Example sentences of "[adj] but [pers pn] [is] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ We are happy to do this but it is a struggle to meet our debt . |
2 | Agnew and Hill combining to get is clear but it 's a corner and that cross caused real problems to Leicester . |
3 | ( No such lists can hope to be comprehensive but it is a pity that no reference is made to Geoffrey Beard 's indispensable and pioneering studies on decorative plasterwork in the Adam period . ) |
4 | Infection control is only one element in the care of a patient but it is an indicator of standards and there is no disputing how vital it is when one considers the prevalence of nosocomial or hospital-acquired infection ( HAI ) . |
5 | ‘ We 're keeping our fingers crossed she 's going to be okay but it 's a worry when she 's ill in that area . |
6 | The moment of the break is not transcendent but it is a breaking free of the determinations of ideology — a moment in which the presuppositions that determine ideology are transformed by a critical response to them . |
7 | It may not be beautiful and certainly is not fast but it is a survivor , it stands no nonsense and it will be around long after the thoroughbreds have thrashed themselves to death on a rocky shore . |
8 | Benazir Bhutto looks to be strong but it 's a coalition of convenience not conviction , in a country where politics follows the rules of war , opposition means nothing , winning is everything . |
9 | I du n no , as you say to see the culture things like that but it 's a bit difficult to put niggers down in their own country well what 's that then , is that , is that just the ferry between an island or something |
10 | Well now I do n't know whether you know anything about that but it 's a make words . |
11 | call it that but it 's an allergy . |
12 | karting is split up into different classes … age and engine size decides all that but it is a sport that anyone can have a go at … |
13 | Oh , we could have give that one to Reg as well but it 's a bit busted up . |
14 | There are obviously many types of typical CAB problems for which the telephone is not useful but it is a fact that there is a heavy demand , particularly from women , for telephone contact with the CAB . |
15 | Batty damaged ankle ligaments after a tackle by Coventry 's Stewart Robson on Saturday and Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson said : ‘ It was swollen and bleeding but it 's a lot better today . |
16 | Massive coverage may look good but it is a lot less valuable if it appears in media which are not seen by your ultimate target audience . |
17 | It 's not brilliant but it 's a lot better . |
18 | Most of my workmates are very happy but it 's a pity about the plant closing in Galway . ’ |
19 | but er , so now I 've got a thirty six , thirty five , thirty four , thirty four , thirty four , thirty two and thirty , so that 's a B count in B file , so there 's no hassle with that , but if I can get on and get rid of the er , I 've got twenty eight , twenty nine in there as well , er twenty eight in there as well , so I want to get rid of the twenty eight and twenty nine but it is a guarantee that a B file , so there 's |
20 | He 's due for a trim but it 's a bit cold really . |
21 | Yeah , everyone who I spoke to spoke to I just send back it 's not that difficult but it is a bit difficult . |
22 | Erm well it will be very nice but it 's a bit like a building site . |
23 | I it 's nice but it 's a bit , it 's a bit erm impractical , it looks , it look it 's not as thick as it looks , |
24 | I Do n't fancy James really cute but he 's an arsehole but she |
25 | He 's intelligent but he 's a dick head |
26 | No it 's not bad the game actually it 's alright but it is a bit sort of like boring when it 's , when you play it every day and it 's sort of break your neck or something . |
27 | She thinks that the college is alright but it 's a bit of hole ! |
28 | Oh well , yes , I suppose strictly speaking that is true but it 's a mistake to view a sensual pleasure as being a single datum . |