Example sentences of "but then it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Morris thought of it as being ‘ in the style of the thirteenth century ’ , but then it is also in the style of Philip Webb 's master , G.E . |
| 2 | You will not always be able to influence the actions and reactions of others — but then it is not your responsibility to do so . |
| 3 | But then it is believed Diana and her children will be back on the huge Althorp Estate . |
| 4 | But then it is puzzling why so little reduction has occurred in Europe as a whole . |
| 5 | But then it is hard to see how that arrangement could be described as , or even contribute to , industrial democracy . |
| 6 | About Miss Mary Anne Thomson — the shadowy Scottish equivalent of Emily Faithfull- it is certainly hard to find much information , but then it is often hard to find much out about women in Scotland , even those who were quite prominent in public life . |
| 7 | But then it is only a presumption ; and , as such , it must always give way to the language used if it is clear , and also to all counter presumptions which may legitimately be had in view in determining , on ordinary principles , the true meaning and intent of the legislation . |
| 8 | But then it is precisely because all significant ideologies are indeed this deep and elaborated that the concept can not be abstracted as some kind of ‘ informing spirit ’ , at the roots of all cultural production . |
| 9 | But then it is characteristic of this latest phase that the professional society is primarily a business organization . |
| 10 | But then it is all explained in the last paragraph , where Sir Kingsley gives his highest praise to Clive James , for heaven 's sake . |
| 11 | But then it is used extensively where a preposition seems to be naturally required , but where to is really inadequate , as in the infinitive of reaction : glad to meet you ( cf Fr. charmé de vous voir ) . |
| 12 | The baton is frequently of use to soloists , who are not all musicians , and whose eye profitably follows the baton 's movements , especially in slow tempos , which are always the hardest to follow : but then it is not heard . |
| 13 | But then it is a small step to begin thinking of ( 18 ) as very similar to ( 20 ) , and thus Containing demonstrative or indexical elements : ( 20 ) That man ( ( the speaker indicates the man drinking champagne ) ) is Lord Godolphin And so it begins to look as if definite referring expressions may in general be used either in speaker reference or in semantic ( or attributive ) reference , and it is only the context of use that tells us which way to understand them ( Donnellan , 1978 ; Kaplan , 1978 ) . |
| 14 | In appropriate circumstances , and where the profit margin admits of the taking of such a risk , sellers do sometimes accept liability for economic loss , but then it is usually with some upper limit , or through the operation of a liquidated damages clause . |
| 15 | But then it is hard to imagine Pauline being afraid of anything . |