Example sentences of "'s [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not a question of if he 's sacked but when . |
| 2 | The flight 's delayed but only slightly ; I change at Gatwick in breezy sunshine and the 146 touches down on Jersey in relatively balmy conditions . |
| 3 | OUCH : Mel 's grazed but back on set Picture : STEVE KING |
| 4 | The narrator , Richard Papen , longs for entry to the college 's charmed but destructive inner circle — a clique of privileged students fired by their classics professor 's admiration for the ancient Greek mysteries of bucolic visions and violence . |
| 5 | And they 'll check that out for you and we 'll see what 's happening but it 's just in case there 's any arthritis or anything like that that 's |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't understand what 's happening but the telemetric system that controls the flow of gas from the whole of the Hewett , Leman and Shaun fields has gone berserk . |
| 7 | And I I do n't know what 's happening but that . |
| 8 | but , and then a fucking second time , the er the gasman laughed at me , says mister I do n't know what 's happening but this is the second time . |
| 9 | ‘ We are n't saying we agree with what he 's done but if he knew we were there and we loved him it would have come out differently . |
| 10 | As you say , it 's lying but |
| 11 | It has a stronger aroma and hotter flavour than its relations , not always to everyone 's liking but , provided it is used taking this into account , it is one of the best culinary herbs . |
| 12 | They do n't go challenging them , they respect them , take what 's offered but do n't go probing any farther . |
| 13 | Bull is positioning ISD against IBM 's promised but undelivered AD/Cycle ( UX Nos 433 , 353 , 338 ) , and says it 'll ship a client/server implementation in July . |
| 14 | I do n't know what it 's called but there 's this bit where you go down on the floor like an anteater . |
| 15 | There is a rubber plant and another one — he does n't know what it 's called but it 's his favourite . |
| 16 | I know my hygiene rules at work , I 've got my du n no what it 's called but it 's a health and hygiene thingey certificate . |
| 17 | I know what it 's called but I would like it |
| 18 | So it 's it 's getting but you 're coming along very well are n't you . |
| 19 | Erm I just wonder whether it might not have been better to move round a little bit to the left so we could have seen the lady 's hand and sa as well er er and as well as her face , you know , we 've got ta get we can see what she 's doing , know what she 's doing but it 'd been nice if you could have included her hands . |
| 20 | Erm there are again there is information , there 's lots of packages on environment there 's boo , booklets on it which Catherine gave to me and I think I need to think about specific areas in the school like Milvia 's doing but not to overlap if Milvia does think about that , to try something else , some other way . |
| 21 | Do n't know what he 's doing but he 's |
| 22 | I can totally agree with the woman here just now , what she 's saying but the woman at the back of me just now , she 'd said about lesbianism , this is a different thing entirely . |
| 23 | Well that 's what he 's saying but frankly |
| 24 | No I mean th that 's what he 's saying but I mean |
| 25 | Yo you know sleep in the , you sort of have a night 's sleeping in the coach while it 's travelling but |
| 26 | It 's coming but you still need to have the accent over the top , you need to have the dot there , you need to have the two accidentals there , that 's yes that 's got what it needs dot there , the accent there , you need to have the two accidentals there do n't you . |
| 27 | I tell you when he 's coming but then I 'd have the cooker going up the Swannee Well , well no . |
| 28 | He 'll have to know who 's coming but as I say , I 'm not bothered so long as Arthur and Angela 's there and and dad . |
| 29 | cos you could say that 's overreacting but I have n't got malaria and Lisa has . |
| 30 | Wh what about er runway lengths , obviously depends on what it 's carrying but er how how does it compare with existing aircraft for that ? |