Example sentences of "but [adj] [be] [adv] an " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maybe deliberately so , but that 's only an educated guess . ’ |
| 2 | But that is only an expression of how the lioness is feeling within herself . |
| 3 | But that is hardly an excessive price to pay for cutting risk , in the midst of a tight election campaign . |
| 4 | No , but that was just an easy way of . |
| 5 | Newsome , Wetherall and Beeny passed the Oldham exam , but that was only an O — Level , compared to the 1st degree which will come in some games . |
| 6 | But this is also an intelligent toddler : its list , including the likes of Terry Pratchett , Robert Swindells , Jean Ure , Jacqueline Wilson and Ian Beck , is certainly right , and given a couple more successful years is surely destined for a position very near the top of the class . |
| 7 | Erm , obviously , as soon as we get something , it 'll be put before the council , but this is just an interim thing , |
| 8 | It is true that sometimes he does attack innate ideas ; but this is merely an indirect strategy . |
| 9 | A dichotomy between organic and non-organic failure to thrive has developed , but this is often an oversimplification of the clinical picture . |
| 10 | But this is hardly an effective safeguard : how much serious consideration can be given by a Minister absent from his office , engaged in pressing matters of state ? |
| 11 | But this was now an outdated view , or on the verge of being so . |