Example sentences of "but he [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite the similar names , Swedish dentist cum chart star DR ALBAN is no relation to Blur 's DAMON ALBARN … but he is married to Gladiators presenter ULRIKE JONSONN ! |
| 2 | But he is good at making ships . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Physically he is not so strong — but he is shifty . |
| 4 | Laughton refuses to be drawn on the Leeds ' target , but he is keen on Great Britain tour scrum half Deryck Fox , valued at £150,000 after telling Featherstone he was determined to leave before the start of the new season . |
| 5 | But he is keen to join the King 's African Rifles and go off and fight . |
| 6 | According to Ron Grant , some of these cases were appalling , but he is keen to point out that the vast majority of farmers enjoy a trusting relationship with his organisation and increasingly bring their concerns to his inspectors before problems arise . |
| 7 | The 1991 season may turn out to be Jon Solly 's last serious crack at the 10,000m , but he is confident that he can get as far as Tokyo for the World Championships . |
| 8 | But he is confident that some announcements will be made by year-end on those who have decided to take up the offer . |
| 9 | But he is confident enough to assert the best way to tackle the problem of low intelligence among deprived children may be through measures designed to improve their nutrition . |
| 10 | Henderson is aware that there has been talk of Lennie being lured away but he is confident that the Boro boss will stay and see the Boro into a new era of success . |
| 11 | He conveys vividly the absurdity of a situation , but he is incurious about the underlying processes which shape it . |
| 12 | But he is easy to find , for he always wears a blue suit . ’ |
| 13 | Mr Mellor is no soft touch , as those within the industry who had to negotiate with him quickly discovered , but he is accessible to reason , and that is itself a great advance on what had been experienced before . |
| 14 | But he is unmoved by the criticism , despite County 's failure to win any of their last seven matches . |
| 15 | But he is unhappy with the way the disciplinary inquiry was conducted and claims he will sue if his legal costs are not met . |
| 16 | But he is genuine in his mission . |
| 17 | The new minister admits that all this could take eight to ten years and an improved economic climate but he is adamant that attitudes must change . |
| 18 | But he is adamant there will be no change in the British rebate from the Community , worth £2 billion a year in repaid contributions . |
| 19 | The pressure of his 10-year domination of the US circuit got to Norman but he is adamant the same fate will not befall Faldo . |
| 20 | But he is adamant there must be no art on display outside the booths themselves because art of museum quality does not belong in the street ’ , the spokesman said . |
| 21 | But he is first class with the mop and broom . |
| 22 | ‘ My husband does n't do any housework or cooking but he is marvellous with the children , ’ says Larissa . |
| 23 | The voice of Gerry Adams , who arrived a little later on the scene , has been banished from television , but he is alive . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's a dry stick , Wilson , ’ said Mr Malik , ‘ but he is 100 per cent loyal . |
| 25 | But he is intent now on presenting Instead , he preferred to dwell on his newly manufactured a softer image and even turned up for his press conference in an , admittedly immaculate , white tracksuit instead of his normal £2,000 Saville Row variety . |
| 26 | With his accountant 's help he eventually moved his accounts to the Midland , which gave him the overdraft on reasonable terms , but he is critical of the way banks look at small businesses , believing that many only look at the business sector rather than at the person running a particular business . |
| 27 | ‘ He is the ordinary bloke from Brixton but he is idiosyncratic , ’ says Mr Bruce . |
| 28 | Kevin is smaller , weaker and in great danger from them but he is smarter and quicker . |
| 29 | But he is pleased with deals at Brooklands business park where lettings last week to Sony and Marks & Spencer were ‘ spectacular ’ . |
| 30 | But he is pleased with his latest commission to paint Isaiah Berlin . |