Example sentences of "[noun sg] but it [is] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Schroeder however does appear to equate unreasonableness with oppression but it is suggested that it was not laying down any principle to that effect : it so happened that on the facts in that case unreasonableness and oppression both existed . |
| 2 | Little is known of their courtship but it is said that , for a brief time , they were happy . |
| 3 | Former Irish international Dr Geraldine Barniville from Dublin has been nominated as the new president but it is understood that Ulster 's Billy Bell and Paddy McAuley the outgoing treasurer and secretary will not be standing for election. , It is widely acknowledged that Paddy McIlroy , past president of Ulster , and the outgoing Irish vice-president , made a major contribution in drafting the new constitution and by-laws . |
| 4 | ‘ The two accused admitted widespread drug abuse but it is accepted there was no element of corruption or financial gain , ’ he added . |
| 5 | A spokesman said : ‘ We 've had a bit of bother with the council but it 's sorted out now . ’ |
| 6 | Ferguson declined to reveal the fee but it is believed to be Pounds 1.2m . |
| 7 | In poor countries there may be enough food for the whole population but it is exported or hoarded because the people can not pay for it . |
| 8 | Indeed , as Paul Du Noyer noted in NME , it might not make a sausage of difference to your diet but it 's guaranteed to leave a feeling of guilt in your head as you tuck into that rump steak . |
| 9 | This is done for its own sake but it is found that the primary sufferer will quite commonly seek treatment through his or her appropriate Anonymous Fellowship within a few months of the family member seeking his or her own recovery . |
| 10 | and this house facing the the part of Nottingham they call the forest it 's it 's not Nottingham Forest but it 's called the forest , it 's where they have the goose fair each year . |
| 11 | The activities of Whips are a mystery to most people outside Parliament but it is known that they do occasionally cajole , threaten and even bully MPs who might not toe the party line . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , he was wounded in the foot but it 's healed now . ’ |
| 13 | Essentially , this relates to risk assessment but it is made especially difficult because genetic engineering affects so many regulatory bodies , including those concerned with public health as well as the environment . |
| 14 | It may be a one-woman play but it is peopled by many other characters in Shirley 's life , from the stickin-the-mud husband to the snooty neighbour . |
| 15 | St. Mary 's are appealing against the decision but it is understood the housing trust are considering an alternative site . |
| 16 | The total investment need is there from the beginning but it is split into two phases and in our thinking it is only too easy to look only at the first phase because this almost returns the organisation to profitability , and to ignore the second phase which may be essential . |
| 17 | Anti-terrorist detectives were unwilling to discuss the exact location and size of the haul but it is understood to have been found in a lock-up garage ‘ within a few miles ’ of Northolt , north-west London , where the arrests were made . |
| 18 | Caledonian Mining , a Nottinghamshire-based but Scottish-registered company , pulled out of negotiations earlier this week but it is known that the firm retains an interest in Monktonhall . |
| 19 | , America ) is true in the start state but it is contradicted in some later states . |
| 20 | It 's a stunning dress but it 's meant for a woman with lots of clothes to ring the changes . |
| 21 | This does not replicate the monolithic vision of the Early Church but it is characterized by the same overall patterns . |
| 22 | The girl 's mother opposed the application but it is understood her husband did not . |
| 23 | Palace have accepted a bid of £1m from City but it is understood that Sheffield Wednesday have made an identical offer . |
| 24 | That 's my understanding but it is based on shuffling t right . |
| 25 | Research is being carried out with the Co-operative Bank but it is expected that the technique will be readily transferable within the service sector . |
| 26 | Self-pity : Having addictive disease in the family is a lonely situation but it is made more so by the spiritual isolation . |
| 27 | Evaluation is identified as the fourth and final style of the planning cycle but it is emphasised that evaluation is not simply something that comes as a ‘ big bang ’ at the end of the process , but that it is required throughout . |
| 28 | Of course this does n't mean that any woman found drinking it will turn to stone but it is designed to appeal to the real men of the nation . |
| 29 | " Ah gave her a dose of some right powerful stuff this mornin' but it 's done no good . " |
| 30 | In Williams v Singer ( 1920 ) 7 TC 387 , the courts took a pragmatic approach to a particular trust and held that if income arises to trustees of a life interest trust but it is paid direct to the beneficiary ( so it never actually comes into the trustees ' hands ) then the trustees are not liable to tax on the money . |