Example sentences of "but they are [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know what I could say if I durst , but they are ladies and ladies may say anything . |
| 2 | They may be justifications such as " stress " or " depression " and indeed these factors do feature very significantly in the lives of sufferers from addictive disease but they are consequences and not causes . |
| 3 | Those who choose to risk their lives earning a living at sea do not want to be forced to give up , but they are realists and they do not want to go bankrupt either . |
| 4 | These recommendations go on all the time , but they are recommendations and that is all . |
| 5 | I can not explain how it feels they may not be human , but they are flesh and blood . ’ |