Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] but [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Landmark stability is a prerequisite for spatial but not discrimination learning |
| 2 | The dining-room , drawing-room , parlour and kitchen were all of good but reasonable size. , |
| 3 | and you 've your idea from that but then China is a completely backward country . |
| 4 | Hungary 's trade with the Soviet Union accounted for 30% of total trade in 1980 but about 20% in 1990 . |
| 5 | This contained 55% of the area 's population in 1801 but only 11% , in 1901 . |
| 6 | Trevor Morley had two good chances to put the visitors in front but both efforts flew wide . |
| 7 | In terms of reaction time , the right hemisphere emerged as sensitive to manipulations in age-of-acquisition but not imagery . |
| 8 | A training class for teachers started in 1939 but further developments were curtailed by the war , and plans to open a Medau Training College in England had to be abandoned . |
| 9 | Earnings and dividends per share have been restated to reflect the bonus element in the 1989 rights issue and the capitalisation issue in 1990 but not shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Ultramar . |
| 10 | During a five-day fast , Joanna showed a ‘ very marked improvement in her condition ’ and when subsequently challenged with individual foods , she responded sharply to some but not others . |
| 11 | Usually nothing further need be proved in relation to uniform but here problems can be envisaged because an officer had no helmet or tunic on , then the general appearance of the officer could be put in evidence if required in the case of a ‘ not guilty ’ plea . |
| 12 | That applies to most but not Faldo . |
| 13 | The aim is to keep the beer in a drinkable condition for longer but both systems interfere with the maturation of the beer and deliver an unpleasantly fizzy pint . |