Example sentences of "be [adj] but it [vb -s] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Organ jazz has for a long time been club-trendy but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and ‘ Big ’ John Patton with whom she shares a clear affinity in her choice of rhythms and blues inflections . |
| 2 | The present system may not be perfect but it has worked pretty well and would be capable of improvement and adjustment without the need to go back to the drawing board . ’ |
| 3 | oh the cupboards are brilliant it 's just the fronts are so dated and the man in these reports in the house said erm , kitchen is satisfactory but it needs updating and it was only about seven years ago it was brand new , no , not seven , have we been in then , no eight , so nine or something , I know the fronts need sorting out . |
| 4 | Using a mouse is optional but it does make the game more playable . |
| 5 | Using a mouse is optional but it does make the game more playable . |
| 6 | This is tedious but it does provide an absolute calibration on which other devices can be based . |
| 7 | The language of a classical play is challenging but it does give the student chance to see how early voice training can be used with a very demanding text . |
| 8 | This is alright but it does tend to bunch up a lot when it 's pulled in close to the face . |