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Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is [verb] " in BNC.

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1	She feels too old to be sharing a tub with Xanthe , but she is staying the night at her grandfather 's , as often happens , and this is the drill , bath-time , bed-time , together .
2	‘ Gerald does — decisively ; my wife too , but she is swayed by loyalty to her father . ’
3	Mrs Thatcher has rightly chosen to focus upon improvement here in her third term , but she is meeting an opposition to change that is more wily than the one she was offered by the miners .
4	But she is settling in much better now and looking forward to the best Christmas dinner money can buy . ’
5	But she is taking her time .
6	But she is gathering herself .
7	‘ Rupinder may be working in America , ’ Mrs Puri would tell her friends at their monthly kitty parties , ‘ but she is loving only our Punjab .
8	He has no problems finding work here in his native Britain , but she is ignored by TV and stage bosses on this side of the Atlantic .
9	It is either pride or obstinacy , but she is determined to pay her way and I 'm not allowed to help her out .
10	Glennis 's voice falters , but she is determined to be positive .
11	QUALITY assistant Liz Stephens won a car in a competition — but she is sticking to her foldaway bike .
12	She believes that there is nothing worse than marry without any affection but on the other hand it would be very absurd Lady Bertram points out to Fanny that it is every woman 's duty to marry a rich man but she is blinded to the fact that this is not the only improvement that can take place in a marriage .
13	All this makes Pat 's task seem very daunting but she is challenged by the strength and reality of the faith of the people she plans to meet soon .
14	‘ Little has been heard of her since Dead Rat , but she is believed to be in the South-Western United States .
15	She may have been more assertive for a while as she found her feet , but she is remembered mainly for the way she consulted staff and her obvious concern to do the best in every situation .
16	It 's not my place to talk about her , anyway , but she is wrapped up in her own life , and her husband 's politics — she met him when she belonged to some very radical student group at Oxford .
17	‘ Not exactly ; but she is having an operation today — a serious one . ’
18	She says the company is risky after the recent fraud sensation but she is banking on there being no more nasties lurking in the woodwork .
19	Now I 'm not quite sure whether it 's because we 've known , like Naomi , we 've we know periods of barrenness and leanness that his blessing seems so much more , I do n't know if that 's what it is , or whether it is just because his blessings are so bountiful , but she is overwhelmed by God 's goodness and by God 's blessing to her they could now experience God 's blessing .
20	I glance fearfully at Enid , but she is smiling at us like an indulgent mother .
21	‘ But she is missing . ’
22	‘ Oh for Christ 's sake — ’ Kate begins , ‘ then I 'm not going to stay — ’ but she is drowned by a particularly raucous burst from the band .
23	But she is breathing unaided now and the doctors say she will be okay . ’
24	But she is keeping her new man under wraps .
25	Cissie Jordan has an illegitimate baby , but she is keeping quiet about the father .
26	But she is waiting with those wide blue peasant eyes of hers , nodding expectantly .
27	‘ Claire does not get angry but she is running out of patience .
28	But she is starting with spirit .
29	The reductionism is produced by his anxiety to be treated as a serious scientist , but he is mistaken in thinking that only biologically observable or biochemically measurable concepts and propositions count as science in the study of human action .
30	‘ This hunger-striking buffoon sneaks out to eat so he can be well fed when he takes over the presidency , but he is screwed , ’ General Noriega said of his opponent .