Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | . But it is this facility of er of you determining that an expense is , is generally for the business , therefore it can be claimed , so |
| 2 | These steps might , at first sight , appear unnecessary and bureaucratic but it is this flow of information between practitioners , even where there is a fee dispute , that enables the ‘ public interest ’ to be upheld . |
| 3 | It is legendary that actuarial training is rigorous and difficult , but it is this depth of training which enables actuaries to take on the responsibility of advising on the financing of future payments involving billions of pounds for insurance companies and pension funds . |
| 4 | For we still believe that our femaleness is a biological entity ; but it is this biology that a century ago wished to remove our clitoris and that continues now to impose upon us a desire that only functions in passive reaction to the actions of men , and that is as a result based in narcissism and masochism . |
| 5 | If it were n't for Lennie , George could have had a peaceful life and have married someone but it is this power of ‘ deep-inside ’ love which kept them together . |
| 6 | But it is this chair , less comfortable , which has remained empty . |
| 7 | But it is this aspect that costs £120,000 |
| 8 | THE WAILERS ' ‘ Catch A Fire ’ was out by then , sure , but it was this soundtrack ( to a fantastic star-shoots-his-way-out-of-the-ghetto film starring Jimmy Cliff ) which finally and unimpeachably established the fact that skinhead ska really had metamorphosed into rude boy reggae and that the island of Jamaica was about to embark on a decade of musical creativity unmatched anywhere before or since . |
| 9 | But it was this battle , won at huge cost by both Tyne Tees and Yorkshire , which finally propelled the companies into each others arms . |
| 10 | This form of socialism , based upon the accountability of the state to society rather than vice versa , would take a long time to develop , but it was this form of socialism that supporters of perestroika hoped the Party Conference would develop further — as indeed it did . |