Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] but [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was not only married but trying to conceive a child by Stephen — though as yet she had n't sat down with him and discussed her worries about her failure to become pregnant . |
| 2 | This letter from Mactavish reveals the assumption made in 1926 that it was the WEA 's exclusive duty and responsibility to provide working class education , but had he read the 1926 UEMCC report more searchingly he would have realised that the universities ' role was not merely advisory but intended to promote the development of liberal adult education independently of other providers . |
| 3 | Some , like Faraday , were highly sceptical but prepared to try an experiment or two . |
| 4 | Central and Fife are understood to be less enthusiastic but agreed to support the idea . |
| 5 | Supposing the tumour in my lungs was not entirely new but had started five months ago , before I went onto my diet , took my vitamins or began my visualizations ? |
| 6 | Highly irregular but seems to have had no ill effects . |
| 7 | ‘ It is easy to ridicule the ‘ that 's not cricket old boy ’ attitude , ’ remarked Wolfenden , ‘ but in its deeper ( and usually inarticulate ) significance it stili provides something like the foundations of an ethical standard which may not be highly intellectual but does have a considerable influence on the day-to-day behaviour of millions of people . ’ |
| 8 | They had not seemed wholly convinced but had subsided with mutterings . |
| 9 | Simple drawings and illustrations are generally OK but avoid enlarging or reducing them wherever possible . |
| 10 | Perhaps you were active at school but have now become active only in spectator sports ; perhaps you have considered becoming more physically active but have lost your momentum before you ever began . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He was still stark naked but had decided to get dressed . |
| 13 | Maria was silent , digesting it , slightly incredulous but forced to accept it at last . |
| 14 | Its plan is also incomplete but seems to resemble a porticoed house with projecting wings . |
| 15 | By the second of eight peaks Ervine was well clear but continued to keep his fast pace going for the full 14 mile distance and knocked over nine minutes off the course record clocking 2 hours 14 minutes 16 seconds . |
| 16 | The aircraft was seen by several witnesses quite high but starting to circle to the left and commence a gentle descent . |
| 17 | So Jack Hayward 's tribute to Graham Turner and the club programme looked fully justified but began to wear thin . |
| 18 | At the outset of Lunch-time Opening , it is fair to say that customer reaction was quite slow but has increased quite significantly in the intervening months . |
| 19 | He was quite fluent but seemed to read without comprehension . |
| 20 | Further studies in the 1960s tended to confirm Phillips 's findings , though there was also some evidence that the Phillips curve was not completely stable but tended to shift its position from one time period to another . |
| 21 | I thought this was completely mad but became enthralled as Tom , Dean of Agriculture at AUB and an expert in animal science , outlined all the possibilities and problems — he even knew the average milk production of a sow . |
| 22 | His tragic owner John Goult , or ‘ Old Jack ’ as he was known to neighbours , also knew the pet he adored was very sick but had tried to spare him from being put to sleep . |
| 23 | He was very tired but had had lots of fun |
| 24 | The vet was very kind but had to explain that Lizzie had severe heart failure , repeating himself several times before Marjorie and Bill could comprehend the situation ; he was asking them to make a decision — a decision to end Lizzie 's life . |
| 25 | It is very spectacular but tends to get crowded these days . |
| 26 | I myself prefer Mrs. Proudie out of the three , but Madeline I also find interesting and thought-provoking while Mrs. Crawley seems the most boring as she is admired by everybody and does nothing wrong , which is very dull but does provide contrast . |
| 27 | stupid , it 's a good computer , like , the stuff that 's in this is very expensive but start coming out , stuff like , you know , Mega C D's probably , |