Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its northern end it has no obvious beginning , but it assumes a recognisable course at Barton Lodge in Steeple Barton parish . |
| 2 | They 've taken away the master computer file and charged him with , well , we do n't know exactly what but it involves an awful lot of money . |
| 3 | But it omits a crucial sentence that appeared in the scientists draft report which read : ‘ These figures appear to be minimum values because a ) the decrease in the isotopic ratio in blood probably had not reached equilibrium in 1979 and b ) they reflect solely the contribution of the petrols affected by the lead isotopic ratio change , ’ |
| 4 | But it takes a supreme act of faith to believe that everything will be ready on time . |
| 5 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
| 6 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
| 7 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
| 8 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 9 | But it takes a different form , chiefly private transactions . |
| 10 | Ultimately one admires its naturalness , its ability simply to relay the balance and range that Rattle has fashioned from the podium ( or so it seems ) , but it takes a little while . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll have to see about that , Celia , but it sounds a nice idea . |
| 12 | The transformation of SunSoft 's operating system development effort into a modern design and production process is not typical of the software industry , but it represents a new model for the software business that will come to predominate , he believes . |
| 13 | This statement is not quite the same as the official DHSS objectives for RMI but it represents a reasonable paraphrasing . |
| 14 | I am not sure how accurately that can be measured , but it represents a substantial cost to the NHS , which the hon. Member for Eccles compared , in my view rightly , with the large sums of money that the European Community still commits to subsidising tobacco production , against which we have argued vehemently in Brussels . |
| 15 | The circular is a mere twelve paragraphs long , but it represents a dramatic change in policy . |
| 16 | In one way this statement is more conservative than the previous one in that it has elevated the popular usage ‘ Republican Sunday ’ to a part of party language and thus confirmed the belief that Catholicism and republicanism are the same thing , but it represents an important departure from previous positions in clearly tying the DUP 's position to that of the electorate . |
| 17 | It may not always mean a great deal ( though sometimes a title of this sort can be read as a genuine sign of worth ) , but it plays an essential part in reassuring people in a notoriously insecure and uncertain business . |
| 18 | the role of Ptah might appear to be very definitive , but it offers a particular explanation of existence . |
| 19 | Greenland has been autonomous since May 1 , 1979 , and has a parliament ( Landsting ) and government ( Landsstyre ) with full executive authority , but it remains an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark . |
| 20 | This hypothesis could not be tested in the course of the present study , unfortunately , but it remains an interesting question which merits attention in the future . |
| 21 | The main emphasis is now on milk , but it retains a fast rate of growth and the calves weigh 46–50kg at birth . |
| 22 | George Bush makes a campaign television commercial about crime , but it features a black criminal , so he is called racist . |
| 23 | I think that we look very favourably on schemes whereby an education process is involved erm where there are workshops and performance , but it becomes a total package in itself — it 's not just a performance for an ethnic minority , but it 's one that represents the fact that we live in a multi-cultural society itself . |
| 24 | For example , a small Egyptian gold pendant in the form of a shell ( now in the Egyptian Department of the British Museum , EA 65281 ) is very probably ancient , but it bears an engraved cartouche purporting to be of the Twelfth Dynasty in the early second millennium BC . |
| 25 | The result can be a very long document in a complicated coding scheme , but it forms a powerful description of design information without any compromise made in accuracy . |
| 26 | The material in the preceding section will be seen by some as both uncontroversial and trivial , but it forms a basic backcloth for the argument being developed in this book . |
| 27 | In Muslim countries , green — the colour of Mohammed 's coat — is sacred and is very rarely used as a predominant colour ; but it forms an important part of the dyer 's palette in non-Muslim cultures , particularly China ; here , the sacred colour is yellow , in which the Emperor traditionally dressed . |
| 28 | But it displays an astonishing degree of intellectual captivity when the entire way he doubts what he believes is infiltrated too . |
| 29 | There was some scepticism about this solution — given that we had altered the recommendations for doctors and dentists — but it says a great deal for the good sense of the nurses that they accepted the plan . |
| 30 | It is a long term problem of course , but it creates a vicious circle that only ends when you discard the circle entirely and approach the situation from a completely new angle . |