Example sentences of "but you [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you 're a good kid really — you can come and stay with me and the wife , if you do n't mind babies that is … |
| 2 | ‘ But you 're a good friend . |
| 3 | But you 're a lousy teacher ! ’ |
| 4 | But you 're a silly bugger . |
| 5 | ‘ But you 're a lovely example to prove one of my pet theories : that women can always cope . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But you 're a brave man , Michael . |
| 7 | But you 're a brave girl , Elaine . |
| 8 | The Bishop , reading Peter 's thoughts , would have liked to have put his arms around him , would have liked to have said , I can not make you Archdeacon because you have insufficient judgement and experience , but you are a good priest , a conscientious priest , and I am wretched to disappoint you . |
| 9 | ‘ We all grow older , ’ Blake said , ‘ but you are a sad man . |
| 10 | But you are a young aristocrat , wealthy , able to indulge your carnal desires whatever your particular leanings … |
| 11 | ‘ But you are a Junior Minister of Trade . |
| 12 | I 've told you this before , but you are a small-minded lot , really . |
| 13 | " I was angry with you yesterday , " he said , " but you are a wonderful cook . " |
| 14 | ‘ After all , ’ Tealtaoich had said silkily , ‘ you may be a bastard , my friend , but you are a High Queen 's bastard and you were sired by a Wolf . |
| 15 | ‘ But you were a little cracker all the same , ’ he said holding my hand . |