Example sentences of "[verb] but [be] [not/n't] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This type of planning may be motivating but is not very effective . |
| 2 | The dorsal arm plates are slightly bell shaped or fan shaped , they approach but are not quite contiguous . |
| 3 | When documentary sources exist but are not fully informative , however , we can sometimes supplement them with a study of the coins . |
| 4 | My mother , in her mustard-coloured coat and skirt , with a green jumper for her nice colourful contrast , looked minutely offended but was n't sufficiently interested in clothes to argue the matter further . |
| 5 | Nicholson sympathized but was not entirely supportive . |