Example sentences of "are [adj] but [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Figures are revealing but we also need to know what lies behind them . |
| 2 | Short circuits are fine but they just do n't generate the same interest or the same type of nail biting racing , do they ? |
| 3 | all mothers are sacred but I just had to put the boot in on her , I 'm afraid , I said stuff ! |
| 4 | Then somebody and I , and I gun shots so you are dead but I still have the weapon . |
| 5 | There are schemes here and there which are excellent but they simply do n't address the magnitude of the crisis . |