Example sentences of "but [adj] [subord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But rich as China is , it is by no means the dominant contributor to our gardens . |
| 2 | And , at one point , Malcolm must have asked him if he 'd consider coming over to join the band , because Hell wrote to us via him saying that it sounded interesting but that because money and visas would be a problem he just could n't . |
| 3 | Forester 's fear was not so much that the room might not have been available , but that if Hennessy had moved out the hotel might be closed down for the off-season altogether . |
| 4 | " Higher than man but lower than God " , the pope , if judged by his political programme , appears an arch conservative . |
| 5 | Large , long-legged , long-winged , long-necked but rather short-tailed land and marsh birds , with stout straight bills , fairly long but shorter than herons ( p. 35 ) and storks ( p. 43 ) . |
| 6 | Proud father Brian Casson said : ‘ We were very surprised but delighted when Matthew won , and we will all be going to Manchester . ’ |
| 7 | The bed was wonderfully comfortable , the pillows soft , and the sleeping-bags light but warm as toast . |
| 8 | He chose the blackjack from a selection on a velvet tray , and then he looked at some handcuffs — real ones , this time , but heavier than regulation and suggestive of overkill . |
| 9 | Other fish with parental care , like pit-spawning cichlids , or bubble-nesters , lay more eggs than egg scatterers , but fewer than mouthbrooders . |
| 10 | The number of committees in most authorities is now smaller than before the 1974 reorganisation but larger than Bains suggested . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know how many planes we 've got , but sure as eggs is eggs , we ai n't got many pilots . |
| 12 | ‘ Paul missed that race last year , ’ said Carl Haas , ‘ but sure as hell he 'll be there for Nigel 's debut early next year . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't know whether that multiplies the shielding — I ca n't regurge that info — but sure as hell they 'll cover for each other ! |
| 14 | I might be interesting , I might be decorative , my exoticism might be diverting , but sure as hell my span was finite . |
| 15 | As former Managing Director of BP Basil Butler said , ‘ prevention is not only better , but cheaper than cure … |
| 16 | My own suggestion that we were dealing with a whole nest of Mata Haris was declared plausible but incorrect while Team C , consisting of two middle-aged couples , produced two theories , the second of which named me as a potential mole ! |
| 17 | It was only a faint smile , glimmering , but more than Ruth had ever thought she 'd see from Fand . |
| 18 | Not enough to worry the likes of the 85bhp Citroen AX GT perhaps , but more than competition for the 75bhp Metro GTa . |
| 19 | But more than elephants , big cats and early man moved down from continental Asia across that early land-bridge to the islands . |
| 20 | But more than impatience was involved . |
| 21 | There was fear in them , but more than fear — defiance , a little , and challenge . |
| 22 | But more than difference , our diet was to do with the desperate need , wrenched from restricted circumstances , to be in charge of the body . |
| 23 | They are bigger than protein molecules but smaller than bacteria . |
| 24 | It was creditable in the circumstances , but less than Paul had hoped . |
| 25 | For the same reason invalidity pensions were restricted by the Treasury to the severely disabled — an advance , but less than Lloyd George had hoped . |
| 26 | In admitting a highly promising but less than conformist Sheffield Grammar School boy to Gonville and Caius College , the university placed Keeton under the tutorship of one of the most astute and world-wise masters in the Law . |
| 27 | Sources of income other than unemployment benefits and earnings do matter , but less than benefits and earnings ( similar results appear in Atkinson , et al. |
| 28 | If over 5° , use bank , but less than Rate 1 angle for small heading changes . |
| 29 | The agreement maintained a preferential price for Cuban sugar , lower than that of the previous five-year period , but higher than world prices . |
| 30 | Armour is beautifully made from a myriad of tiny metal scales making it lightweight and very flexible but stronger than steel . |