Example sentences of "but [subord] [pers pn] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Concentrate on a particular activity or function that uses a variety of information types , but where it is considered that some improvement is needed . |
| 2 | For expositional reasons , we shall need to use the word utterance in various ways in this book , but where it is used to contrast with sentence it should be taken in the sense advocated by Bar-Hillel , as a sentence ( or sometimes string of sentences ) paired with a context . |
| 3 | There are manifest dangers in the way a relative norm is chosen , but once it is accepted that relative validity is all we can aim at these need not worry us unduly . |
| 4 | If this is not practical , you could try cooking a chicken to eat cold over several days ; but once it is cooked , divide it up into the meal portions you require , and place them in the freezer or refrigerator as appropriate . |
| 5 | u τ depends on the flow as a whole , but once it is specified , the structure of the wall region is specified . |
| 6 | But if she is cleansed of her discharge , she shall count for herself seven days , and after that she shall be clean . |
| 7 | But if she is allowed to go at her own pace , without criticism , while she is dealing with the chaos within , you will find that her mood will gradually become more optimistic and her feelings of despair less frequent . |
| 8 | The person involved may look at something and not be aware of it ; but if he is asked to guess where the object is in his field of vision , he guesses correctly . |
| 9 | But if it is repeated too often the incessant jigging of hands makes the audience restless , too . |
| 10 | But if it is pressed too far , medical imagery can lead to a sense of inevitability and passiveness which is inappropriate in resolving doubt . |
| 11 | The House of Lords Select Committee understood the provision to relate to development plans but if it is implemented in the UK ( and this depends somewhat on MAFF taking an unusually enlightened view ) it could pave the way for farm development plans incorporating conservation and agricultural measures . |
| 12 | But if it is discovered and threatened , it twists its legs outwards and arches its back in such an extreme contortion that it suddenly and disconcertingly exposes its underside — and that is a vivid scarlet , a spectacular warning that its skin contains a burning poison . |
| 13 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 14 | But if it is regarded as a report that 's covered already . |
| 15 | An alternative procedure which appears to be acceptable to HM Land Registry is to apply for office copies of the registered title ( Form 109 ) ; this incurs the same fee ( £8 ) as an index map search , and following the Land Registration ( Open Register ) Rules 1991 it is not necessary to specify the name of the proprietor ; if the land is not registered the application will be rejected , but if it is registered the receipt of office copies gives the opportunity to check the charges register for mortgages . |
| 16 | Other non-book materials have particular storage and retrieval problems , which are probably less urgent than illustrations , but if it is decided to place copies of RBG slides in the Library , they can be handled by the technology envisaged . |
| 17 | Explain to your customer that if your price is paid now or in one month that is one thing , but if it is paid in six months or more then that is another , that other thing being your costs of financing which come straight off your profit margin . |
| 18 | But if it is proved the club received pension money , it will be given back . |
| 19 | But if it is experienced as hostile , it may provoke the carer into actions which are atypical and frequently followed by remorse and guilt . |
| 20 | The animal half of the early embryo develops as a simple ball of cells — but if it is combined with cells from the vegetal pole a normal , but smaller embryo will develop . |
| 21 | There is no need for special rules for classic cars , but if it is considered that such rules are required , the most appropriate method is to determine the benefit by reference to the cost to the employer rather than original price . |
| 22 | As with redundancy , do not bring up the subject yourself but if it is discussed do not lie . |
| 23 | The courts will not take the incidence of future inflation into account in calculating the dependency , but if it is established that the deceased would have increased his income in the future for reasons other than inflation ( eg because he would have been promoted if he had remained in his job or because he would probably have attained higher and better paid skills or a better paid job if he had lived ) this might give grounds for increasing the multiplicand . |
| 24 | Leave must be obtained from the chairman of the tribunal which decided the case , but if it is refused , then leave can be sought from the Commissioners . |
| 25 | The result is the same if the molecule is thought to occupy three-dimensional space , but if it is centred on a co-ordinate system both positive and negative contributions occur with equal probability . |
| 26 | Thus , if the ridge is removed from a very early bud only the humerus will develop ; but if it is removed at a later stage the radius and ulna and wrist will develop but the digits will be absent . |
| 27 | The general answer is that you may copy a sound cassette or a video tape or disc for private use , but if it is copied again and again for commercial gain it is a clear breach of copyright and could lead to legal action . |
| 28 | Stressful tension is not always apparent to the person suffering from it , but unless it is released it can build up until physical symptoms are felt : some of these may take the form of headaches , of ‘ butterflies in the tummy ’ , of rapid heart beats , of a feeling of pain at the back of the neck , poor sleeping , poor digestion , a pain like a sharp knife on the left side of the breastbone , shallow breathing , a tightness in the throat which can become quite painful . |
| 29 | But unless she is analysed soon we may never know why the sea did not corrode her solid . |
| 30 | The canon would be largely English , not for a priori nationalistic reasons , but because it is written in English , and until fairly recently most poetry written in English was also written in England , or at least , in the British Isles . |