back on the 13 wasted years that he has been in opposition . |
| 25 | Above all , ‘ Sandy ’ Thom was esteemed by his colleagues ; he was truly egregious but a kind man and a good skipper , whether of a yacht 's crew , a survey party , or a department . |