Example sentences of "but it [be] [adj] [that] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reference here to the ‘ University ’ is almost certainly exclusive to Cambridge but it is possible that Green had in mind its implications in a wider context . |
| 2 | Details are not yet available , but it is possible that Dr Threadneedle turned her into some sort of cyborg death machine . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But it is possible that Fergus 's soul will never return , ’ he said . |
| 4 | But it is rich that John Major should talk of earning honours when his own Government is widely regarded as inept in so many ways . |
| 5 | Why Stirling and Maclean were invited remains a bit of a mystery , but it is probable that Randolph had mentioned them to his father . |
| 6 | Certainly Eliot 's studies in Sanskrit and Pali at Harvard under Lanman and Woods had given him a thorough knowledge of Indian thought , but it is probable that Kipling 's version of metempsychosis had at least an equally important effect . |
| 7 | More than 60 stitches have now been inserted in fragile brows but it is probable that Biggs will never recover from the beating he took from Tyson . |
| 8 | When the referee finally noticed a North Harbour infringement Hastings missed the kick , but it is inconceivable that North Harbour were guilty of offending against rugby 's laws only twice in the second-half . |
| 9 | The complete absence of information makes it very difficult to uncover the processes of change which may have been at work among the peoples north and south of the Trent during the reign of Eadwine , but it is inconceivable that Eadwine was able to extend his hegemony southwards without first achieving domination of the Mercians . |
| 10 | It may be that Wilfrid 's personal support could still be of assistance to an aspiring aetheling , but it is interesting that Eadwulf spurned Wilfrid 's overtures . |
| 11 | But it is evident that John 's work was preparatory : to get men ready for the forgiveness of sins which his baptism foreshadowed but did not profess to provide , and to warn men of judgment , the wrath to come . |
| 12 | But it is unlikely that C. Itoh will take over other creditors ' debts , the traditional role in Japan of a main bank . |
| 13 | But it is unlikely that Althusser would welcome such an option because , as we saw , he is anxious to reject this very distinction . |
| 14 | Strange , perhaps , that the conservative should be more optimistic than the radical , but it is notable that Brideshead does not end in Orwellian despair . |
| 15 | Evidence from the period is confused but it is likely that Newcomen worked independently and did not know of the ideas of Papin and Savery . |
| 16 | A packed run of the ‘ The Wind in the Willows ’ at the National Theatre is drawing to a close , but it is clear that Alan Bennett has launched a new Christmas tradition in London . |
| 17 | Lennon fans might well object to the implicit glamorisation of his nemesis , but it is clear that Dallmeyer has serious points to make about the noble ideals of the Sixties , loneliness , and the emotional abuse of children . |
| 18 | But it is clear that Schüssler Fiorenza aims to be very much more than a historian . |
| 19 | My Lord by way of facts the first named plaintiff Mr is now er fifty eight years of age and he and his wife live in Brentwood er both are named as plaintiffs because their joint monies were expended in the purchase of the , this business and they were both parties to the purchase erm but it is clear that Mr in fact did all the negotiations for the purchase and the planning and the running of this business and he is er the prime witness on behalf of the plaintiff . |
| 20 | Since ideology works in a mysterious way , it is not easy to see what would count as meeting such a standard , but it is clear that Althusser himself does not succeed . |
| 21 | But it is clear that Eisenhower was not convinced that this was an opportune moment for any Western powers to risk a direct clash with Egypt even if his warnings to Eden to this effect were not perhaps sufficiently numerous . |
| 22 | But it is true that Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis come into their own most forcibly when the ball , one side at least , is slightly worn . |
| 23 | The allegation was foreign to Papert and his colleagues , but it is true that Servan-Schreiber would be politically safer and the centre financially more secure , if French industry could contribute substantially to the hardware required for pilot projects . |
| 24 | But it is true that Bernstein was never invited back . |
| 25 | Haydn and Mozart are already strongly represented in our programme this year , and rightly , but it is delightful that Demidenko will also include C P E Bach and Weber . |
| 26 | But it 's likely that Craig Brown will see out the World Cup qualifying series . |
| 27 | H.D. , nicknamed ‘ the Hama-dryad ’ , is the subject of much high-spirited comedy in the letters that Ezra and Dorothy exchanged , and this ought to provoke second thoughts in those who want to take Hilda 's account at face-value : H.D. may have honestly persuaded herself that she was the great ( though virginal ) love of Pound 's life , but it 's unlikely that Pound thought so , nor need we . |
| 28 | But it was irritating that Darren was still with them . |
| 29 | He was quite happy to be Marcus 's dog , but it was possible that Marcus relied on his assuming some more dignified role . |
| 30 | Their replacements , Frederick Smit and Piet Pretorius , settled in quickly but it was surprising that Midlands did n't move England 's Martin Bayfield from the middle to the front of the lineout , where Drikus Hattingh impressed with a succession of clean two-handed catches . |