Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] but [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Guerrists " among the PSOE " aparato " ( bureaucracy ) felt that officials using unorthodox but previously tolerated methods of fund-raising were not guilty of personal corruption . |
| 2 | The other boy , David , was also puzzling about his experience in the cutting and had resolved to go back and try to find out if he had been dreaming ; somehow he did not feel frightened but more determined to see the tramp and make friends with him . |
| 3 | The woodwork , once painted white but now faded to a dingy cream with a grey deposit in the crevices , was chipped and scuffed and the pattern of leaves and flowers on the stair carpet had long since been reduced to a brownish blur . |
| 4 | They look fascinated but slightly frightened . |
| 5 | He watched , felt indignant but also justified because he was right . |
| 6 | Shirlie explained , ‘ This time we wanted clothes that felt comfortable but also looked strong . ’ |
| 7 | Throughout her hour-long visit in Barnsley , South Yorkshire , the princess looked glum but later cheered up when she was greeted by a crowd of about 2,000 people waiting outside . |
| 8 | He looked tired but nevertheless managed a smile as he caught sight of his two employees and walked over to join them . |
| 9 | The coroner looked puzzled but quietly agreed . |
| 10 | Frau Schmidt looked gratified but slightly overwhelmed . |
| 11 | The painter looked handsome but shabbily dressed . |
| 12 | The remaining chromosome 5 appeared normal but presumably contained a submicroscopic microdeletion in a subpopulation of cells . |