Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [is] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 's really a very kind person but she 's led a completely sheltered life and … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know what I was doing wrong with her in the middle of the year , but she 's blossomed now . |
| 3 | She 's saying it 's important to stand firm , not give in to terrorists , and the rest , but she 's said , ‘ That does not mean that you do n't negotiate … |
| 4 | But she 's said to be brave , tough , and very bright . ’ |
| 5 | But she 's made a miraculous recovery , and has now been allowed home . |
| 6 | But she 's made an amazing recovery and is now about to go home . |
| 7 | The bay youngster ( centre ) is getting out of the way ; behind him a bay mare with turned-back ears , a tight mouth and flattened tail is also trying to back away , but she 's blocked by the grey mare , who is more interested in the camera . |
| 8 | My father could n't come because he 's publicly declared his opposition to the wedding and my mother would n't dare come without him — but she 's sent good wishes through one of the cousins . |
| 9 | But she 's written saying he should stay away . |
| 10 | ‘ I suggested it , but she 's determined to wait until the morning because she 's hoping it 'll wear off . ’ |
| 11 | She says it is going to be a struggle for her because it is quite a severe leg injury but she 's determined and what we 're looking at now is very good recovery so thpat should continue . |
| 12 | But she 's bound to smell the smoke anyway . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but she 's bound to feel a little strange at first . |
| 14 | You say you do n't want Mo to be hurt , but she 's bound to be if this goes on . ’ |
| 15 | But she 's bound to be rather boring , so they wo n't want to stay all that long . ’ |
| 16 | But she 's noticed among her friends that women carry on trying for much longer . |
| 17 | But one of the daughters was sleeping in with Mum at night — but she 's upped and offed — that 's the daughter who lost her husband . |
| 18 | To take someone well-known , Claire Rayner has written a host of very successful novels as well as a range of medical and home health books , but she 's known best for her work as an agony aunt in newspapers , magazines and on television . |
| 19 | Toni might do it , she 's seen as sexy , but she 's taken seriously . |
| 20 | Not only has she caused enormous damage to the already fragile monarchy but she 's humiliated the man she 's still married to . |
| 21 | BUT SHE 'S STARTED TAKING THESE NEW TABLETS STILL IF IT MAKES HER FEEL BETTER I DO N'T MIND . |
| 22 | ‘ She used to be a bit of a lost soul , ’ says Jakki , ‘ but she 's changed a lot recently and I think that 's all down to Michael Hutchence . |
| 23 | I 'd introduce you to my wife , but she 's disappeared for the umpteenth time this evening . |
| 24 | But she 's disappeared from her refugee camp , and it 's thought she could be in Germany . |
| 25 | But she 's promised Father not to run away , has n't she ? |
| 26 | She 's not talking to me mind , but she 's took it well ! |
| 27 | Anne Haine was n't expected to survive after she fell from her horse 18 months ago , but she 's proved the doctors wrong , fighting her way back into the saddle . |
| 28 | But she 's agreed to come straight from one job to another , something she tries hard to avoid . |
| 29 | ‘ I tried to phone Dana , but she 's left her flat , ’ Claudia said , too weary of the whole thing to say anything except the truth . |
| 30 | But she 's left a string of debts in this country while thousands of pounds worth of emergency supplies have been left to rot in a warehouse . |