Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [adj] but [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Chancellor , Kohl , seemed personally mediocre but the 1 October vote showed that he could also be subtle and determined , and he had a formidable political record . |
| 2 | Subsidiary buildings escaped relatively unscathed but the main block was completely gutted , only the outer shell remaining . |
| 3 | At this angle the dragonfolk looked reasonably bearable but the dragons themselves , hanging from their perches , loomed over the scene like immense gargoyles . |
| 4 | Ann Smith , who was at junior school in Haltwhistle , Northumberland , remembers : ‘ I know I felt really sad but the thought of a Coronation cheered me up a little bit until I found out it would not be held until the following year . |
| 5 | Most of the locals made an appearance ramp skating on the telly which looked quite good but the street skating bit was quite lame . |
| 6 | Thompson , Chesson and Chamerovzow remained personally friendly but a later effort at co-operation in 1859 between the BFASS and Thompson 's London Emancipation Committee produced more recriminations . |