Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] but [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writers are interesting but the musicians are n't . |
| 2 | The shows are different but the faces stay the same |
| 3 | Designs are similar but the decorations are distinctive . |
| 4 | Because of its coastal habitat , incidental catches in gill-nets are widespread but the effects on the population are unknown . |
| 5 | Some of the nurses are black but the doctors are white . |
| 6 | Such transactions are illegal but the authorities , during the long Breshnev era , did not concern themselves too much with this kind of illegality , allowing the ruling class to radically improve its material situation , even become rich . |
| 7 | The details are unimportant but the lessons are clear . |
| 8 | Cover and cook over gentle to moderate heat for 30–35 minutes or until the centres are tender but the potatoes still hold their shape . |
| 9 | Similar problems are likely to arise in respect of artificial intelligence systems , or heuristic systems as applied to medical diagnosis where again two paths are open but the possibilities which socially useful design make possible would appear to have been ignored . |
| 10 | Not all are valid but the variables that go into product make-up justify a far greater range than that which might at first appear strictly essential . |
| 11 | Many of the rows and heartaches in the home crop up because adolescents think they are grown-up but the parents do n't agree . |