Example sentences of "but [adj] is a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , but that is a function of this York Accommodation |
| 2 | Extraordinary profits , you may be surprised to see are only twelve point nine million after the Elserver sale but that is a function of the write back of good will on the disposal of Elserver which you will see explained in the preliminary statement , thus reducing the er , profit from two hundred and twenty nine million , which was the estimate at the interim , to thirty five million for the year as a whole . |
| 3 | Yes , Saddam Hussein is a bad man , but that is a problem for his neighbours , especially the Israelis , not us . |
| 4 | Having said that , a diet low in saturated fat protects against several other potentially fatal diseases — notably diabetes , breast cancer and gallstones — but that is a subject for another day . |
| 5 | But that is a rarity in this country . |
| 6 | ‘ But that is a form of wickedness , is n't it ? ’ |
| 7 | But that is a matter for an extensive argument which will have to wait another occasion . |
| 8 | OK , there may be too many biographies being written , but that is a matter for author and publisher . |
| 9 | ‘ But that is a matter for the City Council . ’ |
| 10 | I have had no request for a statement , but that is a matter for the Government . |
| 11 | The way in which Aquitaine was divided up and alloted to the northern kingdoms may owe much to the nature of the Frankish conquest of the area in the first three decades of the sixth century ; but that is a topic on which we have scarcely any information . |
| 12 | Recent work indicates that mounding over or in-situ disposal , would cost less , but this is a decision for future generations . |
| 13 | So we 've been starting on the , but this is a bit of a shame though because , what I like , when we , when we , when we have our three days off , it 's nice to know on your , on your last day off that still have a late night because your not back to work until the afternoon you know . |
| 14 | Elderly people should be invited to eat meals with other members of their family as often as possible , for not only will they enjoy their meals more , but this is a mark of their continuing membership of , and acceptance by , the ‘ tribe ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ These are encouraging signs that the message is being heard in the East , ’ he says , ‘ but this is a race against time and the odds of winning do not look favourable . ’ |
| 16 | But this is a counsel of despair ; an admission that our country is past praying for . |
| 17 | I 've just talked about what happens when a branch member wants to appeal but this is a branch as a whole that 's made a decision at a meeting that it does n't agree with something that 's happened . |
| 18 | But this is a result of those at the top of the hierarchy maintaining their status amongst their subordinates . |
| 19 | But this is a game of high stakes — the theme park so far has cost £250 million — and , judging by the roller-coaster performance of the share price on the Paris Bourse , Euro Disney is by no means certain it has put its money on a winner . |
| 20 | The index is insufficient , but this is a fault of many textbooks . |
| 21 | This decision seems very harsh , but this is a value-judgment with which others could reasonably disagree . |
| 22 | But this is a matter for concern , not a matter for despair . |
| 23 | But this is a matter for the bishop , so sacrilegious an act as it is . |
| 24 | I think it should be left as it is , but this is a matter for the historians . |
| 25 | They might have gone higher but this is a matter of principle . |
| 26 | There is , inevitably to the extent that central government funding is involved , ultimate central government responsibility for such enterprises , but this is a matter of organisational preference rather than of constitutional dictate . |
| 27 | Into the hot pulp stir caster sugar ( about 6 to 8 oz. for ½ lb. of quinces , but this is a matter of taste ) . |
| 28 | I know I 'm speaking plain , but this is a time for plain speaking . |