Example sentences of "but it [be] [adv] [adj] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As far as it goes , the book is a useful catalogue of the havoc wrecked by Reagan , but it is openly partisan and should be read as such . |
| 2 | Masonry is extraordinarily satisfactory in its way but it is inherently heavy and immobile . |
| 3 | As a principle aiming to combine hierarchy with participation , it may be cumbersome , but it is neither unworkable nor irrational . |
| 4 | Changed secretion of peptides , amongst many other such changes , may be necessary if memory formation is to occur , but it is neither sufficient nor , because it is a very general process , can it be regarded as specific to any particular memory . |
| 5 | This is daunting but it is also challenging and stimulating . |
| 6 | But it is also possible and not less agreeable to regard it as the gradual assumption by all the nations concerned of that larger sovereignty which can alone protect their diverse and distinctive customs and characteristics and their national traditions . ’ |
| 7 | Work is , of course , being carried out already on several fronts , but it is generally ill-publicised and lacks coordination . |
| 8 | Sandrin left none ; Certon left a great deal but it is mostly frivolous or feeble . |
| 9 | The use of IT in chemical laboratories is now extensive , but it is both expensive and specialised . |
| 10 | Danish Blue is one of the best known of the blue cheeses , but it is very sharp and unrefined . |
| 11 | Between it and Delta is another open cluster , M103 , but it is very poor and sparse , and it is hard to understand why Messier listed it and omitted NGC 663 . |
| 12 | Bitter chocolate may be added to meat sauces for extra flavour — it sounds odd but it is very good and originates from a traditional Mexican dish of turkey cooked with very hot peppers , the chocolate being added to slightly sweeten and round the sauce . |
| 13 | Like many churches it is in need of restoration , but it is very pretty and well worth a visit . |
| 14 | So goods with a medieval theme , some of them very special like this Czech Bohemian glass which is we 're the only stockists in the country , it is very expensive but it is very lovely and each piece is handmade . |
| 15 | This may be a form of habituation , but it is very long-lasting and thus can reasonably be regarded as at least a form of non-associative learning . |
| 16 | Building union organisation is not as dramatic as a riot , but it is still possible and does offer hope where Steve Platt offers pessimism ! |
| 17 | The attempt is conscious , but it is still imprecise and unsure . |
| 18 | Note that a load-bearing wall might be removed or weakened without causing immediate collapse , but it is still unsafe and liable to collapse if any strain is imposed on it . |
| 19 | ‘ We have a better level of funding than many areas , but it is still discretionary and could be taken away . ’ |
| 20 | The tower is the least altered part of the church where the interior , especially , has been much restored , but it is still interesting and retains its ancient atmosphere . |
| 21 | But it is always verbal and passed on in code from one member to another of various interlocking inner circles of the chattering classes . |
| 22 | The support they give may sometimes be formal , but it is never sterile or mechanical ( as it often is in industrial societies ) . |
| 23 | It is pugnacious and sometimes , many will think , wrong-headed , but it is never absurd and even at its most provocative presents a case that needs answering . |
| 24 | But it is as dashing or as docile as you want , giving a ride that is firm but supple . |
| 25 | The Radio 1 playlist is much maligned , but it is as honest and fair as any system . |
| 26 | But it is undoubtedly dangerous and often cruel , stirring not so much the boxers but the crowds who watch them to a pitch of savagery quite incompatible with the notion that boxing is ‘ the noble art of self-defence ’ . |
| 27 | This is an oversimplification , but it is essentially true and could be kept in mind as normalisation is developed . |
| 28 | The right coronary artery is a little irregular and not quite normal , but it is certainly patent and no surgeon would operate if shown that picture . |
| 29 | Stage fright is something else — but it is usually self-induced and can be overcome , finally , with much rehearsal practice . |
| 30 | A lot of people I know have got satellite television but it is quite expensive and somehow , I can not see mum agreeing to it ! |