Example sentences of "but [pron] has a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This criterion was introduced for the benefit of an authority like Kirklees which runs the large institution of Huddersfield Polytechnic but which has a limited population and therefore a relatively small rate basis . |
| 2 | There are indeed good candidates from Africa , but none has a continental right to the inside track . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , but she has a better memory than me , even . |
| 4 | But she has a sticking point , even with him : I 've seen him back down , many times . ’ |
| 5 | Usually my mother was just like a sister to me but she has a strange fascination with the Queen . |
| 6 | Not to my taste , but she has a big following . |
| 7 | Waiting in the third round could be fourth seed Boris Becker , who has had a torrid time in the build-up to the French Championships but who has a good chance to find his feet with a first round match against 579th-ranked French wild card Nicolas Escude . |
| 8 | The actual notes used are not completely constant , as they have to change for tonal reasons , but one has a general impression of constancy through the unchanging regular movement and similarity in note shapes : |
| 9 | Neither speaks French or German but one has a few words of English , so he sits in the front . |
| 10 | He 's not a bad man , but he has a violent temper . |
| 11 | He tired late on , but he has a great future . |
| 12 | He does n't find writing ( and he certainly does n't find spelling ) easy , but he has a great need to tell his story . |
| 13 | But he has a great image , a way to get through to people . |
| 14 | He seems to be enjoying it , but he has a weak chest and really he should n't be out on cold winter afternoons . |
| 15 | But he has a nice face , and very beautiful dark eyes . |
| 16 | For much the same reason , you should never write a sentence like : ‘ B can argue that … but the argument will fail , ’ or ‘ B has committed such-and-such a crime , but he has a good defence . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't want to say he 's chauvinistic but he has a traditional view of women . ’ |
| 18 | But he has a definite style of his own . |
| 19 | But he has a new power , do n't you agree ? ’ |
| 20 | He might have added : But he has a long memory for those that let him down . |
| 21 | But he has a long way to go to close down Sir Teddy 's 15,000 majority . |
| 22 | Milosevic carries with him a great charge of evil , but he has a limited mind ; but precisely because he has a limited mind , he was very impressed by that Academy document . |
| 23 | But he has a separate toilet . |
| 24 | But he has a radical solution in mind . |
| 25 | ‘ He ca n't phone the bank , but he has a passive knowledge . |
| 26 | Robert Jones may have been overshadowed on the day by Morris , but he has a lovely service and covers with tireless courage . |
| 27 | He 's quite plump and I suppose quite elderly , but he has a wonderful mind . |
| 28 | I do n't know what the financial arrangements are but he has a double role , he attends the classes but he also does spinal manipulation and massage for those of Brand 's clients who need it or say they do . ’ |
| 29 | But it has a strong voice … and it is n't just directed at cheese . |
| 30 | But it has a certain logic . |