Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] but a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was asleep but a voice from behind me might have curdled anybody 's dreams . |
| 2 | What the hell was that but a declaration ? |
| 3 | It was interesting but a bit comical , really . |
| 4 | It was tiny but a reminder that there are still poisonous snakes in the region — a fact which is all too easy to forget . |
| 5 | In the early 1980s , the shift towards repair grants was apparent but a shortage of resources has led to a cutback . |
| 6 | The Brontosaurus , for example , was big as well as being a herbivore , and T. Rex was big but a carnivore . |
| 7 | The girl , who was new but a Berliner , was even so a little shocked . |
| 8 | The lobster cocktail was plentiful but a touch cotton-woolly in texture , and for no visible reason arrived on a plate . |
| 9 | Er like one ounce has gone and we talked to some people who have tried it it was alright but a bit gakky at times |