Example sentences of "but [pers pn] 's [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I also have a letter er from a Kate , I 'm not sure from which school she goes to , but she 's fourteen and she 's going to one of the local schools , |
| 2 | There 's a history of drink , you know — he lives alone since he lost his wife , there 's a daughter , but she 's married and they do n't have much to do with each other . |
| 3 | I said I said cos you do n't know but she 's a n she 's a nice girl , she looks alright in uniform , she 's not very bright but she 's brighter than some of the ones you 've got er give her a meet and greet job where she just has to smile and point people in the general direction of the bogs and things like that , er , I said and she 'll be alright |
| 4 | Gina thought they must be valuable and she 's probably right ; but she 's puzzled as to why her father kept them shut away and never mentioned them . ’ |
| 5 | She 's a good-looking woman , but she 's jumpy and she does'na have the confidence . |
| 6 | She 's not very attractive when she 's done up but she 's attractive when she 's like sweating it out in her cycling shorts |
| 7 | ‘ But she 's wrong and I just know I 'm right , ’ he vowed . |
| 8 | but she 's okay while she 's sitting still . |
| 9 | His wife 's a little sad today because he phoned here this morning and she 's a little upset , she 'd like to go home and be with him , but she 's happy that he 's safe |
| 10 | ‘ I 've been through so much more trouble than Sean , but he 's famous and nothing he ever does is secret . |
| 11 | In fairness to Beeny he not done bad although seems susceptible to letting the ball rebound of him to opposition strikers but he 's better than big John . |
| 12 | But he 's confident that Cheltenham can pull it off . |
| 13 | ‘ By the way , Rob , ’ Merrill said quietly , ‘ Luke is here , but he 's tired and he 's taking a bath . |
| 14 | His opponent jumps back and tries to fend off the blows with his own sabre but he 's off-balance and William presses forward , swinging the sabre in a hacking , sweeping motion , whacking the edge of the heavy curved blade into the side of his opponent 's torso . |
| 15 | But he 's wrong if he thinks he can push me around now . |
| 16 | But he 's puffing and panting all the time . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , but he 's younger than I am , ’ said Ianthe , and then found herself flushing with annoyance at having taken Miss Grimes 's joke seriously . |
| 18 | But he 's hopeful that it will continue . |
| 19 | But he 's older than Arjun . |
| 20 | But he 's neat and tidy there 's no denying it . |
| 21 | ‘ I tried to , but it 's hot when you bite it , it burns your teeth and your tongue . |
| 22 | But it 's encouraging that so many scientists , politicians and ( of late ) influential business people have been making it unmistakably clear to White House officials that the US position on global warming and the whole Earth Summit process absolutely stinks . |
| 23 | You 're right , I mean you would obviously be in that position if you were going to turn left , but if you 're If you 're going to go down there by all means , but it 's safer if y Say you 're you 're n car number two behind car number one in position two and he 's inc signalling left . |
| 24 | It 's sad enough , Poole , but it 's normal and natural , and there 's nothing to be alarmed about . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ None of which has any relevance to you , ’ said the woman , ‘ but it 's nice and polite of you to listen . ’ |
| 26 | and the Diazepam , er but it 's nice and gentle it 's easier |
| 27 | But it 's nice because if ever you 're poorly then it 's in your welfare is n't it ? |
| 28 | I know the money 's not brilliant but it 's better than freezing to death on a state pension . ’ |
| 29 | Journalism often means long hours but it 's better than working . |
| 30 | No , but it 's better than Foundation 's Edge . |