Example sentences of "but [prep] [adj] [noun sg] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It lacked the sophistication of a complex buildup like Tottenham 's , say , but for sheer excitement it was unsurpassed . |
| 2 | CLEARING up after a volcano may sound like a nightmare , but for one man it was a dream come true . |
| 3 | The task of bringing up children is tough for any parent but for one man it 's particularly difficult . |
| 4 | Now that cape , it would be raining on it all night , and we had no means of drying it so that cape was left on a hanger in the house and the next coat was taken and that was worn but for some reason it seemed to be always raining on nights and you had coat wet and you came to go out it was still damp . |
| 5 | But for some reason it was decided not to go ahead . |
| 6 | The case of Mrs Duncan influenced him strongly , but for some reason it was Anna Beckett more than anyone who made up his mind . |
| 7 | This seemed to me a perfectly reasonable statement , but for some reason it set Nigel off laughing . |
| 8 | His head banged against the wall when they reached the landing , but for some reason it did n't hurt at all . |
| 9 | Stephen said this very seriously but for some reason it made the wedge-faced sergeant guffaw . |
| 10 | But for some reason it just refuses to go away . |
| 11 | And it was such an obvious explanation that she ought to have thought of it herself , but for some reason it had never for one moment crossed her mind . |
| 12 | Normally the building was the repair shop and garage for thirty AMX-10 battle tanks , but for this evening it had been converted into a temporary church with the aid of some camouflage nets , 300 chairs and a platform where a nativity play would be staged , and from which the Priest would read out the lesson . |
| 13 | The idea was not new ; it had been first put into operation in the preceding reign of Louis-Philippe , but during that period it was made clear to France that she must play second fiddle in the European concert otherwise Britain would turn her out of the orchestra . |
| 14 | At first , researchers attempted to place this style in the area from which it was assumed to originate — perhaps Persia , China or Central Asia — but through historical research it became clear that this was based on the false premise that the cloth was made in the original style of a certain group of people . |
| 15 | But through tight management it worked its way through a difficult year without having to call upon its bankers for an overdraft . |
| 16 | United had four cleared off the line … hit the bar twice but it took a hand ball and a penalty from Jim Magilton to get them back into the game … with ten minutes to go the Manor was celebrating an equaliser from Joey Beauchamp and surely they could see the second division side off … but after extra time it was still two all and now down to penalties … the crunch came when Chrissy Allen 's kick was saved … and Swansea 's Keith Walker scored to make it five four to the second division side on penalties … |
| 17 | Carpets , being a dusty product makes display stands look neglected , but after this treatment it stood out amongst its rivals . |
| 18 | But against this theory it has been argued that over large parts of the zebra 's range , insects are not a major problem , so without further analysis the idea is once again inconclusive . |
| 19 | A century ago it was said that the Danish Red ( then one of only two Danish breeds considered worthy of note , the other being the Jutland ) needed abundant fodder but with good care it could be an efficient producer : the milking cow put it all into the bag but would fatten readily when dry or barren . |
| 20 | So the second subject melody in the first movement is faster than usual , but with easy rubato it never sounds rushed ; songful rather . |
| 21 | The usual death rate was more than 50 per cent of those affected , but with homoeopathic treatment it was usually between 5 per cent and 16 per cent . |
| 22 | But with any luck it will take them some time to realise that we know how to play it better than they do . ’ |
| 23 | Sounds like a guide vocal to me too , but with this voice it could be only a few words sung into a length of sewer pipe and it would still sound great . |
| 24 | ‘ His voice , ’ he wrote , ‘ was rough to begin with but with constant practice it became memorably beautiful . ’ |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | money in but in actual fact it 's , it 's going out faster than it 's coming in . |
| 27 | It 's called a quality system standard but in actual fact it 's a code of practice . |
| 28 | but in actual fact it , it was only really The Yorkshire House did anything direct |
| 29 | that it was extremely good but in actual fact it went on until twenty to nine at night |
| 30 | But in syntactic work it frequently is not . |