Example sentences of "but [adv] a [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was a bloody business but eventually a breach was forced in the defences and Bartholomew led us through . ’ |
| 2 | The farmsteads and hamlets thus created may have been used initially as temporary steadings , but eventually a number were permanently occupied . |
| 3 | Sometimes it is difficult to separate the two , but basically a hand-out is a prepared statement complete in itself , whereas , a worksheet requires student effort to complete and should stimulate further work . |
| 4 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 5 | Sometimes the plug is easily visible but normally a probe is used to detect its presence in the vagina . |
| 6 | He just glanced over again , as if to say OK , but not a word was spoken . |
| 7 | Mum looked pleadingly at him but not a word was said between any of us until he was opening the door to leave and Dad said , ‘ Bloody good riddance , an' do n't bang the door when you go , I 've only just mended it . ’ |
| 8 | But yeah , it 's alright , it 's okay but not a lot 's going on , really , I have n't been in any activities for ages . |
| 9 | The room should only hold ten people , but somehow a space is found for Michael . |
| 10 | People have written hundreds of books about dogs , but now a dog 's written a book about people . |
| 11 | The proposed cuts had led to talk of its closure but today a reprieve was announced . |
| 12 | Generally there is a single figure , as suits the shape and purpose , but sometimes a second is added , as in fig 41 : brother and sister , as the epitaph tells us , the monument erected by their parents . |
| 13 | Many of them struggle on bravely and still manage to take a limited amount of daily exercise , but sometimes a point is reached when they are no longer able to go out alone at all to enjoy any kind of social life . |
| 14 | But sometimes a chap is a wrong'un , pure and simple . ’ |
| 15 | But then a Swan is the boat to appreciate . |
| 16 | They are prepared and potted in the same way as soft cuttings , but occasionally a variant is used if the plant is less easy to root . |