Example sentences of "but [pron] [is] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I nivver said I could read Indian signs , but them 's some make of jeep thing . |
| 2 | erm but everyone 's financial position er suffered as a result . |
| 3 | But she is all wickedness ! |
| 4 | But she is minor character in a story that is about a future constitutional crisis between a wicked and unscrupulous politician and a dignified , noble but politically naive monarch . ’ |
| 5 | And so it was for Lt Clyde Sparky Cosper , based at Thurleigh in Befordshire , but who 's selfless bravery saved a Chilterns Town from total disaster in 1943 . |
| 6 | Good , then , but who is this man ? |
| 7 | but there is that level and kind of education provided in the other Colleges of Further Education , and likewise it would not affect them either , so I do n't think we 're talking about necessarily a major part of the sixth form provision in the county . |
| 8 | But there is that sort of broad choice . |
| 9 | The multiple orgasm in the woman and rapid recovery of erection after ejaculation in the man were " discovered " by popular writers a few years ago and plugged relentlessly ; yet in the woman one violent orgasm may outweigh several minor ones or the latter may not even be invariably desired , while in the man a rapid re-erection is often physically impossible ( in the more virile youngster it usually takes half to three-quarters of an hour , in the older man anything up to 24 , but there is wide variation between individuals and in differently stimulating situations ) . |
| 10 | Although it only appears in the sources c.1200 this may not be significant , for the chronicler does not refer to Eadric as Streona or to Edmund as Ironside , but there is eleventh-century evidence for both names . |
| 11 | Young children are not admitted to the Unit , but there is close liaison with the Paediatric Department . |
| 12 | But there is better news for the gloomies who thought that the North was destined forever to remain the hunting ground of wealthy southerners . |
| 13 | Ipswich Town could run away with the title but there is strong competition for the second spot . |
| 14 | But there is strong evidence against this . |
| 15 | But there is strong support for sensible increases in public spending , provided this does not lead to massive hikes in taxation . |
| 16 | These expressions of opinion may not represent overt Russian policy — indeed top men in Moscow now deny they were ever made ; but there is good evidence that they were , and certainly the Ukrainians take them seriously . |
| 17 | Categorising types of writing is not easy , but there is good evidence to suggest that the type of writing attempted has a strong influence on the outcome . |
| 18 | ‘ The split of Czechoslovakia into two countries has caused problems in some areas , but there is good co-operation between the two nuclear organisations and it is possible we will be asked to repeat the exercise in Slovakia . ’ |
| 19 | Of course , this is possible but there is good reason to suppose that it is not the case . |
| 20 | Doubtless many social and economic forces have contributed to this trend ; but there is good reason to believe that our attitudes to child-rearing play a not insignificant part . |
| 21 | Schools have shown increasing interest in it , helped by such excellent organisations as the Institute for Contemporary British History , but there is limited room in the curriculum for the twentieth century , let alone for the period from when the text books end and memory begins . |
| 22 | Greenwich Park is closed to the public , but there is limited car parking around Blackheath . |
| 23 | Grand Slam committee administrator Bill Babcock said : ‘ None of us like the situation , but there is undue pressure on him , and we have decided to exempt him from the rule on press conferences for this match , and only this match . ’ |
| 24 | but there is little question that the 325i SE tested here ( an estimated £22,995 ) will set the standard . |
| 25 | Such reforms would greatly improve the quality of parliamentary supervision , but there is little sign that the government will accept these ideas . |
| 26 | After several years of shake-outs and restructuring , the home computer market remains substantial — games software sales in Europe last year were worth about £200 million — but there is little sign that it is going to scoop the true potential of the consumer market . |
| 27 | But there is little doubt that charter-train profit can be read in seven-figure sums rather than six and that as a business venture , InterCity has not done badly at all . |
| 28 | Rates are frequently a small proportion of total outgoings , but there is little doubt that they are unpopular within the business community . |
| 29 | Nature may be beautiful but there is little doubt that Darwin was right when he observed that only the fittest survive . |
| 30 | The charge was not made openly by Labour candidates , but there is little doubt that the belief was fostered that a vote for the Alliance was a vote for cessation of relief . |