Example sentences of "[adj] but [not/n't] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He had noticed Ianthe coming out of her house and now saw her as a woman of about his own age , nicely dressed , worthy no doubt , quite pretty but not particularly interesting . |
| 32 | Both powers in practice are as useful as a parachute in a space ship — reassuring but not very practical . |
| 33 | It was cold but not too cold , and dammit , I had caught four fish with hardly any effort ; fish that had taken a big crust with a savage bite that suggested they were very hungry . |
| 34 | These cases represent an understandable but not always comforting compromise within the framework of the EC Treaty . |
| 35 | ‘ Israel 's lack of preparedness for mass Soviet Jewish immigration is psychologically understandable but not politically forgivable , ’ says Yuri Stern , a Muscovite who came in 1981 . |
| 36 | Prevention of problems is preferable but not always possible , so early recognition and treatment is crucial . |
| 37 | Generalisations may be helpful to a certain extent but we have to take into account complex variants which are law-related but not necessarily legal : Richard Vogler ( in Chapter 7 of this volume ) for example , leads us to ask whether the use of law will lead to a bureaucratisation and disintegration of the peace movement as in the 1960s ? |
| 38 | The thousand-headed and dwarf thousand-headed varieties are the hardiest ; the marrow-stemmed are more palatable but not so frost-resistant . |
| 39 | She is always turning from what has been offered her to say with a demure little sigh and smile , ‘ Oh , please , please … all I want is a cup of tea , weak but not too weak , and the teeniest weeniest bit of really crisp toast . ’ |
| 40 | He reported that the beer was very weak but not too bad , and that the wine was of low quality and likely to produce acidity . |
| 41 | Noell died a rich but not fabulously wealthy man , having already settled much of his property and set up a substantial charity in his native town . |
| 42 | They must , of course , take calculated risks from time to time to achieve objectives which they perceive to be right but not universally popular . |
| 43 | Certainly the young middle-class , or rising middle-class person can be guaranteed to meet others of the same age who are respectable but not too serious . |
| 44 | It is usually postulated that some association between infant or childish sexual satisfaction and the fetish object — a strong but not necessarily direct association — is responsible for its significance to the individual . |
| 45 | Peter Brooke , who left the firm to enter politics in 1979 and became Chairman of the Conservative party , set up the firm 's British base in prestigious but not overtly showy offices in park Lane . |
| 46 | Also many frail but not necessarily disabled elderly people feel the need to steady themselves by touching various pieces of furniture with one hand as they move around their homes , and for them , carrying a telephone and manoeuvring the flex from one room to another may have its hazards . |
| 47 | The best time for this ‘ homework ’ to be done is in what I call the twilight time at night — that period when he is in bed and drowsy but not yet asleep . |
| 48 | The catalysed conversion of methanol to ethanol by reaction with syn-gas , is also possible but not yet commercial . |
| 49 | Present , if not correct , were a tired but not too emotional Tony , sorry ANTHONY H WILSON and various members of the INSPIRAL CARPETS whom let's face it , would go to a party held in an empty crisp packet . |
| 50 | On retirement or death in office ( botanists tend to be long-lived but not quite immortal ) , their book collections were frequently sold off to defray debts or to provide a settlement for their widows . |
| 51 | Otherwise the Legacy is a decent but not notably quiet cruiser ; significant engine , wind and tyre noise are all there . |
| 52 | A useful but not completely reliable indicator of potency . |
| 53 | Of course the visual indicators are useful but not so personal or so reassuring ( or so charming ) , and you can not talk to them about delays and ‘ Are there free sandwiches and coffee ? ’ |
| 54 | a confident nature , not too reserved but not too arrogant ; |
| 55 | To sum it all up , it 's good but not that good . |
| 56 | Scum are good but not that good when you wade through the amazing pile of hype . |
| 57 | pretty good but not that good . |
| 58 | Light : Good but not very strong light from above . |
| 59 | 1984 had been good but not as good as that . |
| 60 | For he is clean and tidy but not too concerned with his appearance . |