Example sentences of "but [noun] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | These rules may not much resemble the traditional grammatical rules of school textbooks but rules they are none the less . ’ |
| 2 | They wo n't bother with it on G C S E maths , but physics they want to know the difference between velocity and acceleration . |
| 3 | Not only does she execute embroideries , but designs them too — thereby encroaching on what had formerly been a male preserve . |
| 4 | Furthermore , since they are not directives but guidelines they must be flexible enough to allow for teacher participation and the exercise of initiative so that teachers can follow their course in reference to the bearings provided . |
| 5 | These hypotheses can be tested against further experience and experiment , but hypotheses they remain . |
| 6 | Star studs at the Streatham Palais de Danse , hawks in the dovecots of Irish nurses , pickers-up of usherettes , shopgirls , actresses , chorus girls … how far they ‘ went ’ , how much they ‘ did ’ lies mercifully buried under the silt of time — but boyos they were . |
| 7 | Colour and caste were immaterial to them , but poverty they despised : not the real poverty of the dispossessed , the homeless and derelict , with whom , bizarrely , they tended to identify , but the poverty of those who were forced to work in uncongenial jobs . |
| 8 | You know she used to be so petite , but god them damn legs on her ! |
| 9 | But Johnson they 're often old words that are totally out of use erm and we 're not even used to Johnson 's vocabulary because |
| 10 | DIN rating gives a reasonable guide to engine power as installed , particularly as it 's a ‘ production average ’ figure , or should be — some manufacturers actually quote peak figures but quality them by saying that an individual engine may vary within stated limits , while others do n't bother with the nicety . |
| 11 | Every time there 's a special , it does n't cost them anything , but anytime they put that in it means they can take this product this this in to that company and get some extra deal . |
| 12 | It was in the winter time so it was full of hay but they would be very careful and we would ask them that they had no matches in case er there was no cigarettes much and that but pipes they were pipe smokers . |
| 13 | But Terry they 're the client |
| 14 | If you said well you ca n't apply this time , you may be able to in three years time but pragmatists they like something that they can take away and then put into practice straight away and they can try out . |