Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but [adv] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The end results will not only create a higher standard of competence within the company directly related to each person 's individual role but also an enhancement and enrichment of that person 's own development and personal qualification . |
| 2 | Today it is one of the largest unitary , non-collegiate universities in Britain offering not only first-class tuition in every principal subject but also an unsurpassed range of undergraduate courses — a cosmopolitan University in a cosmopolitan city . |
| 3 | Scrapers : Another basic aid but nevertheless an indispensable tool particularly for heavy cleaning . |
| 4 | Likewise in ( 36 ) saw evokes not mere visual perception but rather an inference which the speaker has drawn about the character of the people in question on the basis of what he has been able to observe of their behaviour or even of their appearance , and so could be said by someone who had only seen a photograph of them . |
| 5 | He seemed to be in a uniform of some sort , a slightly unconventional get-up but unmistakably an officer . |
| 6 | However , one study has not only shown persistence of enhanced platelet reactivity in response to collagen and sodium arachidonate despite a 1 6-week period of near normal glycaemic control but also an increase in platelet reactivity to ADP ( Jackson et al , 1984 ) . |
| 7 | One method in particular , kriging ( now available as part of the UNIRAS software ) , offers not only a contoured surface but also an estimate of the standard error at any point on the map . |
| 8 | The latest boardgame to hit the market , Articulate , requires not only general knowledge but also an ability to verbalise . |
| 9 | It is interesting to note that their evolution was a long and gradual one and not such a revolutionary concept but simply an extension of where we are now i.e. in centesimal potency ( 5th edition ) philosophy . |
| 10 | The building is therefore not only a successful piece of archaeological experimentation but also an enjoyable experience for the visitor . |
| 11 | As the TGAT Report said : ‘ it should be recognised that to record a low level of performance for this reason [ English as a second language ( E2L ) ] would be no reflection on a pupil 's general ability but merely an indication that the pupil needed special help in English language skills . ’ |
| 12 | Inside the palace the Empress Taitu , Menelik 's wife , once a woman of outstanding beauty but now an obese hulk , schemed and intrigued to retain power . |
| 13 | A laky , housebound bow but formerly an avid attender of the sale , telephoned the church with an ‘ order ’ for Scots Magazines , Annie S.Swans , Bible Stories and jigsaws . |
| 14 | The estate agent was only a young man but quite an astute one at that … no-one was going to put one over on him . |
| 15 | When these hatch , the maggots find that they are not provided with a meal of rotting meat but only an inedible petal . |
| 16 | You have to accept the lecturers you find in the college you attend — hardly an original thought but nevertheless an illuminating and sobering one . |