Example sentences of "but [pers pn] have [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 've been a member for many years I like the policy and erm my friends and I just decided that we would fund raise for them as they have n't got anyone in this area . |
| 2 | and er , he said if he 's not better , any better when he goes back in a fortnight he 's gon na send him to a chest specialist , but you 've been a lot better have n't you ? |
| 3 | But he has been a revelation . |
| 4 | ‘ But he 's been a bit grumpy about the reappearance of Ross in my life , and the fact that I 'm having to live with my mother-in-law . ’ |
| 5 | But he 's been a lot better , especially since we got Caspar . ’ |
| 6 | I mean to say , Charles is an absolute prick , but he 's been a prick for twenty years , why divorce him now ? |
| 7 | But it had been a lie . |
| 8 | But it has been a case of getting better at managing the cash ; better at keeping down the costs . |
| 9 | Speaking after the result Mr Sillars said : ‘ Obviously the SNP is very disappointed with this result … but it has been a privilege to be your MP for more than three years . ’ |
| 10 | I 've had this shrub for a few years now but it has been a bit reluctant to bloom . |
| 11 | But it has been a mystery how this and spongiform encephalopathies , such as mad cow , kill brain cells . |
| 12 | We 'll probably find out in due course but it has been a disappointment . |
| 13 | But it 's been a while now since I heard . ’ |
| 14 | ’ Aye , man , but it 's been a while since I tasted whisky like this . ’ |