Example sentences of "[is] [adj] but [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this conflict is too problematic , one feeling remains conscious and the opposing one is repressed but projected into another person who expresses it . |
| 2 | It involves the transformation of an object that is meaningful but structured at the level of the signification to an object that is still meaningful but is also structured at the level of the signified . |
| 3 | The DES 's New Formula for grant aid , which is complicated but based essentially on a head-count of students attending courses as the future basis for allocation of grant ( the grant having , anyway , undergone a global reduction ) , exacerbates considerably such tendencies . |
| 4 | ‘ merely of an office managed by the undertaking 's own staff or by a person who is independent but authorised to act on a permanent basis for the undertaking , as would be the case with an agency . |
| 5 | This hotel , probably the most cosmopolitan of our units in Benidorm , is modern but built in the traditional Spanish way with large airy public rooms and a ‘ cool ’ feel in similar fashion , all with private facilities and balconies which overlook the most impressive feature of the hotel — the pool area , which is a real sun trap . |
| 6 | Finally , and unsurprisingly , the attempted questioning of noun phrase and verb together while " leaving behind " the adjectival property will again produce an incoherent result , as in ( 27 ) where the first sentence is ungrammatical while the second is grammatical but associated with the wrong sort of answer : ( 27 ) what did the raiders do dead ? what should I do longer ? |
| 7 | Gloomy interior can feel claustrophobic , front legroom is plentiful but cramped in the rear . |
| 8 | The food thesis is attractive but unproven . |
| 9 | The bonus is discretionary but linked to performance : billings , acquisition of business ( new and repeat ) , and general quality of work . |
| 10 | The hypothesis that paradoxical pain is caused by abnormal metabolism of morphine is plausible but built on shaky foundations . |