Example sentences of "of a [noun sg] but [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no precise definition of a storm but it must be noted that strong winds ( unless storm force ) or heavy rain alone do not constitute a storm . |
| 2 | Sure , Mike 's a bit of a rebel but he 'd never kill anybody . ’ |
| 3 | Morrissey can be a bit of a misery but you can always dance to it . |
| 4 | If you ca n't remember something , that can be a bit of a trial but you can get used to that . |
| 5 | The committee would be likely to consider a suggestion by Lord Donaldson that case separation might be needed where the public had an interest in the outcome of a case but it would also play a role as representative of those who actually used legal services , he said . |
| 6 | An Observer sale would not make much of a dent but it would staunch losses Lonrho may no longer want to suffer . |
| 7 | And then we come to the sixth race which is the eight forty five , well I 'm going to go for Angie Baby here in trap three , she 's erm a little bit of a kidder but she might have the legs of these , as long as something leads her , she 'll come and erm try and do them on the line , so it 's Angie Baby for me there , erm Ruby Blue in trap six is a danger . |
| 8 | If it could boot from a network or a CD , disk space would be less of an issue but it ca n't . |
| 9 | While there are a number of on-screen drawing programs which allow the creation and manipulation of an image but they can not be used to copy a picture from a sheet of paper . |
| 10 | any liability which attaches by virtue of an agreement but which would not have attached in the absence of such agreement |
| 11 | any liability which attaches by virtue of an agreement but which would not have attached in the absence of such agreement |