Example sentences of "a [noun] [adj] [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | A bit pricey perhaps but they 're very good value for money . |
| 2 | ‘ I was a bit nervous beforehand but it turned out to be very easy , ’ said Personal Account Manager Anita Cooper . |
| 3 | Erm I have been a bit hoarse lately but that 's neither here nor there . |
| 4 | It 's a bit stiff still but I 've had the stitches out and still no pain . ’ |
| 5 | Remind them that people who actually grow vegetables usually refer to the place where they are grown as vegetable plots , or even vegetable gardens : a bit prosaic maybe but easily understood . |
| 6 | ‘ They hit the bar and we were a bit lucky there but we deserved a break because we fought right to the death on a very heavy pitch . ’ |
| 7 | I found it a bit disturbing sometimes but I just had to accept it . |
| 8 | He 's a builder fair enough but nevertheless he 's doing a good job . |