Example sentences of "but it [is] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Regulations derive from EC law , but it is accepted by UK practitioners that an employee is required to acquiesce in the transfer of his employment to Newco , provided the terms and conditions remain materially the same . |
| 2 | But it is accepted by physicalists of all kinds that the meaning or semantic value of internal states must be analysed in terms of their causal relations to stimulus and response , just as it is for the behaviourist 's dispositions , and is not something they possess in their own right , or of themselves . |
| 3 | It may seem pretentious to say so but it is intended in Gramsci 's terms as an organic intellectual work . |
| 4 | But it is acknowledged in security circles that whoever fired the shots that killed the two soldiers and constables Alan Corbett in Belcoo , Fermanagh , and Jonathan Reid in Crossmaglen last month , has received army training in handling firearms and is a cool operator . |
| 5 | That is the conventional view , but it is disputed by Maureen Cox , former teacher , now psychology lecturer . |
| 6 | The ESR reflects these changes in the various acute phase proteins , but it is affected by factors such as anaemia and hyperglobulinaemia , which may be irrelevant to the acute phase response in some prople . |
| 7 | European funding can be lavish but it is tied to cooperation with public bodies . |
| 8 | The Conservative Party is not looking for experts , but it is looking for men and women who have a good working knowledge of contemporary politics and a proven track record of experience in the party , and who above all know their own minds . |
| 9 | But it is seen as part of a whole , differentiated from the central state only by an increased concern with social reproduction . |
| 10 | I gave way to the hon. Gentleman because he felt that his point was important , but it is covered by section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968 . |
| 11 | The basic professional stand against censorship is sound but it is weakened by inaction when opportunities arise to be decisive and it is further weakened by elements of the profession which seek to censor , while often interpreting this as positive discrimination . |
| 12 | But it is striking in Faraday 's Chemical Manipulation ( 1827 ) how much the scientist had to do for himself . |
| 13 | But it is taken into account if we 're talking about the cost of life cover . |
| 14 | For Simmel , objectification is the precondition for culture and thus society ; but it is mediated by exchange , which , as the expression of the relationship between things and desires , is the source of value . |
| 15 | The mapping is topologically consistent , so that neighbouring regions of the body map to neighbouring regions of the cortex , but it is distorted in shape , so that regions rich in sensory endings ( the lips , the thumb and fingertips ) are represented by relatively large cortical regions . |
| 16 | To abide by the refusal may be difficult for the doctor ; but it is required by law , the principle of self-determination overruling any notion that ‘ the doctor knows best ’ or some vague notion of there being a public policy in favour of preserving life . |
| 17 | You see a stunning fish at your local shop — but it 's priced at £350 . |
| 18 | People call it a self-regulatory system , but it 's governed by statute , the Treasury presides over it all and the members of the SIB are not appointed by those whom they supervise . |
| 19 | Picking it up , Louisa said , ‘ But it 's addressed to Maudie . ’ |
| 20 | It 's a bird , but it 's adapted for flight . |
| 21 | Not because it 's the most versatile on the market , or necessarily the best-sounding , but it 's set to work perfectly with the Marshall tone on all channels and that makes it a winner . |