Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] [noun] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a low budget production but drew a certain amount of attention as it attempted to explore spiritualism . |
| 2 | This may also be said of the fibre intake in man where we generally eat a low fibre diet but evolved eating a high fibre diet . |
| 3 | Sufferers usually have a normal body weight but see themselves as being fat , bloated and ugly . |
| 4 | Bennett has also made a good recovery from a torn thigh muscle but insisted : ‘ I 'll only play when I 'm 100pc right . |
| 5 | As Casteleyn noted : ‘ many libraries are unable to appoint a full-time training officer but tend to link the training function with another job , very often involving personnel work ’ . |
| 6 | His party argued the Tories had set up a Economic Development Forum but had not put enough money in . |
| 7 | Our continued investment in production facilities not only ensures a top quality product but sets the standard for state of the art operations . |
| 8 | This is a high pressure environment but relishes the opportunity to play the best players in the world , including previous world champions : ‘ The main thing is to just stay cool — you ca n't afford to make any mistakes . |
| 9 | The ASEAN states decided in 1976 not to form a multilateral security relationship but to confine security cooperation within ASEAN to the bilateral level . |
| 10 | Olson adopted a public choice methodology but used it to produce striking anti-pluralist criticisms in the tradition of elite theory . |
| 11 | Later another partially ignited device was found in a second furniture shop but caused only minor damage . |
| 12 | ‘ Look at Osaka which suffered 121 fires and was still a success , or at Montreal which had a month-long transport strike but stunned the world , ’ said one Spanish official . |
| 13 | In 1293 he became a regular assize justice but continued to act for private clients in the Common Bench until the court moved to York in 1298 . |
| 14 | They have a good base salary but make more than that out of bonuses , ’ the source said . |
| 15 | France , by contrast , had a smaller manufacturing base but remained self-sufficient in food so that the dramatic fall of proportion of workers in primary industries did not occur until after World War II ( fig. 1.8 ) . |
| 16 | A twelve pound charge but putting their rates down on it . |
| 17 | You may be able to abandon the high mountains and find a small roadhead village but getting from there to the airport is likely to be an adventure in itself . |
| 18 | Joyce would be a super group leader but does not run any classes ( YET ! ! ! ! ! ) |
| 19 | Responses which allow a steady state solution but do not allow convergence to that solution might be considered implausible and certainly deserve examination and further study . |
| 20 | Lynwood Drake then took a 60-year-old woman hostage but shot himself dead when her house was surrounded by armed police . |
| 21 | The tunes were in a slow waltz time but played with that characteristic thump which accentuates the first beat of the bar so strongly as to obliterate everything else , reducing any melodic line to a tribal dance . |
| 22 | 8.12 ( a ) Network that introduces a variable phase shift but preserves a constant output amplitude and ( b ) its analysis by a phasor diagram . |
| 23 | He pulled on a worn denim shirt but refrained from buttoning it , so that his gorgeous chest was still visible , still reminding her … |
| 24 | Sometimes a doctor will send the certificate direct to the Registrar , but it is always necessary for whoever is arranging the funeral to attend at the Registrar 's office , this is usually a close family member but does not have to be . |
| 25 | It does not state a minimum portfolio requirement but does make a small annual charge , maximum 0.1% of portfolio value , in addition to transaction charges . |
| 26 | So why do n't you just run a middle peasant economy but take what you need from everybody else ? |
| 27 | He has a non-vocational Oxbridge degree but has been thoroughly trained in the operations of the family business and is a shrewd and capable manager with some 32 years of practical experience ( plus 5 years in the army , where he rose to the rank of major ) . |
| 28 | In 1991 Darren started a job that involved covering a huge business mileage but did n't provide a company car . |
| 29 | To avoid commitments to currency trading risks against deals that are not concluded — when for example the buyer wants a local currency price but seeks a three month validity to the offer — the exporter may offer to fix in local currency at the Forward Rate of Exchange ruling at the date that the contract becomes effective and irrevocable . |
| 30 | However , we do not favour a recurring blanket review but propose that all new minerals permissions , as well as existing ones following initial review , should include conditions specifying the timing and content of subsequent reviews . |