Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb -s] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But she feels the personal supervision of staff outside the line manager structure is crucial . |
| 2 | Jen might think she 's a bit tarty but she plays a tarty bit in it does n't she ? |
| 3 | She may not be brilliant , but she tells a straightforward story . |
| 4 | And Ruth , she 'd been primed well what to say she does n't say a lot , but she says the right things . |
| 5 | She may perhaps have felt a little out of place but she articulates a rare understanding of what was going on in the place , all underpinned by an almost total recall of the fascinating minutiae of day-to-day events . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , but she has a better memory than me , even . |
| 7 | But she has a sticking point , even with him : I 've seen him back down , many times . ’ |
| 8 | Usually my mother was just like a sister to me but she has a strange fascination with the Queen . |
| 9 | Not to my taste , but she has a big following . |
| 10 | So ambitious it hurts , but she has an intense need for recognition . |
| 11 | Dmitry was the only one who was really … ’ — her voice trails off , but she hits the right phrase just before the thought disappears — ‘ … counting on it . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll just inform you lot Shana is going jogging cos she likes jogging , but she puts a black bin liner all over her body so she sweats . |
| 13 | But she needs a good bath when she gets home — because of the smell ! |
| 14 | But she wants an immediate cut in interest rates to help others . |
| 15 | But she wants an immediate cut in interest rates to help others . |
| 16 | But he offers a brilliant rendering of Do n't Put Your Daughter On The Stage , Mrs Worthington rising to heights of boiling , brick-red rage on ‘ She 's a vile girl and uglier than mortal sin . ’ |
| 17 | But he discounts the German raid theory and thinks there was a British chemical warfare experiment which went wrong . |
| 18 | Mr Lilley says his changes would save about £180m in 1995–96 but he tells the Prime Minister that Mr Portillo wants him to go further in reducing spending . |
| 19 | But he lacks a solid party organisation . |
| 20 | The rural culture of New South Wales has changed dramatically since Mr Murray was a boy , but he harbours no easy nostalgia for the ways of the past . |
| 21 | But he displays the same choosiness in this area too : ‘ I find most of the things on television are pretty repetitive . |
| 22 | But he rejects the popular belief that information about the city 's blitz was suppressed to avoid damaging civilian morale . |
| 23 | Whether Hastings is invited to take on the role of Scottish captain is for the future , but he acknowledges the good fortune he has enjoyed in playing under such inspiring leadership : ‘ You only need to look at the names of players who have captained Scotland to be aware of the tremendous honour it represents . |
| 24 | Moscato , the son of an immigrant from Calabria , was born in Paris in July 1967 , but he retains the hard-bitten philosophy of his peasant forebears ; ‘ Men and boys are aggressive ’ , says Moscato . |
| 25 | ‘ But he likes the long school holidays ! ’ said Tony . |
| 26 | His climbing days were cut short in 1957 when he caught polio in the Himalayas , but he remains a dedicated walker and has since served as President of the Alpine Club and on the Mount Everest Foundation . |
| 27 | But he represents a different style of monarchy , a different style of man from perhaps Prince Andrew , who might have made a much more typical Windsor king . |
| 28 | There 's nothing wrong with them as such but he says the real satisfaction is n't to be found in them , it 's within you . |
| 29 | Preparing for donkey work Bishop Sessford , right , may be at the centre of controversy over the ordination of women but he plans a quiet life when he retires , writes Tom Morton |
| 30 | A single Goblin can continue to use the huge prodder to keep back the Squigs and fight , but he loses the +1 strength bonus as the prodder is exceptionally unwieldy . |