Example sentences of "and [adj] but [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both Laugh Not and Kipling Groove have a move or two at good 5a that are strenuous and technical but well protected by a nut or peg . |
| 2 | tamed and restrained but never understated |
| 3 | Carey was often discouraged and frustrated but stubbornly pressed on with his translation work , realising its vital importance in the foundation of any missionary venture . |
| 4 | Thus it was that the country which , reflecting the convictions of an invincible alliance of the middle and working classes , chose parliamentary reform , limited and partial but irreversibly directed towards full political democracy , and avoided revolution . |
| 5 | Conversely those who read left-wing papers were largely agreed that they were anti-Conservative and pro-Labour but more divided on whether they had an anti-Alliance bias . |
| 6 | Kinnock improved his image most on being energetic and decisive but actually lost ground on being able to stand up to the USSR , reflecting perhaps the consequences of his ‘ dad 's army ’ interview with David Frost . |
| 7 | For Dohnányi 's Don Juan , Christopher Raeburn secures a typical Decca balance — lean and bright but well distanced , with plenty of brass and horns ( though this can be at the expense of the stings as in the opening bars ) . |