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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But it 's turned fine now . " |
| 7 | It 's not a miracle cure , but it 's hoped American trials prove it can slow down the onset of Aids . |
| 8 | … 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But it was felt anomalous to take it all the way down to fourth XV , even under-18 , level , ’ said Hogg . |
| 12 | The girl with the cat had long hair , too , Louise remembered , but it was worn loose . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ( 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 . ) |
| 16 | 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 ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | A male dancer volunteered for the partnering but it was thought tactful to omit his solo . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | During the first month , only one query was raised , in this case by the personnel section , but it was considered important enough to warrant some corrective action . |
| 21 | But it was exasperated Tory backbenchers who sealed his fate . |