Example sentences of "but it [be] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . ’ |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Initially Mr Bond gave his approval , but it is understood that sanction has subsequently been withdrawn . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
7 | About 5.5 million public-sector employees have had a 1.5pc ceiling imposed on pay awards by the Government , but it is thought lower interest-rates may have encouraged people to spend . |
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 | Very little information is available concerning the movement of ex-Company staff , who probably numbered fewer than those of the Corporation , but it is known that S.H . |
10 | The temples seem to have had their own ivory carvers , but it is known that ivory carving also went on at Palaikastro , where there was no temple . |
11 | At the time of writing , a cable link is only available for Brother 930 , 940 and 950i machines , but it is expected that Version 5 will support a cable link for Silver Reed electronics . |
12 | Phase one of the restoration work is now under way after some delays , but it is expected that phase two , which includes the replacement of the ticket office , may be put on hold because of a shortage of funds . |
13 | But it 's turned fine now . " |
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 | I do n't know what it is , but it 's brought all these Glories up here . |
18 | The house is very charming but it 's taken 20 years to get to the present condition . |
19 | But it 's feared some may take the law into their own hands . |
20 | There 's a half-moon but it 's obscured ninety per cent of the time by a lot of low , fast-moving cloud producing occasional freezing gusts of rain . |
21 | The board has also been having ongoing talks with potential investors , but it was understood last night that the present worrying situation remained unchanged . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | As approved , these lines would be isolated from any other tramways , but it was hoped that at some future date , the L.C.C . |
24 | Hampstead District had not made a formal response within the RHA 's consultative period , but it was noted that |
25 | Some of the South Africans are were last night understood to be unhappy that only the English anthem is to be played , but it was felt better not to cause more controversy in the light of Thursday 's threat by the African National Congress to call a halt to future tours . |
26 | But it was felt anomalous to take it all the way down to fourth XV , even under-18 , level , ’ said Hogg . |
27 | The girl with the cat had long hair , too , Louise remembered , but it was worn loose . |
28 | 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 . |
29 | 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 . |
30 | ( 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 . ) |