Example sentences of "but [det] [is] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To say either that someone acts authoritatively or that someone is responsible for his actions may depend upon the possibility of ascribing mental states or capacities but neither is merely a shorthand way of ascribing them . |
| 2 | I wonder if it 's something to do with the job that you do or the people you have to work with I do n't know but that 's generally the tendency of people in these groups , team workers come out quite highly . |
| 3 | You would n't let a thief tow away your home — but that 's exactly the sort of invitation you give a criminal if your caravan is n't secured ! |
| 4 | You pay , of course , but that 's rarely a problem for his clientele . |
| 5 | For instance , sometimes the Profitboss will disagree with a decision made by his boss ; but that 's rarely a reason to resign . |
| 6 | But that 's just a way of changing key . |
| 7 | That 's my teacher at school but that 's just a lady . |
| 8 | I was high on LSD probably , but that 's just a guess . ’ |
| 9 | It also sounds a bit like the late Joan Crawford — but that 's just a guess ! |
| 10 | ‘ There 's Cockfosters , sir , but that 's just a cage , too , and the school opposite Wandsworth Prison . |
| 11 | Poor man — I do n't know what he thought about me , but that 's just the way it happened . |
| 12 | But that 's just the way they 'd rather be . |
| 13 | But that 's just the point — it 's dismal and bleak and they 're frozen stiff , hoping to catch Ramirez in the stake- out and barely able to express anything , but what they do express is infinitely lugubrious and despondent . |
| 14 | ‘ Ah , but that 's just the point , that 's just the brilliance of it . |
| 15 | But that 's just the sort of costly stunt that the unconventional Richard Branson attempts when he 's not at the helm of his two highly successful businesses , music group Virgin and airline Virgin Atlantic . |
| 16 | But that 's just the nature of the beast of , of the fact he had fifteen minutes , it 's , it 's only an observation really . |
| 17 | But that 's just the start ; counts of 200 are not uncommon and in summer 1984 the pollen count in central London reached a record 820 . |
| 18 | ‘ Ah , but that 's just the Earth 's gravity . |
| 19 | But that 's also the nature of the way things are really is n't it as well you know ? |
| 20 | By the time we got home — the gatehouse to Wytham Abbey — Michael was saying things like , ‘ It 's ugly , but that 's partly the point ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ But that 's hardly a crime . ’ |
| 22 | But that 's still no problem , the breadhead says . |
| 23 | yeah , no , but that 's still a paper though is n't it ? |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , but that 's only a technicality . |
| 25 | But that 's only a story . |
| 26 | You see something advertised like ‘ The Four Seasons ’ : well , everyone knows the famous bit , but that 's only a quarter of it . |
| 27 | They have to keep a logbook but that 's only a check to make sure that nobody 's leaving a mess in the common areas and we only have it because we 've found that some residents can have problems because they 've become deskilled in certain things . |
| 28 | But that 's only a palliative . ’ |
| 29 | You may find Ollie rather baroque , but that 's only the facade . |
| 30 | But that 's more the price of a Cavalier 16v 4x4 than a Carlton 24v , so the Dodge still represents terrific value . |