Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jen might think she 's a bit tarty but she plays a tarty bit in it does n't she ? |
| 2 | She may not be brilliant , but she tells a straightforward story . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , but she has a better memory than me , even . |
| 5 | But she has a sticking point , even with him : I 've seen him back down , many times . ’ |
| 6 | Usually my mother was just like a sister to me but she has a strange fascination with the Queen . |
| 7 | Not to my taste , but she has a big following . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But she needs a good bath when she gets home — because of the smell ! |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | But he lacks a solid party organisation . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | But he witnesses a growing determination among some tenants to fight back against their landlords ' dubious practices . |
| 16 | He 's not a bad man , but he has a violent temper . |
| 17 | He tired late on , but he has a great future . |
| 18 | He does n't find writing ( and he certainly does n't find spelling ) easy , but he has a great need to tell his story . |
| 19 | But he has a great image , a way to get through to people . |
| 20 | He seems to be enjoying it , but he has a weak chest and really he should n't be out on cold winter afternoons . |
| 21 | But he has a nice face , and very beautiful dark eyes . |
| 22 | For much the same reason , you should never write a sentence like : ‘ B can argue that … but the argument will fail , ’ or ‘ B has committed such-and-such a crime , but he has a good defence . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't want to say he 's chauvinistic but he has a traditional view of women . ’ |
| 24 | But he has a definite style of his own . |
| 25 | But he has a new power , do n't you agree ? ’ |
| 26 | He might have added : But he has a long memory for those that let him down . |
| 27 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
| 28 | Milosevic carries with him a great charge of evil , but he has a limited mind ; but precisely because he has a limited mind , he was very impressed by that Academy document . |
| 29 | But he has a separate toilet . |
| 30 | But he has a radical solution in mind . |