Example sentences of "but [conj] it [vb mod] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that it may be redirected towards other ends is shown by the way in which labor difficulties become unpopular during war when employers and employees unite against a common foe ’ |
| 2 | If your father dies and you are helping your widowed mother with these matters , you can assure her that not only will she not lose her own retirement pension , but that it may be paid at an increased rate after her husband 's death . |
| 3 | Seek not after new light for the searching into the private records of God … the event is registered in heaven , and we can expect no other certain notice of it , but that it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared by the Father of mercies . ’ |
| 4 | Recent reconnaissance has emphasized that this source was not merely remote from the centres which it served , but that it could be operated only under conditions of some rigour . |
| 5 | I had long believed that the primary health care team did not really work but that it could be made to do so by adhering to contracts . |
| 6 | The London Boroughs Association firmly believes that much more housing is needed , but that it must be provided in the right locations . |
| 7 | The strength of scepticism is not that it can be argued consistently but that it can be used effectively against unwarranted dogmatism . |
| 8 | But although it could be seen as the fashion of protest — ‘ what could be more defiant at a time of recession and social decay than seemingly lavish , luxurious clothes ? ’ |
| 9 | The timing of the move to other pastures may be dependent on other farming activities , but if it can be delayed until October or later and accompanied by an anthelmintic treatment then eggs from any worms which survive the treatment are unlikely to develop due to the unfavourable winter temperatures . |
| 10 | But if it can be proven that overfishing of sand-eel is the principal cause of the problem , we can only hope that remedial action can be taken before it is too late for our important sea-bird colonies to recover . |
| 11 | But if it could be said that he did have a weakness for something , it was for Ireland and the Irish . |
| 12 | The insurance valuation of the contents was probably lower than it should be in these days of rising prices , but if it could be taken as a guide and the amount split in two it might be regarded as fair . |
| 13 | Of course , it is possible to imagine evil-minded dictators abusing it to produce nightmares , but if it could be used to enhance our resistance to disease , or the survival of humanity depended on it , then it would be time to think again . |
| 14 | I see nothing to regret in this , not because new ideas should not be examined , but because it can be done better . |
| 15 | A hot denial rose to Lucy 's lips , but before it could be uttered Silas and Matt entered the kitchen to collect the hampers . |
| 16 | This contained a variety of animals — fowl and sixty-three unspecified small birds — but before it could be served the platform supporting it gave way and the pie slipped to the ground . |
| 17 | But whether it can be achieved on such a traditionalist agenda is rather more doubtful . |
| 18 | Consequently the question asked is not whether antitrust decisions lead to the greatest economic efficiency but whether it can be said , given the non-economic reasons for antitrust policy , that these decisions do any serious harm . |
| 19 | Does he concede also that the question is not whether the war can be won , but whether it can be won with fewer casualties ? |