Example sentences of "but [pron] [is] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 It 's not yet known exactly what the chemicals are , but no-one is taking any chances .
2 But no-one is claiming this as a major export deal .
3 My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins .
4 Well this one seems to go to bed a bit later now , so she goes longer , but she 's feeding all day today , , I 'm at every couple of hours , so with a bit of luck , I 'll finally put her to bed maybe half past nine ten o'clock , she might go through till three or four , which is n't bad .
5 I told myself , she loves me , yes , but she 's having sensible second thoughts about getting something going with a washed-up ex-racing driver . ’
6 She 's not been taking them , she 's been able to sleep at night but she 's sleeping all day and all .
7 I du n no what she 's doing , but she 's smiling real nice at me .
8 all that off her own back y'know , only a little thing but she 's doing that as well
9 general studies and that 's , you know , er she 's n not randy in that but she 's knows all the all the interesting bit , I du n no we have her for erm , yeah for that and she 's quite a laugh and she does n't take any shit from the boys at all .
10 But she is breathing unaided now and the doctors say she will be okay . ’
11 Cissie Jordan has an illegitimate baby , but she is keeping quiet about the father .
12 As a woman who is young in years by our own standards but who is thought old by those of her own time .
13 But who is to provide this training and of what should it consist ?
14 But everything is considered political in France .
15 Common sense , experience in your own family will go a long way ; but there is training available , so if you are n't offered any , ask for it .
16 we should have a core a of people who 've handled records of achievement and done records of achievement and they should you know not everybody has but we should what staff are capable of in terms of doing this has has has moved dramatic and there 's some still who struggle but everybody 's getting more and
17 ‘ We will have a better idea tomorrow as to whether he is out of danger but he is looking healthy .
18 But he is leaking another message that he is not confident he has succeeded .
19 SUPER SAVER DAVID JAMES may have made a few mistakes but he is learning all the time , says Liverpool boss Graeme Souness ( inset ) .
20 Now neuro-surgeon Mr Nath is intending to take part in a cross country half marathon on the North Yorks Moors in July but he is hoping local clubs and societies will also join in his fundraising push .
21 But he is taking one major step forward today , and that is a step towards the cliff of political oblivion for the Conservative party in Scotland .
22 But he is giving fearless leadership in his deeply-troubled area , to both black and white .
23 But he is accorded some sort of grudging acceptance by ‘ James , the brother of the Lord ’ , who dispatches him to Tarsus , to preach there .
24 A bratpacker with brains , Broderick co-stars with Marlon Brando in The Freshman this month — but he 's getting tired of talking about it
25 I need , I need to have to give , I know how we feel but he 's getting older
26 He ought to know you himself , of course , but he 's getting old .
27 But he 's followed all the rules since he was given political asylum and I think he should be allowed to compete as an individual . ’
28 There was also a possibility that he was blind and deaf , but he 's proving that 's not the case .
29 ‘ Everybody marvelled at Clive 's goal in the replay against Chester but he 's scored 11 goals this season and 10 of them have been screamers like that . ’
30 ‘ Graham has made it perfectly clear he does n't want to go to the West Indies next winter — but he 's said those sort of things before about touring and has ended up going . ’
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