Example sentences of "but in [adj] [noun sg] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This last might seem to be an asset if you are trying to lose weight , but in actual fact it merely acts as a mask to the body 's natural craving for food . |
| 2 | money in but in actual fact it 's , it 's going out faster than it 's coming in . |
| 3 | It 's called a quality system standard but in actual fact it 's a code of practice . |
| 4 | but in actual fact it , it was only really The Yorkshire House did anything direct |
| 5 | that it was extremely good but in actual fact it went on until twenty to nine at night |
| 6 | But in syntactic work it frequently is not . |
| 7 | Interestingly , the word ‘ Riserva ’ ( spelt thus ) is also applied to Italian Chianti — but in that case it means the wines are three years old before being bottled . |
| 8 | But in that case it can not be ‘ a sensation of the lines on the paper ’ . |
| 9 | He says ’ It could be solved … but in that case it would mean paying twice … the cost would fall on the poll tax payer . |
| 10 | Until 1860 this was the work of the college of commerce ; but in that year it was taken over by the foreign ministry and ten years later replaced by an annual list of Swedish diplomats and ministry officials . |
| 11 | Tritsch Tratsch lasts only about three minutes but in that time it does not waste a second . |
| 12 | Well , yes , but in that area it will be catering mainly for tourists , wo n't it ? |
| 13 | Erm but in Roman style it 's a highly cultivated kind of literary attack . |
| 14 | In both cases the camouflage is interfering with the natural elements , but in one case it is attacking the whole shape , while in the other it is blotting out the appendages . |
| 15 | The coming of the rains brought no physical relief to the besieged but in one respect it made things worse ; the smell from the decaying offal and from the corpses of men and animals became intolerable and hung constantly , undisturbed by wind , as a foul miasma over the fortifications . |
| 16 | This sort of behaviour may be cute and quirky when Tom Hanks does it in a feel-good age-swap movie , but in real life it 's pathetic , regressive , and very very sad . |
| 17 | Since Edward Elgar 's first symphony in 1908 , British music has enjoyed its greatest age ; but in international reputation it has made Britain little more than one musical nation among many . |
| 18 | The actual form of organisation adopted was by no means standardised but in each case it was subject to direct political control [ Chester , 1975 ] . |
| 19 | The church is in Romanesque style , but in this case it is mock-Romanesque , completion being many years after the style had ceased to be used . |
| 20 | The nominal subject of such quarrels is of course secondary to the couple 's need to hurt each other , but in this case it appeared to centre on the Parsons ' childlessness . |
| 21 | Examining root meanings is not everybody 's cup of tea , but in this case it is worthwhile since it sheds so much light on the nature of doubt . |
| 22 | I 've never been a fan of compressors for guitars , but in this case it makes quite a lot of difference when it comes to creating and controlling a guitar sound . |
| 23 | But in this case it 's not even true . |
| 24 | The tale is all too familiar , but in this case it has a tragic poignancy : Leopold 's heart was broken by his son 's defection , and the rift between them remained unhealed even at the old man 's death . |
| 25 | Normally I 'd also put out road blocks but in this case it 's already too late . ’ |
| 26 | Those luggers , as Denholm said , are hopeless windward sailors but in this case it will be directly astern of them and carry them down towards the Kásos Strait to the east of the easternmost tip of Crete . ’ |
| 27 | the slave has absolutely no deliberative faculty ; the woman has but its authority is imperfect ; so has the child , but in this case it is immature . |
| 28 | In a regional context restrictions seem more readily justified , but in this case it must be remembered that Costa Rica 's rights had been accepted by Nicaragua in a treaty . |
| 29 | Again it is generally definable only through social custom but in this case it has more significance since the breaking of social taboo may have adverse effect on the child . |
| 30 | is that , that we as a group can , can er video the production , but it was at Perth , but in this case it would have to be |