Example sentences of "but it [is] [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 | I though when they won the league they were bad but it is getting worse with each passing day . |
| 7 | Nonetheless I must stand my ground and restate that not only did it happen then , but it is getting worse ! |
| 8 | For the time being Microsoft has its guns trained on the Unix application base , but it is taking little or no effort to persuade ISVs to port to an operating system that by even its own admission wo n't be around until next Spring at the earliest . |
| 9 | Initially Mr Bond gave his approval , but it is understood that sanction has subsequently been withdrawn . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The family is doing fewer things , but it is doing these things rather well . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Oxford University is n't renowned for moving with the times , but it 's taking this equal opportunities business really rather seriously . |
| 21 | The body is shutting down out of habit , but it 's getting all these confusing messages about how it 's got to stay awake . |
| 22 | Boozy Dennett — who earns £600 a week with his dummy Chick — added : ‘ I have been for a walk to have a think and went back , but it 's getting worse . ’ |
| 23 | They 're not very happy , they ai n't been happy for a while , but it 's getting worse , wh is , what is them now is , you know I say things to Colin , and Co I mean , Colin 'll tell me like , you know , you know , over there , and er , he 's latest thing is , they built this little office . |
| 24 | But surely it it 's happened that it 's getting er and and I touch wood I do n't know how superstitious you are but it 's getting better and better and better for you each time because when you came here ooh some years ago since you first came into this studio er you were pretty popular then but it seems to increase all the time does n't it ? |
| 25 | But it 's getting easier for me to blend it all now ; I certainly do n't get as stuck as I did four or five months ago . ’ |
| 26 | But it 's turned fine now . " |
| 27 | Only time will tell , but it 's looking good — watch this space for further details ! |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | But it 's looking close , is n't it ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ As far as the title is concerned , the boys think we can still get up there , but it 's looking difficult . |