Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] but it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And and then er I took it to the station as well , but I could n't get many other voices , they were a bit garbled but it works really well ! |
| 2 | The language is a bit spicy but it did n't put me off in the slightest . ’ |
| 3 | He had a reputation for being a bit slow-witted but it did n't perturb him in the least . |
| 4 | Chantelle Goddard the coach says it 's nearly like snow … a bit hard but it gives the youngsters an ideal opportunity to train … |
| 5 | Erm it 's a few years old but it 's hardly had any use . |
| 6 | Shady Marcus at last exposed the soap 's Mr Big but it had all the dramatic impact of one of those dated Ealing comedies where George Cole plays a gangster as threatening as a game show host . |
| 7 | But the half time whistle has gone , four minutes late but it 's gone . |
| 8 | It 's only five minutes long but it saves the day . |
| 9 | That 's a bit extreme but it gives you the idea . |
| 10 | This was plainly not part of the agreement and not only was the French government furious but it used the sentence as an excuse to generate public support for Mafart and Prieur on the grounds that they were being unfairly treated by the New Zealand government . |
| 11 | Not only does this clarify the nature of the authorities competent to issue and execute letters rogatory but it makes mandatory as between parties to the Protocol the use of Central Authorities both for the outward transmission and inward receipt of letters rogatory ; that there is an obligation to designate a Central Authority , a matter not wholly clear in the text of the Convention , is specifically provided in Article 2 of the Protocol . |
| 12 | In some areas this is called multi-disciplinary which is a good word but it , it 's a bit formal but it does , it 's just as difficult for them , everybody 's been used to w functioning in their own little areas under their own headings , not least of course the bureaucrats who are particularly good at it because it makes life easier . |