Example sentences of "but it 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to work again — to keep up my self-respect more than anything else — but it 's been finding somewhere to live . |
| 2 | But it 's been months , dear ! |
| 3 | But it 's been going on for two years . ’ |
| 4 | But it 's been done because people wanted it to happen , not because it 's been imposed upon them . ’ |
| 5 | There 's power in money , but it 's not often been utilised for good . |
| 6 | ‘ But it 's all gone past my wildest dream , ’ said Denis , 39 , who has the full support of wife Lynn and three youngsters . |
| 7 | It 's pretty big , even with my jumper underneath , but it 's got this lovely silky lining and it feels really comfy . |
| 8 | I have a look round for the fag packet , but it 's gone . |
| 9 | It 's just a normal shop window — you know , with lights on and these statues and that , but it 's been done like it 's someone 's dining room . |
| 10 | But it 's been an entertaining series , even though there must be quite a few Radio 4 listeners somewhat startled to hear the Fifties treated as risable history . |
| 11 | ‘ But it 's got sentimental value , as they say . |
| 12 | It was then , and still is now , very much an island holiday paradise , but it 's come a long way from what were fairly basic beginnings and in addition to natural beauty can now offer resorts as modern and sophisticated as anywhere else in the Med . |
| 13 | I 've always been a d-i-y enthusiast , but it 's been more through lack of funds than genuine enthusiasm — not exactly a good basis for totally renovating a derelict house . |
| 14 | But it 's got nothing to do with being a Nazi as far as I 'm concerned … |
| 15 | Well that 's no surprise ; but it 's been a long time in coming . |
| 16 | But it 's been a while now since I heard . ’ |
| 17 | But it 's got jokes in it , cartoons , and the editor seems to be losing his hair . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It was a private sale from Templeman himself but it 's got to be six figures . ’ |
| 19 | Cotton wool has always been useful for cleaning and washing babies , but it 's never been particularly convenient — until now . |
| 20 | Normally I would have completed it well in advance , but it 's been a busy week . |
| 21 | ‘ WELL we 've waited long enough , but it 's been worth it , ’ said one of the nearly 200 primary school teachers who gathered at St Wilfrid 's Church in Northwich for a mass of thanksgiving for the new national programme for religious education . |
| 22 | The JD 's neck has exactly the same depth , but it 's been dressed away a touch more in the shoulders to give a more sharply peaked V , especially down near the nut . |
| 23 | ‘ But it 's been a complicated situation ; we 've had to cancel or reschedule gigs with Cozy 's band because of Brian 's thing , and there was a further complication … |
| 24 | I 've eventually got there — but it 's taken me all these years , ’ she says . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm sad that it folded , but it 's come at a good time , ’ she tells me . |
| 26 | ‘ It was heat-of-the-moment stuff but it 's been building up over a little while . |
| 27 | ‘ I have been a runner-up at United and again since coming to Villa , but it 's always been my dream to win the big one , ’ said McGrath . |
| 28 | But it 's got to be a case of saying ‘ hello ’ and then getting on with business . |
| 29 | ‘ I do not see it that way , but it 's all been built up now . |
| 30 | ‘ Everybody 's getting into Fila for the winter , and I 'm startin' to see some Giorgio Armani , but it 's still got ta be Lauren . |