Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The Disabled ’ is a non-disabled construction , a representational framework no more real than a hologram but which has to contain two properties if it is to have any cathartic meaning for society . |
| 2 | Ah no but she does wear fake tan cos she goes streaky round her cheeks . |
| 3 | Katharine wo n't actually be making any speeches on his behalf but she does have some tips for the Prime Minister . |
| 4 | The Commissioner is not there to canvass for work , but she does consider that publicity is a valid function of her office . |
| 5 | But she has to run 23.30 secs or faster to secure a place in the British team for Barcelona and , still hampered by an Achilles tendon injury , she does n't think she 'll do it . |
| 6 | But she 's got ginger hair . |
| 7 | But she 's got straight hair and it 's |
| 8 | yeah , but she 's got enough money for two bikes |
| 9 | Yeah but she 's got more hair than what I got in the front . |
| 10 | Erm , she 's lived most of her life in the Cambridge and Northampton area but she 's spent six months down in Plymouth , and erm , her previous job before working for T N T was she actually helped set up a baby unit in a private nursery , but claimed she only prefers other people 's children . |
| 11 | True eroded floodplains may be locally present along rivers , but one needs to use this hypothesis with caution as an explanation of major floodplains . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but one has to ask these questions . |
| 13 | But there has remained considerable disagreement over the most viable alternative — financial incentive or state compulsion . |
| 14 | All he 's worried about is getting wickets , and he 's , as I think I said yesterday he starts to feel a bit frustrated with his lax control , the ball flows all over the place and then somehow or other he 's got at the , the real quality batsmen in the opposition side , he 's got DaSilva out , might have been a slightly lucky dismissal caught down the leg side and he 's got him out and he 's done that in every match he 's played , he 's given away runs pretty rapidly , but he keeps getting vital wickets as well . |
| 15 | And the second servant does n't do quite as well , he erm but he manages to make five talents out of his one talent . |
| 16 | ‘ That Buster 's a naughty boy at times , but he likes to watch All Creatures Great and Small on a Sunday , does n't he , Swire ? ’ |
| 17 | Yeah , but he does talk broad Yorkshire ! |
| 18 | ‘ The Hennessy was no fluke and he has obviously been under-rated but he does need soft ground , ’ said Murphy . |
| 19 | He has sole responsibility for Belfast , but he does have regional directors going to but Brian tends to cover a general manager role and with with erm Dick ma , . |
| 20 | He is very good , Mr , and he has been a county councillor in I think Staffordshire , before the days of pindown I have to er , hasten to add , but he does know both sides of the er , street as it were . |
| 21 | But he seems to have one problem that I 'm too embarrassed to ask him about . |
| 22 | But he seems to have this antagonism towards the local people . |
| 23 | But he has travelled 5000 miles to Edinburgh for expert help and is now all set to take his first faltering steps at the age of five . |
| 24 | My hon. Friend does not , I think , dissent from that , but he has questioned local planning authorities ' deciding planning proposals that they themselves have originated and in particular the position of the county council in relation to the district council . |
| 25 | It is true the man is bad , but he has done two years , almost , in prison . |
| 26 | But he has to wait 12 months to join an NHS waiting list and two more years before he can have the surgery . |
| 27 | Property expert Kevin Dibben said : ‘ It 's a nice house but he has spent more time and effort on the property than it is worth . |
| 28 | Peter : What he 's done today is buy himself a little time , his troubles are n't over , Mrs Thatcher still casts her shadow over this conference he still has problems inside and outside the cabinet but he has bought some time . |
| 29 | Given the number that he drew in the ballot , it was not certain that he would have the chance of a debate on his Bill , but he has had that opportunity and has spoken with his customary mellifluence . |
| 30 | But he has had personal success at triggering such changes . |