Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Both she and John Smith have denied suggestions that they are running mates on a ‘ dream ticket ’ , but she is the deputy he would prefer .
2 But she is the lady Anne 's half-sister ! ’ pointed out sixteen-year-old Cecily .
3 But he is the stuff which above all others makes a great people .
4 He is advising on a draft bill for a new law to protect Britain 's archaeological heritage better , but he is the kind of academic to whom the government turns for advice on all kinds of matters , not just his own specialisations : last year , for example , he was responsible for the Report on the National Curriculum in art education in schools .
5 His family is doing all the work , but he is the bishop of this church : the cattle must receive his blessing .
6 But he is the optimist who doubled his stake in March .
7 But he is the defending champion and he proved he can play on grass and he is playing this week on grass in Halle . ’
8 Gironella is of course also interested in the formal qualities of these works , but it is the subject matter , the content , which really holds his imagination .
9 But it is the Duchess herself who most obviously embodies those qualities of courage and fidelity that act as an antidote to the surrounding evil .
10 But it is the overactivity of the sebaceous glands that
11 But it is the farmers who are the hardest to interest ( although all planting is grant-aided ) .
12 Inside there are several excellent canvasses worth your time , but it is the wood carving that holds the attention .
13 But it is the description of the neglected grange which brings about an understanding of the depths of her emotion The use of assonance throughout the poem creates the sound of Mariana 's despair .
14 If the Transfer Regulations do not apply , but it is the transfer of a business as a going concern , the position is governed by the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 ( although a discussion of this Act is outside the scope of this book ) .
15 This is hardly history but it is the past , and for those of us who are filled with wonder at those days , that past can give a powerful charge to one 's writing .
16 Rolle is emphatic that " ryghtwysnes " is not in the discipline itself , but it is the fruit of it , a state of inner freedom untouched by the constraints of outward circumstances : He recognises that the will to effect such inner effort has to be awakened — drawn — that it is the response to goodness in men and in Christ , and to the joy of heaven , which starts to work man 's salvation .
17 ‘ Rhino Bucket ’ is a killer headbanger , but it is the work of the Kingdom Come of big-balled bad-boy boogie , so to speak .
18 ‘ Rhino Bucket ’ is a killer headbanger , but it is the work of the Kingdom Come of big-balled bad-boy boogie , so to speak .
19 He appeals against the sentence on April 9 , but it is the day of the election and no one notices that his plea is turned down by three Court of Appeal judges .
20 but he but it is the day to day d detailed development
21 The horse must give to the rider 's hand , of course , but it is the bringing of the hocks under the horse which allow the horse to lower his head .
22 Societal divisions are such that neighbourhood patrols are dangerous and have to take on the appearance of armed convoys , but it is the style of policing which comes nearest to breaching the divide between the police and the community , so that the RUC is required to be persistent in utilizing it even though there are few obvious signs of success and despite the cost in human life .
23 But it is the evidence of passengers like Maureen Chappell , 43 , which threatens to bring the more facts into the open .
24 The ability to write clearly and well is a tool of the trade and a very necessary one , but it is the idea which you have that will make your advertising stand out from the rest .
25 The Ozick extract is a particular case because it is a fantasy but it is the kind of clipped talk I think likely between two opponents who are squaring up to fight one another .
26 This may sound an obvious sort of compromise , but it is the kind of ethical advice many managers have been looking for .
27 Erm er this o this one is not one single job as it happens but it is the kind of thing that we have come up against before and I 've put them the things together in one so that we do n't identify people really under the circumstances .
28 But it is the experience at the school itself which prompts the youths to channel their energies into sport .
29 Materials of this kind , and strategies to deal neatly with their storage , are typical of many ordinary well-equipped classrooms , but it is the emphasis on the visually handicapped child 's special need to learn to master the environment and locate and use the objects in it without too much difficulty that warrants attention .
30 Matters have to be handled on a basis of equal awareness between numerous potential peers in the management task but it is the school alone , led by the head , who can give an assurance of quality .
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