Example sentences of "which was [adv] [adj] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sentences heard were either normal prose ( e.g. Some thieves stole most of the lead off the roof ) or syntactic prose ( e.g. No buns puzzle some in the lead off the text ) which was syntactically correct but semantically anomalous . |
| 2 | Life can proceed with deceptive ease on the basis of a faith which was once vital but has become so taken for granted that it is no longer authentic . |
| 3 | This gave warning to the outside interests and to members and gave them time to gather their thoughts and explain their views before the first reading , which was purely formal but provided for the printing of the bill . |
| 4 | Alcide de Gasperi was particularly interested in the EPC proposal which was initially vague but could eventually lead to a common parliament , a joint foreign policy and a full ‘ common market ’ . |
| 5 | Later on you got what we call the fog cheese , from the second crop of grass in the autumn after haymaking , which was very rich but did not rise quite as well . |
| 6 | Lying on the bed , which was very old-fashioned but deliciously comfortable , I thought of my home , my Queen and my country . |
| 7 | It was within this ideological framework which was always present but as outlined above became to be more and more publicly articulated by the Tories prior to 1979 that the operations of the justice system in England and Wales need to be considered . |
| 8 | Right and they had this bit they 're in these white sailor 's uniform and they 're stripping the gloves off which was really uninteresting but they all looked really , you know , smart and they were saluting . |
| 9 | Rather than stay in a stuffy room we decided to carry on with our lessons out of sight of the road in the back garden , which was more distracting but more pleasant . |
| 10 | At the top of the social scale the five largest houses in 1670 had five hearths apiece , which was hardly grandiose but was sufficient to set them apart from the rest . |