Example sentences of "but you [vb base] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a modern health services research unit but you hold an antiquated view of science . |
| 2 | ‘ But you keep the odd hack ? ’ |
| 3 | But you know the other day we were talking about that tulip thing that 's down by erm Marks and Sparks ? |
| 4 | But you know the Labour Party is worse than the Conservatives for traditions are n't they ? |
| 5 | But you know the old saying , there 's always a first time for everything . ’ |
| 6 | Yes , well up here in Scotland er where I live erm the maincrop variety Golden Wonder tends to certainly need a par boiling and a par boiling only er when cooking so it needs about what five to six minutes or something like that but erm any more and the tatties go to mash and er that 's why I think a lot of the Golden Wonders er in Scotland are cooked in their skins but erm if I was to go for a variety that er I enjoy would be one called Pentland Ivory , it 's a , a nice flowery spud er and you get quite a plentiful supply of them too so it 's quite a good variety but you know the old Kerr 's Pink used to be called I think Henry 's Seedling , I remember rightly and then it changed its name to Kerr 's Pink because Kerr was a seedsman up in who really introduced it and er that was just after the first world war and that 's a good one , that 's a very good one and it 's got that waxy skin as well you see so it might be quite useful . |
| 7 | But you get a general flavour of what the action is about , and you follow most of it . |
| 8 | It 's bumpy , and demanding , but you get a good race on it . |
| 9 | And he 's got ta do it a few times , so then the cost becomes and , and you like let's be fair , we 've had summers where it 's the weeds er the weeds have n't grown , but you get a wet summer and the weather warms and the wet and the weeds go peooow up like that . |
| 10 | ‘ I had been visiting hospitals every week for 37 years but you get a different perspective after something like this . |
| 11 | But you get the strong impression that he gets most cerebral satisfaction from dealing with physical problems . |
| 12 | It 's not a big deal in the scheme of things but you get an awful lot of hassle when all your mates are going to university , or start bringing home the bacon . |
| 13 | This limpness is far from universal — parts of the system are excellent — but you get an uneasy feeling that the tax inspectorate is not one of the better parts . |
| 14 | I get a bit frightened myself sometimes — we all do , as no doubt you realise ; but you help an awful lot to restore my courage . |
| 15 | But you remain a cold , remote woman , Mrs Sutherland . |
| 16 | but you see the fortunate thing about it Jane , with that one , most of the carpets are only twelve foot wide |
| 17 | But you see the other thing , the other thing that er that 's worth , when you 've had the smaller dos , you know |
| 18 | But you see the important thing about this scene is not what is taking place there it 's not really that Pilate is standing in , in the trial as the judge of Jesus , it 's not that Pilate has i , within his hands the power of life and death for Jesus , that 's not the important issue , that 's not the real significance of this incident , the real significance is that every one of us at some time or other stand in the same place that Pilate stood . |
| 19 | But you think the environmental benefits of the western relief road outweigh its dis-benefits ? |
| 20 | But , but you need a new set of targets anyway , and somehow you , y y you 've got ta and the May the fourth directive , by returning to land reform is beginning to open up those as possibilities . |
| 21 | You can learn and improve but you need a natural talent . ’ |
| 22 | I have been told to fill in a new form to be put on the waiting list but you need a permanent address to fill out one and I have n't got one . ’ |
| 23 | But you need a little guidance . |
| 24 | It makes a very neat hole , but you need a different punch for each size . |
| 25 | You need a television , yeah , but you need a special special dish erm in Eurostep 's own publicity — I looked at this and they say the programme is available with , you know , sort of cheap and readily available sort of satellite dishes . |
| 26 | you can put them in two days before but you need a special licence , which is seventy eight pounds , it 's a bit of useless information really |
| 27 | ‘ But you reduce the visible area of the target , ’ Finlayson said . |
| 28 | ‘ But you have a great talent . ’ |
| 29 | Of course you still have many unfulfilled wishes in life , but you have a firm grip on your direction and separate your aspirations from reality with intelligent candour . |
| 30 | If your bathroom is small , but you have a separate toilet and a downstairs cloakroom , you could create a larger room by combining the two . |