Example sentences of "[adj] but this [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nowadays the island is more developed but this is still a favourite and convenient ‘ watering hole ’ . |
| 2 | We all know that er if the crisis has a military er follow-up , er during this type of crisis , everybody will exp , expect this crisis , if it happens , will be short , erm well er would be abnormal but this is not the situation of today . |
| 3 | ‘ We thank the Government for relaxing these but this is rather like thanking somebody for refraining from hitting you on the head with a heavy stick , ’ said Brendan Burns , the federation 's Scottish-based UK vice-chairman . |
| 4 | You should experiment with the proportion of medium used but this is soon done and it is possible to use the medium to achieve delicate glaze effects . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm sorry but this is highly — ’ |
| 6 | The stove must be pre-heated but this is also straightforward . |
| 7 | Common European standards were to be published in 1992 but this is now unlikely . |
| 8 | Death is the symbol of sin and evil but this is no longer a thing to be dreaded . |
| 9 | The question of institutional support is important but this is sometimes stronger in its rhetoric than its substance . |
| 10 | Others find things are worse but this is relatively rare . |
| 11 | ‘ I usually only scrub the front tyre when I get into a turn too hot but this is how it goes : You 're in fourth gear and jetting down to this U-turn . |
| 12 | When strains are infinitesimal as in the classical theory of elasticity the difference between the two definitions is of second order and is negligible but this is not the case when large deformations are being considered . |
| 13 | Manipulating behaviour is usually considered bad but this is more debatable . |