Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What actually happened was that a colleague of mine , Dave Walton and I , got together to look at a rather esoteric aspect of molecular motion , thinking of making molecules which were very , very long and had very simple structure but could have perhaps erm very complicated what we call dynamic motion , but there was some very good chemistry involved and we erm put this project together for the Sussex Chemistry Bithesis programme , and erm the student who took on this particular project , Alexander , spent two years learning how to do the synthesis and developed a lot of ability in this area ; he also learned how to do the spectroscopic experiments and studied the analysis of molecular motion , and he was able to do this on top of the course work that he did , and in fact this particular project and Alexander , who did the work himself , and the subsequent exciting sort of repercussions of the project have all made me a rather firm believer in the course here , and that in fact undergraduates can do research and also that it 's a very good training for the future . |
| 2 | West of Wester Hailes ( ie away from the city ) the towpath is rural and in poor condition but could form a valuable corridor for leisure/recreational access to the countryside . |
| 3 | John was born crippled and with cerebral palsy but could run , walk and jump . |
| 4 | Some of those attending were travelling up to 30 miles and acknowledged that they suffered some physical and mental fatigue but could make no suggestion as to how to avoid it . |
| 5 | The bikers were a good crowd but could get a bit out of hand . |