Example sentences of "but it is [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is neither an elegy of the novel nor a grim prediction of its imminent demise . |
| 2 | The overall effect of the boogification technique is , of course , sexy , but it is also a bit jittery and absurd ; the sensuality seems almost out of control . |
| 3 | This is largely a matter of narrative voice , but it is also a question of accounting for subjectivity . |
| 4 | This is potentially very strong language but it is also a plea to God to remove her from her misery . |
| 5 | This gas is better known to dental patients as laughing gas , but it is also a mainstay in the operating theatres of many hospitals . |
| 6 | But it is also a hotel which actively looks forward to the future . |
| 7 | But it is also a procedure which can be taught . |
| 8 | But it is also a technique that is ‘ parodic ’ in the Bakhtinian sense , or ‘ subversively mimetic ’ in the sense that Luce Irigaray uses this concept . |
| 9 | But it is also a vindication of the creative manipulation of language and a revalorization of the traditional relation between women and fiction . |
| 10 | Aintree says puckishly that this arrangement is reliable because it depends on people 's judgement , but it is also a hoaxer 's charter . |
| 11 | Its fearsome appearance strikes terror into the hearts of the Elves ' enemies , but it is also a memorial to the countless Elf warriors who have died defending it . |
| 12 | But it is also a saga of human avarice and the abuse of power . |
| 13 | Christianity is a religion , but it is also a faith and magic is not at the root of faith . ’ |
| 14 | Capital is thus not only a political critique of society but it is also a criticism of the terms in which the economy was discussed at the time when he wrote , and a demonstration that these terms are moulded to the purposes of the system they pretend to analyse . |
| 15 | But it is also a history which tries to take account of the whole range of factors that shape human societies , from the character of their physical environments to sporadic peasant rebellions . |
| 16 | The Green Book claims universality , and so names no names ; but it is also a book written in the first instance for Libyans , to encourage them to create popular democracy . |
| 17 | But it is also a consequence of the academic stagnation over the last few years of much that is called industrial archaeology in England . |
| 18 | HORSE racing may be the sport of kings , or more recently sheiks , but it is also a business — and it is remarkably unprofitable . |
| 19 | But it is also a difference of a fundamental nature , similar to that between Old and New Testaments . |
| 20 | Twentieth-century archive film is direct evidence , but it is also a producer 's or director 's creation , sometimes biased , and often an interpretation of events . |
| 21 | Non-executive directors , that is a strength erm it 's also a threat but it is also a strength but basically it 's acting as a sort of yardstick to control or actually guide the actual management right down from board level right down the company there . |
| 22 | But it is also a lesson that Yucatan 's businessmen and its state government have been trying to impress on investors from the United States — with controversial results . |
| 23 | AS A character says in ‘ Bull Durham ’ , a film about the game , ‘ Baseball may be a religion full of magic , cosmic truth and the fundamental ontological riddles of our time , but it is also a job . ’ |
| 24 | Thus the affective is deeply embedded in everything a scientist does , but it is also a process of ‘ unselfing ’ . |
| 25 | This may be something intuitive , but it is also a matter of visual ‘ rightness ’ . |
| 26 | This may be caused to some extent by the general abstractness of the language ; but it is also a matter of the kinds of syntactic presentation and complexity that James favours : ( i ) Just as he seems to avoid calling a spade a spade , so James seems to avoid putting first things first . |
| 27 | In part the reasons are technical ( the typewriter and camera — and now the computer tape — have made the keeping of records easier ) , but it is also a result of the increasing complexity of social organization . |
| 28 | This is a very safe car , but it is also a car which is great fun to drive . |
| 29 | A visit from the coronary nurse at this stage , or from the general practitioner , is extremely useful to reassure the patient about the benign nature of most of these symptoms , but it is also an opportunity to screen for more serious problems which can be developing at this stage , now that activities are increasing , i.e. increasing angina , serious arrhythmias and left ventricular failure . |
| 30 | For instance , I can see that writing this book is a function of my job and as such is part of the responsibility of earning a living , but it is also an escape for me , a kind of haven to which I can take refuge from the hundred and one pressures that impinge on the practical business of living . |