Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [art] [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 | My local authority , quite rightly , takes on those children because they are in need , but it receives no financial assistance to cope with them . |
| 4 | 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 , ’ |
| 5 | But it takes a supreme act of faith to believe that everything will be ready on time . |
| 6 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
| 7 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
| 8 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
| 9 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 10 | But it takes a different form , chiefly private transactions . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll have to see about that , Celia , but it sounds a nice idea . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | This statement is not quite the same as the official DHSS objectives for RMI but it represents a reasonable paraphrasing . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The circular is a mere twelve paragraphs long , but it represents a dramatic change in policy . |
| 18 | He had repeated once more that the central position in the Peace Alliance belonged to the Labour Party " for not only is it the largest opposition party , but it represents the essential core for any progressive alliance — the working class " . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The woman 's killing the man seems metaphorical only , but it fits the present idea — that the one whose identity becomes submerged may want to kill the other . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | the role of Ptah might appear to be very definitive , but it offers a particular explanation of existence . |
| 23 | Case-detection through antenatal screening may have logistic , financial , and manpower impediments to implementation but it remains the favoured strategy . |
| 24 | Now in paperback ( and even bigger ) , this lovingly-detailed history of punk from Malcolm and Vivienne 's art-school antics to Sid 's suicide may drift into occasional pomposity , but it remains the definitive guide to the spirit of '76 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The main emphasis is now on milk , but it retains a fast rate of growth and the calves weigh 46–50kg at birth . |
| 28 | George Bush makes a campaign television commercial about crime , but it features a black criminal , so he is called racist . |
| 29 | Attitudinism directly relates ethics to the will , but it neglects the phenomenological fact that we think of values and obligations as something actually there . |
| 30 | 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 . |