Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This potent theme needs exploring not only for its past influences but also because it affects what sort of theories are thought worth considering in current debates . |
| 2 | I ALREADY reviewed this back in July but now that it 's finally been given a British release ‘ Perfect Day ’ will , in time , be seen as a perfect moment from MFS 's classic period , alongside excursions from Cosmic Baby , Microglobe and Mind Gear . |
| 3 | He spoke the truth but not until it had been subjected to the most stringent test — himself ! |
| 4 | Partly for tourist reasons but partly because it does in fact provide quite a good service . |
| 5 | " A point has now been reached , " it declared , " where the continued dynamic development of the Community has become an imperative not only because it corresponds to the direct interests of the 12 member states but also because it has become a crucial element in the progress that is being made in establishing a reliable framework for peace and security in Europe . " |
| 6 | Edward VI 's Bill of 1547 encountered a great deal of opposition throughout English society not only because it concerned the chantries but also because it struck at the system of confraternities on which much of medieval life was based . |
| 7 | Fokine said that every ‘ phrase of his dance was a gesture ’ , and explained : ‘ Undoubtedly an arabesque has many meanings but only when it appears as an idealised gesture . |
| 8 | And after scoring the derby winner against Everton in March , Rosy said : ‘ I 'd like to stay at Liverpool but not if it means another season on the bench . ’ |
| 9 | Well it 's like what most exercises are , it seems like a lot of nonsense but actually when it comes to the crunch , you actually know what 's going to happen , you know the the procedures and everything like that . |
| 10 | The once-great Computer Systems News , which had to suffer the indignity in its declining months of being called Systems and Network Integration , gives up the ghost this week but not before it reports that IBM will turn up at AutoFacts in November with a new-fangled massively parallel machine that runs both AIX/ES and MVS and is based on a new ( possibly hybrid ) chip developed at the Thomas Watson Lab . |
| 11 | The stone flew in the air across the surface of the water , skimming as free as a bird but only because it bounced on that surface every now and then and refused to sink at the first contact . |
| 12 | Known as the Intrastat system , the data can be submitted by a computerised medium but only if it meets Customs specification requirements and has prior approval . |
| 13 | The trouble is he 's run he 's run some marvellous races but somehow when it comes to the crunch and er in in in better class races he just gets just gets beat . |
| 14 | This is a powerful department , partly because of its responsibility for ensuring the financial health of the company but also because it controls the language and format in which the other functions draw up their expenditure plans and report progress against them . |
| 15 | They were contained in the liquid membrane ready to attach themselves to a copper ion but only when it had been reduced to Cu + . |
| 16 | The notion of a learned non-correlation fails for a rather different reason — it can accommodate the facts but largely because it attempts little more than a redescription of the facts to be explained . |
| 17 | The tough love hurts the family member not simply because it involves allowing the primary sufferer to experience the full painful consequences of addictive disease but also because it involves the family member in resisting his or her own addictive urges to " fix " all the problems and manage the life of the primary sufferer . |
| 18 | No new generic names has been proposed fro " Ophiophthalmus " partly because there has been no opportunity to look at all the material but mainly because it remains to be demonstrated that it is distinct from the genus Ophiomitrella as stated before . |