Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun] but [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My elderly neighbour goes to a private doctor for her constant little ailments but if she were seriously sick the public system would take over hospital care and post-hospital home-care . |
| 2 | He told me I was turning into a jealous old queen but before he slammed the phone down he agreed not to tell Mother about the death . |
| 3 | At first , as Counts of Poitou , the Dukes had been chiefly involved in northern French politics but once they had also become Counts of Gascony their interests turned more and more to the south , towards Toulouse and towards Spain , where they took a leading part in the Holy War against the Moslems . |
| 4 | He was a comical little man but as she smiled and tried to say the right things — ‘ Oh ! |
| 5 | When Rhee was in a logical frame of mind , he showed an excellent historical perspective but when he became emotional , he became particularly awkward to deal with . |
| 6 | ‘ I can easily understand how people can see seals as dewy-eyed little things but if you 're a fisherman who has just had 200 creels robbed and you have n't even made enough money to pay for your fuel never mind make a living , you would view them differently . |
| 7 | Q My problem is that I 've got very bad split ends but if I keep having my hair cut it wo n't grow . |