Example sentences of "they 're [adj] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're good but it 's just because they 're rough . |
| 2 | So what actually happens , these are taken off-site and they 're washed but they 're not sorted . |
| 3 | Organizations like the R S P C A say they 're disappointed but promise to continue their battle for a scheme to be introduced . |
| 4 | The thing that really pisses me off is the hypocrisy — these guys all rant on about how they 're so shat upon because they 're black but it 's OK to shit on women . |
| 5 | They 're expensive but they collect pure rainfall , because coral never gets dirty . ’ |
| 6 | The Tories say they 're philosophical but not angry . |
| 7 | Like little dominoes they 're small but quite positive . |
| 8 | The graphics are another plus point , they 're small but by gawd are they detailed . |
| 9 | They 're SMALL but FIRM and JUICY . |
| 10 | They 're SMALL but FIRM and JUICY . |
| 11 | I mean at least they 're honest but er |
| 12 | Oh right , oh he jus oh goodness they 're soft but they ca not , they 're rough rough |
| 13 | They 're lovely but have got horrible faces . |
| 14 | If these figures are right that we 've been given by the department and I 'm not saying them whether they 're right or whether they 're wrong but well we have to r rely on what we 're getting this is why Mr is sending this lot to the Chief Executive for him to do some work I think it 's very important that it is done independently , not by the independent sector but by done independently . |
| 15 | Lucy : ( At school ) there used to be a group of white girls and a group of black girls , right and y'know , they start … once they 're on their own they 're alright but once they 're with their people they get a bit lippy so they start callin' me black bastard — ‘ Look at you you mother fucker ’ — an' all that fing . |
| 16 | They 're green but they 're sort of really , really juicy and crunchy . |
| 17 | Get them to say what you 've just said and and erm then she 'll like tell them why it 's chill out man , not because they 're cold but you know |
| 18 | Cos I know what it is myself with I mean , they 're different ages but , and they 're independent but it 's wearing . |
| 19 | Yeah , they 're clean but I wan na clear up spots on my back ! |
| 20 | They 're clean but they 're |
| 21 | Two or three ? if you do n't hit the the month and they 're okay but if you hit the |
| 22 | I know they 're numbered but they 're not in the right order . |
| 23 | I know they 're slow but |
| 24 | Whereas adolescents ' problem is that they 're between homes , they do n't have that shell , so they 're free but also vulnerable . |
| 25 | They 're free but you 'll need to enclose a stamped addressed envelope . |
| 26 | Because after all critics will say if representative democracy is n't the best practical realization of democracy but simply a sham , after all remember Russo 's comments on England , the people of England think they 're free but they 're mistaken , they 're free once every five years when they elect their rulers . |
| 27 | Well yeah they 're free but they 've got their advert on it have n't they ? |
| 28 | more than seemed to be indicated in the figures that we 've got , because Buck 's figures for the extent of supplementary income are I know they 're significant but they 're not enough to the kinds of levels people had been living at . |
| 29 | And they 're not , I mean they 're pretty but they 're not that magnolia range in Marks is lovely . |