Example sentences of "but [adj] [be] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But that 's a regular thing up here in the Northeast .
2 Now we 've not done aggression , so there 's absolutely no way that you 're expected to know anything about it , but that 's a typical question that you might get on a social psychology paper .
3 But he has , we we 've only got , my husband 's got a computer at work , we just got one of the Segas , the master systems you know that you you got th the games that you put in those but he wants to get another one next year but that 's a good idea something like that !
4 John Gorman says he hopes they 're going to have a very good season … he says they have nothing to fear … they are going into the unknown but that 's a good thing … there 's a hunger in the club … they 've got to go and enjoy it
5 But that 's a new station , new platform see .
6 I do n't know one for you , good girl , there 's a school there look like what Ben goes to , but that 's a bigger school , god I 've got to get myself organised yet for next year have n't I ?
7 But that 's a right angle call it X or whatever you like .
8 I ca n't do it all in this wool , with that many different colours to do , if they did it in , if they made ounce balls if they made it , did ounce balls it wo n't be so bad , but that 's a hundred gramme that , so
9 But that 's a nice scoreboard there , how much is that one ?
10 I 'll come back , come back to that in a mo but that 's a classic fully-fashioned garment .
11 But that 's a small price to pay for the flexibility and ease of use that the Pocket Ethernet provides .
12 But that 's a small price to pay for all the beneficial effects of laughing and smiling .
13 Going to grammar school really made me isolated It was only a couple of miles away from where I lived but that 's a long way when you 're only 11 — years-old and all your mates from junior school had gone to the local comprehensive round the corner .
14 But that 's a long way off .
15 But that 's a long way and they have transport difficulties to cope from here to the hospital but then I though perhaps , if
16 Some people think I 'm running on ; but that 's a long time ago .
17 ‘ Perhaps I put it on a bit , but that 's a bad house . ’
18 But that 's a whole sentence
19 ‘ Maybe some day we 'll get a new hotel as well , but that 's a longer term possibility .
20 But that 's a fair equivalent of what happened at Gatwick Airport railway station recently .
21 Perhaps I would be a bit churlish if I said that they could have scored even more in the second half , but that 's a minor complaint .
22 Baffled by some of the refereeing decisions but that 's a minor thing compared to the fact that Notts were two goals ahead with just about minutes played and then went completely off the boil , they had Pisa on the run , they failed to capitalize on it and Pisa have finished the stronger of the two sides towards the end of the first half .
23 But that 's a big company I think .
24 But that 's a quicker way .
25 Mind you , I was in a pub in Manchester a few months ago when Eric Le Prat walked in , but that 's a different story
26 Mind you , I was in a pub in Manchester a few months ago when Eric Le Prat walked in , but that 's a different story
27 Yes , they did , but that 's a massive development , and with it , of course , the new motorways , you know the , the A forty five , and the A twelve and , and all the new by-passes , the traffic now that er is on the roads there , of all kinds , erm is no one 's business , plus the warehousing arrangements at Felixstowe and , and Ipswich .
28 Well that 's , that 's , that 's very good for divide , but that 's a square root sign .
29 I think the most interesting point here is the tax charge which is two percentage points down on the year before and that really is prior year adjustments , there are other pluses and minuses but that 's a significant reason .
30 But that 's a wonderful place to go , Pogo . ’
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