Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [is] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 You may not believe it , but yours is a privileged generation , For your grandparents , sex was a taboo subject , enclosed by walls of " Thou shall nots ' and compounded by ignorance .
2 Yep and and he does n't seem to be able to concentrate and I said , but Neil you can drive , when you go out with me you drive beautifully yes but yours is an automatic car , I said , it 's not that I said you 've got road sense you know what you 're doing , I said your good .
3 The vocalist of thrashers Old on ‘ Mazuraan ’ sounds like a garotted moggie , but theirs is a fine handle on melody nonetheless .
4 But she 's a real fighter . ’
5 They do n't usually come at Christmas now but she 's a real heart of gold and worries about me .
6 But she 's a simple country girl with hardly a thought in her head .
7 But she 's a plucky lady .
8 But she 's a strong woman who stands no nonsense .
9 But she 's a nice lady !
10 ‘ That 's the trouble with women , ’ he said , ‘ but she 's a clever girl in her work . ’
11 but she 's a nervous type you know .
12 but she 's a right library type , miserable as sin
13 ‘ His ma 's got six other Luthers and an Episcopalian church to support , but she 's a good lady .
14 But she 's a good cook , and if I do n't get some decent wine in she 'll skin me . ’
15 James Woods will only say : ‘ She 's a little offbeat but she 's a wonderful actress and a beautiful girl .
16 They do n't want to but she 's a strong-minded woman and very insistent , and if she telephones after dusk and I 'm not there it will increase the pressure on them . ’
17 But she 's a good-lookin' boat all the same , ’ he added as he went out .
18 I 'm not being funny , but she 's a white man 's woman , do n't you think so ?
19 I know but she 's a Chinese dragon
20 She 's not fat but she 's a big lady like me .
21 But she 's a fucking cow the other one Miss .
22 We have girls in the offices and women in the offices obviously , but she 's the only tradesperson if you like , on the floor .
23 I think , though , his mother is well off ; but … but she 's an awful woman , loud-mouthed . ’
24 Ca n't remember her name , I only met her once , but she 's an attractive girl . ’
25 ‘ It worries me to death bringing her to the races at long odds-on , but she is a great filly and just flies out of the stalls , ’ said trainer Richard Hannon .
26 Olivia — whose hits include You 're The One That I Want , Physical and Xanadu — still has a tough fight ahead , but she is a born fighter and is now planning to write a book to help other breast cancer sufferers .
27 ‘ It is so sad what happened and it made me cry when I read her story but she is a remarkable woman . ’
28 ‘ It is so sad what happened and it made me cry when I read her story but she is a remarkable woman . ’
29 She would not harm anybody , but she is a brave girl from a brave family , ’ Mr Saddoo said .
30 But 't is a common proof
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