Example sentences of "and [adj] but [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His great sermons warned of the dangers of being controversial and subjective but confirmed that the movies could greatly increase their emotional power as a story-telling medium by developing a surer sense of society . |
| 2 | But if criteria for inclusion and exclusion are not technical and professional but based on a philosophy about what human beings are , then parental expertise can not be different in kind from that of professional ( unnatural ? ) experts . |
| 3 | A Liverpool Seamen 's Protection Society claiming 2,800 members was represented at the Trades Union Congresses of 1874 and 1875 but fell under suspicion . |
| 4 | On the far side of the tunnel , near the side of the line towards Bath , there was an immensely deep rock quarry , disused and deserted but containing some old equipment , rusting away at the bottom . |
| 5 | Disused mineral workings are not just the adventure playground of the young and old but provide many recreational needs . |
| 6 | He was strong certainly and brave but armed only with a staff he could hardly be a match for five armed men . |
| 7 | Its curly conker-red coat is thick enough to protect it against the cold and wet but becomes smooth and sleek in warmer weather . |
| 8 | Richard Ryder is friendly , tactful and warm but has a ruthless streak which has been exposed in recent days . |
| 9 | After a few minutes he raised his head and was now sitting motionless , pale and haggard but controlled , while Iris , her eyes moist with sympathetic tears , stood silently and helplessly by . |
| 10 | Yet during family sessions , feelings can rise so quickly that very damaging statements can be made , which may be frank and honest but have a destructive meaning or impact that would not be intended in calmer and more reasonable moments . |
| 11 | The cellars were huge and cavernous but contained nothing remarkable ; beer barrels , wine tuns , cut logs , sea coal and other stores . |
| 12 | But in addition to great patience it does demand a little advance planning ; the business of adding the already garlic-flavoured and cooked but cooled wine to the cheese and eggs and putting the whole mixture together into the cooking pot is important . |
| 13 | The educational psychologist ( EP ) expressed surprise that on every occasion he had met John the latter had always been attentive and cooperative but felt that ‘ We have to accept what we are told about his behaviour by his teachers . ’ |
| 14 | A freshwater lake in normal conditions should have a pH of between 6 and 7 but acidified lakes can have a pH reading of as low as 3.5 . |
| 15 | There were too many unsavoury characters lurking about , and Cissie was not only young and pretty but had a friendly loving nature that could easily lead her into trouble . |
| 16 | These names often are traditional and well-established but do not comply with any system of nomenclature . |
| 17 | It 's sensual , yes , and passionate but did not deserve the criticism that it was soft porn . |
| 18 | Here we might admit that my belief is true and justified but refuse to grant that I know there to be a sheep in the field . |
| 19 | He was arrested in 1661 and 1662 but did not engage in seditious activity until 1663 , when he became involved in the Farnley Wood or Yorkshire plot . |
| 20 | John Major said : ‘ I have reflected long and hard but have reached the conclusion that we can not rewrite history by substituting our latter-day judgment for that of contemporaries , whatever we might think . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ People have tried to make it sound complicated and sophisticated but pulling it together is really just hard work involving a lot of discussion , ’ said Robert Ure , associate director with Sedgwick in Scotland . |
| 22 | Solid and worthy but lacking memorable tunes . |
| 23 | She felt oddly cold and sick but bit her lip staunchly and gathered their cases together . |
| 24 | The parent must stay calm and firm but show disapproval at the behaviour . |
| 25 | ‘ Hewden Stuart increased its profits steadily through the Stop-Go policies of the 1960s and 1970s but experienced a hiccough in 1979-80 when there was a fundamental reconstruction of British industry , ’ he explained . |
| 26 | These experiences are not uniquely given and unchanging but vary with the expectations and knowledge of the observer . |
| 27 | Magistrate Caroline Thornton-Berry told him : ‘ To steal is always wrong and despicable but to steal from people who love you is particularly low . ’ |
| 28 | Ipswich were neat and tidy but did not trouble Arsenal 's goalkeeper David Seaman until the closing seconds of the half when Steve Palmer 's shot from 20 yards following a corner flashed just wide . |
| 29 | I could so clearly see her coming between you and me , between us and our poetry , and I felt furiously jealous and unhappy but tried not to show it . |
| 30 | A tiny dignified man wearing a cloak and headdress , they had thought him both tragic and romantic but had known nothing about the background of the struggle . |