Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [is] a [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 | The vocalist of thrashers Old on ‘ Mazuraan ’ sounds like a garotted moggie , but theirs is a fine handle on melody nonetheless . |
| 3 | ‘ But she 's a real fighter . ’ |
| 4 | They do n't usually come at Christmas now but she 's a real heart of gold and worries about me . |
| 5 | ‘ But she 's a simple country girl with hardly a thought in her head . |
| 6 | But she 's a plucky lady . |
| 7 | But she 's a strong woman who stands no nonsense . |
| 8 | But she 's a nice lady ! |
| 9 | ‘ That 's the trouble with women , ’ he said , ‘ but she 's a clever girl in her work . ’ |
| 10 | but she 's a nervous type you know . |
| 11 | but she 's a right library type , miserable as sin |
| 12 | ‘ His ma 's got six other Luthers and an Episcopalian church to support , but she 's a good lady . |
| 13 | ‘ But she 's a good cook , and if I do n't get some decent wine in she 'll skin me . ’ |
| 14 | James Woods will only say : ‘ She 's a little offbeat but she 's a wonderful actress and a beautiful girl . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | But she 's a good-lookin' boat all the same , ’ he added as he went out . |
| 17 | I 'm not being funny , but she 's a white man 's woman , do n't you think so ? |
| 18 | I know but she 's a Chinese dragon |
| 19 | She 's not fat but she 's a big lady like me . |
| 20 | But she 's a fucking cow the other one Miss . |
| 21 | ‘ 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ It is so sad what happened and it made me cry when I read her story but she is a remarkable woman . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It is so sad what happened and it made me cry when I read her story but she is a remarkable woman . ’ |
| 25 | She would not harm anybody , but she is a brave girl from a brave family , ’ Mr Saddoo said . |
| 26 | ‘ But 't is a common proof |
| 27 | Bradley is not the world 's fastest passer , but he is a durable warrior , a highly intelligent and brave footballer who could be just the man for the All Blacks . |
| 28 | But he is a new bishop . |
| 29 | ‘ He has his faults , but he is a good man . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ But he is a good player , though . |