Example sentences of "but it [be] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But it is varying cultural transactions of the past which encouraged Shakespeare 's plays to remain in wide circulating which empower Shakespeare 's continued circulation .
2 This result is probably implicit in the concept of appropriation ( or ‘ conversion ’ ) ; but it is made explicit by the provision in clause 3(1) that a person 's assumption of the rights of an owner ‘ includes , where he has come by the property ( innocently or not ) without stealing it , any later assumption of a right to it by keeping or dealing with it as owner . ’
3 Schools are given the same written guidelines as in the Major Project , but it is made clear that only a short proposal document is required to accompany the school 's spending plan .
4 But it is considering other changes to please the market .
5 But it is getting warm in here .
6 The serenos receive a small salary from the shopkeepers and private houses they keep an eye on , but it is considered proper to give them a tip each time they open a door for one .
7 In Williams v Singer ( 1920 ) 7 TC 387 , the courts took a pragmatic approach to a particular trust and held that if income arises to trustees of a life interest trust but it is paid direct to the beneficiary ( so it never actually comes into the trustees ' hands ) then the trustees are not liable to tax on the money .
8 Failure to achieve a good set because of poor pollination cuts potential output , but it is thought compensatory growth in fertile grain sites can offset this .
9 But it 's turned fine now . "
10 Only time will tell , but it 's looking good — watch this space for further details !
11 Well if you do worksheet status , actually the screen is a little bit different from two point four , but it 's looking similar like this .
12 But it 's looking close , is n't it ? ’
13 ‘ As far as the title is concerned , the boys think we can still get up there , but it 's looking difficult .
14 It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids .
15 … And at times in retrospect you wish you had taken a certain stat , because it turns out that the whole thing has boiled up , completely beyond what you know it to be , but it 's become political and the authority is being attacked and the chiefs ca n't defend it and say , ‘ OK .
16 People say that Lee is either precious or lazy ( make up yer minds , f—wits ! ) , but it 's become manifest that these songs are worth all the tons of grief and introspection and the endless re-tuning .
17 but it 's going white
18 She was wearing a dressing-gown , but it was hanging open , and underneath she only had a négligé on , one of those flimsy things , I could see everything .
19 The concept of the church as heaven on earth was as old as Byzantium , but it was given new impetus in these confections of the Holy Roman Empire 's last century .
20 But it was felt anomalous to take it all the way down to fourth XV , even under-18 , level , ’ said Hogg .
21 The girl with the cat had long hair , too , Louise remembered , but it was worn loose .
22 Brushing away an obstacle on the line of a putt is against European and US tour rules , but it was ruled acceptable in South Africa where it is dangerous to meddle with insects .
23 Such legislation was a response to liberal humanitarianism but it was made possible by the inevitable tendency of industrial processes to require more skilled labour .
24 ( During the interval he was in fact offered a judgeship , which he declined , but it was made clear that the government could not long countenance a Solicitor-General without a seat in the House of Commons . )
25 The Act did not specify what the rate was to be , but it was made clear that the initial rate of 40 per cent would be increased to 45 per cent and then to 50 per cent ‘ at reasonably short intervals ’ .
26 She attempted a comeback in 1989 , losing in the first round of both events she played , but it was cut short by a car accident which required knee surgery .
27 It sounds passé now , but it was breaking new ground for all of us ; putting into words the taboos in our lives — sex , sexuality , relating to men — and the bonus , our new found enjoyment of each other 's company without men .
28 I was still smiling , but it was wearing thin .
29 A male dancer volunteered for the partnering but it was thought tactful to omit his solo .
30 On Aug. 21 the WEU meeting in Paris was informed that the West German coalition government was to begin talks with the opposition parties on a possible amendment to the constitution to remove this barrier , but it was thought unlikely that any such measure could be enacted before German unification had been completed .
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