Example sentences of "but had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of the students investigated in this study were non-traditional in that they either possessed qualifications which met the general entrance requirements of the institution but had been gained them in non-traditional ways ( i.e. by other than full time attendance at secondary school ) , or they did not meet the requirement but had other qualifications or evidence of attainment acceptable to the institution in question . |
| 2 | They were no bigger than leaf monkeys , but had black caps and a line of black fur about the eyes , giving them an oddly human look . |
| 3 | She wore no make-up but had classic features , a straight nose , full lips and fine eyes . |
| 4 | Doctors like Meryl Armitage , who was n't even particularly intellectually gifted , but had pleasant manners , a pair of compelling green eyes — and youth . |
| 5 | I wanted to reply to your star letter about the lady who wanted to work but had small children and found it difficult . |
| 6 | The primary tumour had allele losses on chromosome 5 shown by Lambda MS8 and chromosome 17 shown by p144-D6 , while the second tumour did not have allele loss on chromosome 5 , but had additional allele losses on chromosomes 12 and 17 and rearrangement on chromosome 1 . |
| 7 | They did n't stare at them but had good eye contact . |
| 8 | At Universal , she found herself painfully opposite the eponymous talking mule in Francis Joins The Wacs ( 1954 ) and as the female lead in Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Cops , ( 1955 ) but had delightful moments in Has Anybody Seen My Gal ? ( 1952 ) singing ‘ The Red Red Robin ’ while bobbing around doing the housework . |
| 9 | Equally , regulatory change transformed financial services , but had lesser impact on chemicals . |
| 10 | Most performed in the high average to superior range on measures of verbal learning but had severe deficits in tasks associated with the non-dominant hemisphere . |
| 11 | When Christopher Steffen , reportedly a slash and burn merchant when it comes to cutting costs and staff , quit Eastman Kodak Co on Wednesday after just seven weeks in the job of chief financial officer of Eastman Kodak Co , saying that the team was agreed on the objectives , but had irreconcilable differences on how to get from here to there , IBM Corp shares jumped for joy in anticipation that he was about to be named finance chief — but the joy subsided and so did the share price , off 87.5 cents at $49 when nothing happened yesterday ; word out of IBM is that there is an appointment already to be announced , but unless the fact that Steffen is now at a loose end causes a last-minute re-think , he is not the man that IBM has in mind . |
| 12 | One can conjecture , therefore , that the hilt of the weapon was not flat , but had circular Projections towards the point . |
| 13 | The agriculture of small farmers remained undeveloped , while the industrial sector which was small but had considerable potential with the influx of the coastal refugee population received no single investment of more than about $28,000 in the whole period . |
| 14 | Kikuyu farmers had traditionally farmed several plots which were within easy walking distance but had different characteristics of altitude and soil type . |
| 15 | She was very flat-chested but had big legs and a large behind . |