Example sentences of "but [adj] be the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old people as a group are neither sweet nor cross-grained , but each is the sum of the years that lie behind them . |
| 2 | This sounds as if I were either sick of it myself or else trying to make you sick of it ; but neither is the case . |
| 3 | I know it is n't perfect but neither is the C64 . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , but neither is the actor when he 's being brilliant . ’ |
| 5 | That the economy of Cuzco depended on tourists was not in doubt ; but neither was the fact that to those who did not profit directly from them , the tourists were often treated with resentment and distaste : . |
| 6 | Tate or Bedser would manage a good economy rate , and the former would make some runs , but neither was the lithest of athletes . |
| 7 | The Church of England was not what it once was ; but neither was the Conservative Party . |
| 8 | He 's always been a bit on his dignity , I suppose , but that 's the way he is . |
| 9 | But that 's the outside of him . |
| 10 | But that 's the permissible Heseltine touch . |
| 11 | It 's awful , but that 's the way your mind works … |
| 12 | Do n't ask me how it 's done , but that 's the correct answer . |
| 13 | Lowering his head , he said , ‘ I 'm sorry , Mark , but that 's the way they want it , and that 's the way it 's got to be . |
| 14 | It has n't got the Stone Roses ' laddish edge or the Beloved 's slickness , but that 's the appeal . |
| 15 | Some of the other holiday-makers did n't speak much English … but that 's the beauty of HCI , everyone is there to have a good time and you find you make friends even if you do n't speak the same language . |
| 16 | I hope that at least some of the national representatives on the Commission ( two each from Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland , and six from England ) will also be directly elected , but that 's the decision of the national associations . ’ |
| 17 | You might think you 're safe nipping out for a hill-walk in a Parka with nylon fur round the hood , and a pair of trawlerman 's oilskin trousers you bought at a life-boat fund-raising stall , but that 's the day you 'll bump into Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert with a film crew making Highlander 3 . |
| 18 | I have n't the faintest idea of how to spell auf-wie-der-sein , but that 's the word . |
| 19 | … All negative things , but that 's the point . |
| 20 | But that 's the only thing that I ever remember getting . |
| 21 | ‘ Sorry Mary , ’ he apologised , ‘ but that 's the biggest salmon I have ever seen . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But that 's the safest place they could possibly be , in my estimation ’ he told New Scientist last week . |
| 23 | But that 's the trouble with percentages . |
| 24 | It 's a pity how it has turned out for him , but that 's the way it goes . ’ |
| 25 | It may seem stupid , but that 's the way it is . |
| 26 | I 'm afraid our macs have dripped a little , but that 's the only damage we 've done . ’ |
| 27 | ’ But that 's the closest anyone seems to have got . |
| 28 | But that 's the fine line you have to walk ; you have to assimilate those ideas into your own style , which is the real challenge . ’ |
| 29 | It 's a bitch , but that 's the way it is . |
| 30 | I wrote all the songs and they were awful but that 's the way you mature . |