Example sentences of "but [adj] [subord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The bed was wonderfully comfortable , the pillows soft , and the sleeping-bags light but warm as toast . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Paul missed that race last year , ’ said Carl Haas , ‘ but sure as hell he 'll be there for Nigel 's debut early next year . ’ |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | I might be interesting , I might be decorative , my exoticism might be diverting , but sure as hell my span was finite . |
| 7 | As former Managing Director of BP Basil Butler said , ‘ prevention is not only better , but cheaper than cure … |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 9 | Not enough to worry the likes of the 85bhp Citroen AX GT perhaps , but more than competition for the 75bhp Metro GTa . |
| 10 | But more than impatience was involved . |
| 11 | There was fear in them , but more than fear — defiance , a little , and challenge . |
| 12 | But more than difference , our diet was to do with the desperate need , wrenched from restricted circumstances , to be in charge of the body . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | If over 5° , use bank , but less than Rate 1 angle for small heading changes . |
| 15 | The agreement maintained a preferential price for Cuban sugar , lower than that of the previous five-year period , but higher than world prices . |
| 16 | Armour is beautifully made from a myriad of tiny metal scales making it lightweight and very flexible but stronger than steel . |
| 17 | Scott-Scobie 's strength was that of the Foreign Office , faceless but continuous while PM 's came and went like lantern slides . |
| 18 | This difference can be measured from the dissymmetry coefficient Z which is unity for small particles , but greater than unity for large particles . |