Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is [vb pp] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She believes that there is nothing worse than marry without any affection but on the other hand it would be very absurd Lady Bertram points out to Fanny that it is every woman 's duty to marry a rich man but she is blinded to the fact that this is not the only improvement that can take place in a marriage . |
| 2 | All this makes Pat 's task seem very daunting but she is challenged by the strength and reality of the faith of the people she plans to meet soon . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh for Christ 's sake — ’ Kate begins , ‘ then I 'm not going to stay — ’ but she is drowned by a particularly raucous burst from the band . |
| 4 | But he is represented under a legal aid order , this defendant , by a firm of solicitors in Birmingham and he 's anxious to be committed for trial today . |
| 5 | Defence Secretary Rifkind is reported to be grateful for support from the fourteen military minded Conservatives whose confidential letter to the Prime Minister was somehow left lying on a copying machine for a Labour researcher to find , but he is irritated by the leak , an insider murmurs that Malcolm 's notching up black marks for the future . |
| 6 | But he is hampered along the way by a girl ( Miranda Otto ) . |
| 7 | But he is perceived as the spokesman of the new regime , and he has always said that he wanted the Panel to ‘ find a company to hang ’ . |
| 8 | But he is found by the air hostess and bustled on board . |
| 9 | There is only the lower half of the hero on the sherd but he is identified by the club , an unusually thin example , and with a cross hilt one expects on a sword , on his right hangs the lower part of the lion skin , behind him on the left are two long-necked birds , identifying this Labour , although there is no evidence of the bow ( fig. 14.35 ) . |
| 10 | But it is mistaken to the point of being morally grotesque to argue that , before we can decide whether human slaves should be liberated , we first need to count everyone 's interests , both slaves ’ and slave owners ' alike , and count equal interests equally . |
| 11 | Not every noun has a plural form , but , because such words behave in other ways like words which do form plurals , they are admitted into the noun class , eg advice — it is impossible to say *advices , but it is accepted into the noun class . |
| 12 | But it is encapsulated in the phrase that she was subjected to sadistic behaviour over a lengthy period of time which she accepted because she was in love with him . |
| 13 | Through the letters and poetry there runs a strong current of paedophilia , which has an erotic strain ; but it is tempered by a humane appreciation of the freshness and generosity of children not yet tainted by the manners of society . |
| 14 | The only means he has of doing that is by accepting new clause S. He will have to come up with very convincing arguments to persuade any Hon. Member that he can not accept it , but it is framed in the most uncontentious way anyone could imagine . |
| 15 | Adventure in Kingston 's stones is fast and active but it is handled with a light touch . |
| 16 | Rather a bizarre concept , some would think , but it is handled in a sensitive way . |
| 17 | This does not replicate the monolithic vision of the Early Church but it is characterized by the same overall patterns . |
| 18 | The theory is less applicable to land animals , but it is supported by the paler back of a sloth that lives upside-down . |
| 19 | The preventive duty is broader than Section I of the 1980 Child Care Act , but it is owed to a restricted group of children ( Masson , 1990 ) . |
| 20 | He is known to have favoured that , but it is rejected by the report as a ’ a crude device which can not do justice to the different abilities a pupil may show in different subjects and contexts ’ . |
| 21 | The historical collection is of great value to researchers and publishers working on plant collecting , biogeography , and other historical research , but it is separated from the documentary archival material held in the Library . |
| 22 | But it is tied to the capitalist social order and therefore it can not strategically deal with the causes of discrimination ( this is as true of discrimination against women , against black people , against those with disabilities ) . |
| 23 | But it is regarded by the Left as a paramount case of arrogant power and political influence above the law . |
| 24 | The other fun competition that I entered was the same idea but it is played in the dark you use a special ball which is slightly transparent there is a hole in the middle of the ball which a lightstick goes through . |
| 25 | It may be that this explanation is not an acceptable answer to the question , but it is presented by the speaker in a form which conveys ‘ what I think we 're talking about ’ in this part of the conversation . |
| 26 | Not only that , but it is placed at the wrong angle . |
| 27 | But it is based on a reasonable argument ; and the strong blue shift seen in the early stages of explosion justifies the adjective ‘ white ’ . |
| 28 | This could happen ; but it is based on a wish . |
| 29 | This last statement is no more than an inference , but it is based on an event recorded by Eadmer , which illustrates the state of affairs after Lanfranc 's death , when Prior Henry was in full control of the community : |
| 30 | Their analysis may not go any deeper than that , but it is expressed in a way which impresses Letterman , a sort of passionate commitment to the power of the idea which he has — subversively — been advocating in Hollywood for years . |