Example sentences of "but in reality [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They still try to portray us as vulnerable and weak , but in reality we 're very tough — not just the enormous butch ones , but small ones like us . ’ |
| 2 | We imagine that we are in the thick of it — especially if there are miracles , new liturgical enthusiasm and popular songs — but in reality we are in the thin of it . |
| 3 | That 's fine in theory , but in reality we have a problem . |
| 4 | Well , we shall seem to back off , as if discovered , but in reality we shall continue with our scheme . |
| 5 | The idea that the superpowers are vital to the success of the peace process is based upon the influence they exert on the regional contestants , but in reality they have helped to perpetuate regional conflict and global competition in the area , with the encouragement of local clients . |
| 6 | Competitions for practical designs usually imply that prizewinning entries will find their way into the market , but in reality they often fail to find a manufacturer . |
| 7 | They may appear to be fainting , collapsing and suffering from shock , but in reality they can be none of these things . |
| 8 | These ‘ happy homes ’ are meant to give old people a sense of dignity and worth , but in reality they live in a privatised world cut off from both family and the wider community . |
| 9 | But in reality you can always break the chain at a number of points by buying in . |
| 10 | Now just to clarify in my mind about , here I 'm looking at the summary of your submission , you actually refer to the fact that sixty three hectares are required to meet the needs of the city , whereas I take it you say this morning that you 're happy with the forty six , er but in reality you can only get thirty three ac thirty three hectares within the city . |
| 11 | But in reality she had always been aware of its presence . |
| 12 | But in reality she felt both . |
| 13 | Kiku was always pretending that she hated the stares of men , but in reality she was the vainest person alive . |
| 14 | Jenna left the meal to keep hot and went to freshen up , telling herself that she would consider it coldly and then decide , but in reality she was churned up inside , a desire to hide from this uppermost , but a deep-seated and almost morbid curiosity urging her to go to France and see the man who was nothing to her at all , not even a face to remember . |
| 15 | People will say that they seem to be wishing that the person would hurry up and die , but in reality it seems that this event is the only one that can break the suspended animation of events being acted out in front of them . |
| 16 | But in reality it runs the risk of becoming a green desert . |
| 17 | But in reality it is small fry . |
| 18 | The 1969 Act , therefore , was nominally based on a breakdown but in reality it introduced a hybrid system . |
| 19 | ‘ But in reality it is daft to talk in terms of the title yet . |
| 20 | I thought of all the extra equipment his money would buy for Masquerade , and that 's how I tried to justify my acceptance of the senator 's proposal , but in reality it was because Crowninshield had invited me to play Galahad and I never could resist the lure of the dragon 's breath even if it did mean charging into idiocy like a fool . |
| 21 | At first sight this would appear to be a new development , but in reality it reflects a long-term trend which has been masked until now by a series of new acquisitions which have increased total sales each year . |
| 22 | ‘ Whoa ! ’ is constructed slyly , so from the outside it looks like it was made by tramps in their lunch hour , but in reality it is a nifto exercise in song-building that starts off quiet and nervous and by the end is running about the room shouting and pouring lager into flowerpots . |
| 23 | But in reality it was a compromise designed to bring the long factional struggle about Pilger 's role to an end . |
| 24 | But in reality it would be far too costly in time , personnel , and resources . |
| 25 | By 1907 ITF activity was regarded by the shipowners as sufficiently serious to justify the setting up of an International Shipping Federation " to combat the growing forces of socialism and aggressive trade unionism " , but in reality it had made little progress in establishing international standards and the British market for seamen was still being substantially undercut by lower rates of pay of foreign labour . |
| 26 | Similarly , in the case of a local authority , formal authority to make decisions will rest with the full council ; but in reality it may well be that power is in the hands of a few councillors and chief officers such that the locus of decision making may be far removed from the full council meeting . |
| 27 | It showed a fairy-tale palace , but in reality it was Bluebeard 's Castle . |
| 28 | We made him blind too , if you remember , but in reality he 's sighted . |
| 29 | He was nominally learning the business , when I got there ; but in reality he never soiled his hands . |