Example sentences of "but it [is] [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extent to which isolation of N gonorrhoeae is indicative of risk of HIV-1 infection is debatable , but it is reasonable to regard rectal gonorrhoea as a marker for high risk homosexual behaviour . |
| 2 | Working class intellectuals have often come from the ranks of printers in the past , but it is rare to find one such who like Jean Henderson was a woman . |
| 3 | Deictic relations are egocentric , but it is possible to annul this relation by expressing a relatum different from the egocentric one . |
| 4 | But it is possible to dissect most crises and examine each component in turn . |
| 5 | Using the light microscope , one can not see individual synapses , but it is possible to stain individual neurons and analyse the structure of their dendrites , hence picking up possible changes . |
| 6 | The experience of admission to hospital and the possibility of surgery will be different for each individual but it is possible to discuss some of the physical and psychological factors which may contribute to stress and the effects these may have on progress and recovery . |
| 7 | Touch up primed areas or small paint chips with a brush ; larger areas will look better if sprayed but it is possible to get excellent results by hand with good equipment — not nylon brushes — and some patience . |
| 8 | Buying privately you can pick up some excellent equipment , but it is best to obtain some independent advice from someone who knows what they are talking about . |
| 9 | These can not be avoided completely , but it is best to avoid those with some types of colouring and preservatives which can cause asthma , and possibly migraine . |
| 10 | Historical research often combines elements of both methodologies but it is useful to bear these idealised approaches in mind when considering the ways in which historians might wish archivists to select and preserve different types of electronic records . |
| 11 | But it is sure to include African footballer of the year Abedi Pele , picked out by Trevor Steven as their danger man . |
| 12 | These are available on prescription when the patient is at home but it is usual to give several days ' supplies to patients in case they are unable to obtain a prescription immediately . |
| 13 | But it is worthwhile to reiterate that , in a sense , every book published about recent history is of value as a source and the conventional ‘ official ’ documentation does not necessarily occupy in recent history the commanding place which its comparative isolation in a sea of illiteracy gives it in earlier epochs . |
| 14 | i am certainly in favour of questioning , both on my part and that of the patient , but it is better to do this towards the end of the consultation when the regression itself is over . |
| 15 | This core does n't have to be very large , it could be a single Mob , but it is necessary to give some solidity to the army . |
| 16 | Fish are plentiful , but it is necessary to travel some hundreds of yards from the shore to catch them , because the waters close in are so shallow . |
| 17 | It is a kind of given , something of which we do have direct acquaintance , but it is impossible to give any analysis of it . |
| 18 | Screening initially sorts replies from a job advertisement but it is easy to overlook good candidates . |
| 19 | In this example , No. 3 is the same as No. 1 , but it is easy to imagine many circumstances in which they would be different in practice . |
| 20 | Everyone considering buying a house should seek professional advice but it is easy to get lost in the jargon . |
| 21 | Thus we may be said to have duties of kindness towards the animals ; but it is incorrect to represent these as strictly duties towards the animals themselves , as if they had rights against us . |
| 22 | One knew theoretically that the chamber held only about 465 members ; but it is interesting to watch 651 try to get into it . |
| 23 | He says that the two quotations demonstrate where ‘ Way and Heathcote part company irrevocably ’ ( p. 8 ) , and he is right , but it is interesting to note that they both value intuition . |
| 24 | The requirement is as real as any other in the construction industry , but it is interesting to note that take-up in the RICS , with its earlier commitment to obligatory CPD , has been higher than in other professions where it has so far been voluntary . |
| 25 | He could start with a win against Frederik Johnson , the Swedish international , but it is hard to see any of the other rejects surviving , except perhaps Jamie Hickox or Chris Walker . |
| 26 | Some authorities specify three sinks for dishwashing and allied work but it is hard to see any justification for them . |
| 27 | As Duncan rather carpingly points out , age is a ratio scale but it is hard to see any analysis of age as a variable which exploits this fact . |
| 28 | But it is hard to resist this plan put before me and indeed it ought to be tried since I have no other resource . |
| 29 | The reader will probably have some ideas about why this might be , but it is hard to test such ideas . |
| 30 | Great wines they may be , but it is hard to define these wines as good sparkling wines and classic Champagnes they most certainly are not . |