Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [is] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elmer , David McKee 's patchwork elephant , also likes jokes and tricks but his is a subtler and more attractive humour . |
| 2 | You may not believe it , but yours is a privileged generation , For your grandparents , sex was a taboo subject , enclosed by walls of " Thou shall nots ' and compounded by ignorance . |
| 3 | Yep and and he does n't seem to be able to concentrate and I said , but Neil you can drive , when you go out with me you drive beautifully yes but yours is an automatic car , I said , it 's not that I said you 've got road sense you know what you 're doing , I said your good . |
| 4 | The vocalist of thrashers Old on ‘ Mazuraan ’ sounds like a garotted moggie , but theirs is a fine handle on melody nonetheless . |
| 5 | ‘ But she 's a real fighter . ’ |
| 6 | They do n't usually come at Christmas now but she 's a real heart of gold and worries about me . |
| 7 | ‘ But she 's a simple country girl with hardly a thought in her head . |
| 8 | But she 's a plucky lady . |
| 9 | I mean not brilliantly but she 's a well tasty bitch whoever does it . |
| 10 | But she 's a strong woman who stands no nonsense . |
| 11 | But she 's a nice lady ! |
| 12 | ‘ But she 's a clever little thing , you know . |
| 13 | ‘ That 's the trouble with women , ’ he said , ‘ but she 's a clever girl in her work . ’ |
| 14 | but she 's a nervous type you know . |
| 15 | but she 's a right library type , miserable as sin |
| 16 | ‘ His ma 's got six other Luthers and an Episcopalian church to support , but she 's a good lady . |
| 17 | ‘ But she 's a good cook , and if I do n't get some decent wine in she 'll skin me . ’ |
| 18 | James Woods will only say : ‘ She 's a little offbeat but she 's a wonderful actress and a beautiful girl . |
| 19 | They do n't want to but she 's a strong-minded woman and very insistent , and if she telephones after dusk and I 'm not there it will increase the pressure on them . ’ |
| 20 | But she 's a tough one ! |
| 21 | But she 's a good-lookin' boat all the same , ’ he added as he went out . |
| 22 | I 'm not being funny , but she 's a white man 's woman , do n't you think so ? |
| 23 | I know but she 's a Chinese dragon |
| 24 | She 's not fat but she 's a big lady like me . |
| 25 | But she 's a fucking cow the other one Miss . |
| 26 | ( BUT SHE 'S THE ONLY ONE WHO DOES N'T ) |
| 27 | We have girls in the offices and women in the offices obviously , but she 's the only tradesperson if you like , on the floor . |
| 28 | Er , she 's been at the , well something I did n't know , she 's been at the depot the shortest time of all our indoor , but she 's the first one to get the first day to , percent , , so that 's good . |
| 29 | I think , though , his mother is well off ; but … but she 's an awful woman , loud-mouthed . ’ |
| 30 | Ca n't remember her name , I only met her once , but she 's an attractive girl . ’ |