Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pron] [be] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Well it was one big bedroom but there was more or less like a loft .
2 They did n't find my husband at home but I was there and they beat me terribly .
3 Mr Major added : ‘ It is necessary to enforce the no-fly zone but there is more than one way of doing that .
4 The white Gulfstream One executed a perfect landing but it was only when it taxied towards them that Whitlock saw the blue , red and white Zimbalan flag painted on the side of the fuselage with the words ‘ Air Zimbala ’ above it in black lettering .
5 Sophie well that 's not really a weird name but she 's there as well Bernie knows them all
6 He 's badly cut up from the broken glass but he 's more or less in one piece . ’
7 I d I do n't mean that 's er er a terribly difficult thing but it is just that that does have to happen .
8 I 'll give you the cast list but it is more or less the same as last time .
9 The money he gave them they had meant to use for the Greek trip but it was more than they expected and they had gone on a shopping , then a drinking , spree with it .
10 because there 's no job opportunities over here , it 's a lovely country but it 's simply because of the work factor .
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