Example sentences of "but [adv] that [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps that 's one of her ways of annoying me . |
| 2 | The public will see immediately that Labour has no idea what it is going to do — but perhaps that is Labour 's chosen method : perhaps the idea is to introduce a tax that is completely incomprehensible . |
| 3 | We all to some extent remember the good times and forget the bad , but perhaps that is another important part of the make-up of the ultra runner . |
| 4 | And of course I do n't know how long do n't know how long that one 's been going for , but obviously that 's another sort of problem in some way . |
| 5 | But anyway that 's all my moans and groans this morning . |
| 6 | Mother would n't have anything to do with it whatsoever , do n't you bring anything , any of that stuff into our house , I mean of course it be this New Zealand lamb had just arrived on the scene before the First Word War , I mean nobody was , anybody dare have it I mean they 'd be standing on the pavement at eleven o'clock at night almost giving it away on Saturday night , but anyway that 's all changed now , we all eat it . |
| 7 | Yeah good diplomacy from Ron cos I think that 's a cracking deal for Villa but anyway that 's that sorted out . |
| 8 | But nevertheless that 's human nature and perhaps it 's also a reason why life should not stand still , whatever progress we make both in housing and in quality of housing and the quality of life , once people are used to that , to that they expect more and this is what progress , what forward thinking is all about . |
| 9 | He had done jury service four times : but surely that is another problem . |
| 10 | But even that 's difficult 'cos I have to travel to get there after work . |
| 11 | But even that is nice . |
| 12 | But even that is better than many other counties … and officers are confident their successful crackdown on crime will continue . |
| 13 | Much of the savings , in the official view , will arise from the new structure 's needs for fewer managers , but even that is less than convincing for there is great scope for an increase in bureaucracy , from the need to dispatch the business deriving from the newly acquired functions to the formation of twice the number of existing education , roads and social work departments . ’ |
| 14 | That manoeuvre might lead to a diamond ruff for West at trick two , but even that is unlikely to prove fatal . |
| 15 | When he had sex , he secretly fantasised that he was the woman but even that was confusing because the concept of being with a man repulsed him . |
| 16 | But even that was strange . |
| 17 | I liked him , and he was different from other boys , not at all pushy , except pushy to please I suppose , but even that was sweet in a way — it made me want to say , it 's all right , do n't fret so much , I 'm having a perfectly nice time , slow down . |
| 18 | But even that was inferior to Eisenhower , Kennedy and Johnson and hardly better than Nixon and Carter at the comparable stage in their presidencies . |
| 19 | I know sometimes erm people when they got their benefit , would try and do shopping for two weeks , but even that was unrealistic of how long they were , what they were buying was going to last for two weeks . |
| 20 | Only just , but , because er , a hundred and eleven , if the enquiry 's a hundred and six or constitutions , which is quite good , and obviously December was really quiet but then that 's standard anyway , because , quite possibly not because it was sort of erm , he 's shown with an which did n't |
| 21 | But then that 's all they have left since the tiger paid them a visit . |
| 22 | The third one may take a bit more work , but then that 's half the fun . ’ |
| 23 | But then that 's natural , is n't it ? ’ |
| 24 | On that circuit I was vaguely conscious that there were more blue uniforms on the streets than normal , but then that was normal in the West End for the pre-Christmas rush . |