Example sentences of "but it [is] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is probably too introspective ( i.e. self-critical ) to be included in a real-life report , but it is a genuine problem none the less , and you need to show that you have recognized it as such . |
| 2 | But it is a genuine form of isomers but you may like to include into one of the others . |
| 3 | But it is a salutary reminder that nothing less than a fully Trinitarian Christianity can stand . |
| 4 | The possibilities of observing the communicative interaction of more than one ape is certainly something of a methodological breakthrough but it is a far cry from the use of language , observable in very young children , in which the exchange of information rapidly becomes an end in itself , rather than a means of problem solving , admittedly of a high order , which we know to exist in animals anyway . |
| 5 | That may well be the experience in Japan , but it is a far cry from practice in most developed and developing countries . |
| 6 | His record will be little noted as the years and colleagues and companions have passed , but it is a proud record of willing service . |
| 7 | Planning is an attractive job , interesting and profitable , but it is a developing area of expertise . |
| 8 | But it is a collective machine because they all sink or swim with her . |
| 9 | You may not feel that this is always necessary with designs that can be knitted automatically , since they will appear on screen in colour , but it is a great memory jogger and , rather then going back into the programme to look at a design , the colours and design may be seen from the printout . |
| 10 | But it is a great temptation for people to say the latter , especially if they are ignorant of what others believe . |
| 11 | Admittedly , only 25% of adults survive the most common form of adult leukaemia , acute myeloid , but it is a great improvement on 30 years ago , when nearly every sufferer died . |
| 12 | But it is a great burden to carry , emotionally-demanding , time-consuming and requiring great dedication and understanding of the self and the other . |
| 13 | But it is a great eye opener that you are not indispensable . |
| 14 | There is no shortage of theoretical models suggesting how agents might act , or should act , in the face of risk and uncertainty , but it is a great deal more difficult to find evidence which really helps us to understand and explain how agents actually do act . |
| 15 | Her members can convert to Islam , but it is a one-way street . |
| 16 | There is no beer in the sausage , but it is a traditional accompaniment to the brew . |
| 17 | Why they should think this , it is difficult for anybody else to understand , but it is a traditional belief among union leaders . |
| 18 | ‘ But it is a substantial amount of money and we have tried the conventional means of reclaiming it without success . |
| 19 | There may be some interaction between the edges and corners that prevents this split but it is a reasonable split to start with . |
| 20 | Where Richard was during these years of military and diplomatic manoeuvring we do not know , but it is a reasonable guess that he was with his mother , since Aquitaine was her duchy and it was by her wish that it was to be made over to him . |
| 21 | There is no conclusive proof , but it is a reasonable assumption , that the Romans knew the place for it lies on the line of their road , which followed that ridge , between their settlements at Manchester and Buxton . |
| 22 | But it is a strange life when one sees one 's friends for perhaps one month in the year , and then we all go our separate ways until we can grasp another opportunity — sometimes between flights at airports ! |
| 23 | No but it is a strange thing because sometimes you get my end of the market and you get somebody wants her end of the market , but erm |
| 24 | ‘ I would n't know if you could understand it , but it is a strange feeling for a sailor to sink a ship — for a split second you have the idea , should I or should n't I ? |
| 25 | But it is a necessary price to pay , if we want students to emerge with minds of their own , who do not merely know but understand in some depth what they know , and who are able to form and develop their own ideas . |
| 26 | 1991 , 27 1006 ) , of course I approve of the purpose of the Control of Pesticide Regulations ( 1986 ) and COSHH regulations , but it is a ridiculous consequence of the regulations that chemists are deemed to be less well able than commercial fruit growers , for example , to understand that the chemicals involved ‘ have the capacity to be potentially lethal if wrongfully mixed , applied and handled ’ . |
| 27 | But it is a central implication of the argument I have presented that this price will have to be paid . |
| 28 | A thesaurus ( see Chapter 9 ) is essentially a database in its own right , with each word constituting a record , cross-referenced to other records or terms through a series of relationships which can be broad , narrow or related ( e.g. ‘ metal ’ is a narrower term of ‘ inorganic ’ , but it is a broad term of ‘ iron ’ . |
| 29 | CORPORATE governance ’ may be an ugly phrase , but it is a hot topic . |
| 30 | Already 2,000 people have been axed , but it is a tall order . |