Example sentences of "but he [be] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The author may or may not be aware of it , but he is stating a biblical principle . |
| 2 | But he is making a remarkable recovery . |
| 3 | He is not claiming that representations have their causal significance only in some societies or in some epochs , but he is making a general assumption about psychological functioning and , thereby , about human nature . |
| 4 | Not only is he captain of the club , but he is playing a major role in the Dungannon team 's bright start to the All Ireland League . |
| 5 | He tells her that America is very hot but he is having a nice time . |
| 6 | Erm and my father-in-common-law in Liverpool is also running around frantically recording , but he 's getting a limited variety of recordings , mainly educational . |
| 7 | ‘ He 's still alive but he 's lost a lot of blood . |
| 8 | President George Bush said : ‘ I do n't know what Saddam 's doing , but he 's made a big mistake . |
| 9 | I do n't think he 'd been ill-treated , but he 's took a lot of love and a lot of attention |
| 10 | But he 's making a bit of a habit is n't he , Notts County I think it was , very much the same situation ; three two then for a three all draw , he scored right at the end then . |
| 11 | But he 's fighting a slow-motion battle against zero gravity and deafening interference . |
| 12 | It was a pity in a way , but he 's learnt a lot in the last two years , and now feels ready to try his hand at professional photography in London . |
| 13 | ‘ But he 's improved a bit since then ? ’ |
| 14 | Sainteny tried to persuade them to accept French fighters in their advance , but he was given a brush-off . |
| 15 | But he was reciting a list of my premolars and incisors and showed no interest . |
| 16 | ‘ but he was wearing a collar and I 'd tied him to a lamppost . ’ |
| 17 | But he was wearing a bikini , a pink bikini with big black spots all over it . |
| 18 | Mr Taylor told the committee yesterday that an analysis of the force 's requirements based on the increasing workload showed a further 184 officers were needed at all levels ; but he was submitting a reasonable request . |
| 19 | Mr Taylor told the committee yesterday that an analysis of the force 's requirements based on the increasing workload showed a further 184 officers were needed at all levels ; but he was submitting a reasonable request . |
| 20 | But he was expecting a decision now , and with Angel firmly in mind there could only be one answer . |
| 21 | But he was telling a lie . |
| 22 | Supposedly he was in disgrace for an affair with a female student ( the AFPFL , and particularly the Communists , were strictly puritanical ) but he was preaching a stiffer line against the British than any of the others . |
| 23 | But he was taking a cautious line , mindful of the child behind him . |
| 24 | He may have been looking a bit weary , but he was doing a splendid linking job and Whitton found it hard fill the gap . |
| 25 | But he was making a life out there , and probably felt that there was no place here for him any more . |
| 26 | Technically , Sami was a confidential informant ( CI ) for Michael Pavlick , the DEA 's country attaché in Paris , but he was to play a vital part in Operation Goldenrod , a project preoccupying the NARCOG task force in Nicosia when Coleman arrived there , and which was to touch off the chain reaction of events that exploded over Lockerbie 21 months later . |
| 27 | Went to the Royal Academy when I was doing my 'O' Levels , it was a Jackson follow up it was about , ambulance was about twelve foot by twelve foot , it was literally splodges of paint all over the fucking place , it was horrible , you can actually buy them at the Royal Academy , you ca n't buy them at , but he was asking a hundred thousand pounds for it , I could n't believe it , a trained monkey could of fucking painted that |
| 28 | But he was lifting a hand , sliding it beneath the satiny brightness of her curls , long fingers spreading and his thumb brushing gently across her cheek . |
| 29 | He was as dark and interesting as ever but he was missing a certain exuberance . |
| 30 | Could n't blame the girl , but he was running a bit short . |