Example sentences of "but [pron] are [adv] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raynor said softly , ‘ But you are so beautiful that men would die for you , ’ and Grainne looked up , startled , because the words had been so soft that she could not be sure she had heard them correctly , yet she knew she had . |
| 2 | First , the proportion of pessimists about the future is clearly and consistently lower than the proportion who perceived deterioration in the economy in the past ; there must be a significant number of people who think things got worse in the last twelve months , but who are perpetually hopeful that the rot has stopped . |
| 3 | We do not know how far these findings are generalisable at a national level , but we are reasonably confident that the study practices were representative of the totality of fundholding practices in the Oxford region and that the fundholding and control practices were fairly well matched on those variables , such as distance from provider units , which might have affected referral patterns . |
| 4 | The year will be disappointing , but we are very confident that we will be back in the league table next year , ’ she added . |
| 5 | Then came the stabbing incident which forced Monica to cancel so much of her programme for this year but we are now optimistic that she will have fully recovered before our tournament . ’ |
| 6 | But they are also nervous that the calculations they make in the next two weeks may determine who will win and lose the political battles of the next two years . |
| 7 | But they are also nervous that Microsoft 's applications group — responsible for OLE 2.0 — has had the specification , and code , since 1991 . |
| 8 | But they are also concerned that the referee 's report could result in more trouble for Hateley , possibly even a three-match ban . |
| 9 | In the current climate Take That can do no wrong , but they are acutely aware that their success may not last forever . |
| 10 | The amphiuma , from the same part of the world , still possesses all four of its limbs but they are so minuscule that you have to look very carefully if you are not to miss them . |
| 11 | Having tried out these various methods you might consider them too time-consuming to use for large areas but they are so attractive that they can be put to good use as trimmings . |
| 12 | But they are more amazed that a British lawyer George Taylor , founder of the World Organisation for the Abolition of Golf , should write to another significant politician , namely Mikhail Gorbachev . |