Example sentences of "but [adv] a [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.

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1 Sometimes it is difficult to separate the two , but basically a hand-out is a prepared statement complete in itself , whereas , a worksheet requires student effort to complete and should stimulate further work .
2 The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period .
3 Sometimes the plug is easily visible but normally a probe is used to detect its presence in the vagina .
4 The room should only hold ten people , but somehow a space is found for Michael .
5 People have written hundreds of books about dogs , but now a dog 's written a book about people .
6 Generally there is a single figure , as suits the shape and purpose , but sometimes a second is added , as in fig 41 : brother and sister , as the epitaph tells us , the monument erected by their parents .
7 Many of them struggle on bravely and still manage to take a limited amount of daily exercise , but sometimes a point is reached when they are no longer able to go out alone at all to enjoy any kind of social life .
8 But sometimes a chap is a wrong'un , pure and simple . ’
9 But then a Swan is the boat to appreciate .
10 They are prepared and potted in the same way as soft cuttings , but occasionally a variant is used if the plant is less easy to root .
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