Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] [pron] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Japanese came to Britain partly for low wage-costs and a welcoming government , but mostly because it is in Europe . |
| 2 | Television is fine provided you are selective in your viewing , but not If it is on all the time . |
| 3 | In a block of premises each tenant can normally be regarded as consenting to the presence of water on the premises if the supply is of the usual character , but not if it is of quite an unusual kind , or defective or dangerous , unless he actually knows of that . |
| 4 | The novel proves that knowledge is possible , but also that it is in a sense artificial : it does not come from the past , historical knowledge in particular can not simply be uncovered , laid bare and put out to view ( or rather , the novelist can no longer create the illusion that the past is speaking for itself ) ; it is a construction of the past , and the reader is conscious of , and in compliance with , the careful disposition and organization of the disparate elements that go to make up the whole edifice . |
| 5 | But now that it is in power , and dependent on an assembly made up largely of landowners , the government seems to find that option less attractive . |
| 6 | You can make a move in 1993 but even if it is to bigger and better things , there may be some apprehension , possibly even sadness , attached to it . |
| 7 | Er and I again I have to say that we have not come to any conclusions about the new settlement , but certainly if there is to be a new settlement , then generally people would like more certainty . |