Example sentences of "but it 's the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's the nasty business of disposing of stock , and having to fire men who 've been with me for years . |
| 2 | I know it 's not exactly fashionable at the moment , but it 's the only hope we 've got . ’ |
| 3 | In the short term , he explains , ‘ Confrontation can be even more painful , but it 's the only way , in the end , to treat the underlying reason for over-spending . |
| 4 | But it 's the only way I know how to sing . ’ |
| 5 | It looks like an insane risk , but it 's the only way to go , so the adventurers will do it eventually . |
| 6 | It might be messy and painful but it 's the only way out . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But it 's the only way I 'd consider . |
| 8 | But it 's the only way I could see , see him getting those grass stains by doing wheelbarrows . |
| 9 | ‘ We ca n't compete with that but it 's the only reason these players would need to leave Newcastle . |
| 10 | ‘ Could be , but it 's the only lead we 've got . ’ |
| 11 | This place is nowhere for you but it 's the only place you can exist . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's funny , ’ she said , ‘ but it 's the only place I feel I 'd like to stay . |
| 13 | Andrew Smith says Oxford is probably no different to anywhere else , but it 's the only place monitoring the code . |
| 14 | ‘ So we 've got au identification on the wrong man but it 's the only path through the mire . |
| 15 | At first I could n't believe it , it seemed ludicrous , but it 's the only explanation that fits the facts . ’ |
| 16 | True , it shares the familiar 900 body shape but it 's the new thinking behind the radically different engine that sets it apart . |
| 17 | Erm sell for about eighty seven pound including spacers so I was gon na go in at about eighty three , eighty four but it 's the new pricing company so I 've got to ask your permission have n't I ? |
| 18 | But it 's the first day of the rest of my life when I get out there . |
| 19 | He made a mess of things in the park , but it 's the first time he 's got it wrong . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , fishing is my hobby , but it 's the first time I 've caught a squirrel . |
| 21 | But it 's the first time he 's broadcast to people OUTSIDE campus . |
| 22 | But it 's the first time a cell has been set alight since the brand new modern jail was opened . |
| 23 | He said : ‘ I know that getting the sack is an occupational hazard in football , but it 's the first time it has happened to me and it hurts . |
| 24 | But it 's the first time I 've ever known Mark 's to do a catalogue with their gifts in . |
| 25 | Well normally they 'd given them dressing gowns before but it 's the first time they 've had gowns is n't it ? |
| 26 | Catherine says : ‘ I do n't want to call Spartacus a stepping-stone , but it 's the first record people will hear from me and I think it 's a classy piece of work . |
| 27 | But it 's the best package in existence . |
| 28 | Creative politics may well have served the lads handsomely at their inception , but it 's the stupid sounds that secure their place in history . |
| 29 | But it 's the one thing that actually comes out of the premium before the units are bought , because it 's a percentage . |
| 30 | Dance it may be , but it 's the surliest dance imaginable . |