Example sentences of "but it [is] [adj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not clear what this means , but it is possible today to observe mid-front values of /a/ before all or most consonants in many rural west of Ireland dialects . |
| 2 | But it is useful anyway to speculate about possible findings and so some possible explanations ; the characters who use irony might be similar in type to Austen herself ( in class , gender , age ) ; or they might be the characters who function as heroes and heroines in the novels . |
| 3 | By all means we may admire , but it is prudent not to judge by what we see at the shows . |
| 4 | The free volume concept has been touched on in previous sections but it is instructive now to consider this idea more closely and to draw together the various points alluded to earlier . |
| 5 | This whole matter was destined to create much controversy and is addressed further below , but it is necessary here to note that the problem was of concern to the Rapporteur , Mr. Taborda Ferreira of Portugal , who expressed his anxieties in his commentary on the preliminary draft . |
| 6 | More will be said about this in Chapter 2 , but it is necessary here to make a distinction between my comparisons and those which are associated with traditional case studies , including the case study material presented by Dickens et al . |
| 7 | A summary can hardly do justice to the corpus as a whole , but it is easy enough to point to the settlement 's principal weaknesses . |
| 8 | Alida Thorne is a lonely woman , but it is easy enough to make an effort , to understand and accept and perhaps I have not tried . |
| 9 | It is not exactly in the commercial heart of London 's China Town , but it is simple enough to find . |
| 10 | I move again and try to write some notes , but it is cold enough to freeze the ballpoint off my biro . |
| 11 | The insect head presents many morphological problems but it is convenient here to give a descriptive account of the head-capsule and cephalic appendages before discussing the more important theories of the segmental composition of this region . |
| 12 | There is no such ring in the Reeve 's Tale , but it is hard not to notice that the motif seems to have been displaced and taken over by Absolon as he approaches Alison 's window for the second time that night , in order to deceive her : A sure example of intertextual inference is found in John 's use of the cradle trick ; he envies Alayn 's success with Malyne , and decides he will " " arise and auntre [ chance ] it " " himself . |
| 13 | Another failure , but it is hard not to appreciate the subtlety of the thought behind it : if the cash paid as ransom disintegrates , there is no cash paid as ransom . |
| 14 | Admittedly there is a lot to be said for the species itself , but it is hard not to fall for I. aquifolium ‘ Bacciflava ’ because the berries are a cheerful shade of yellow . |
| 15 | Romeo and Juliet has slightly less good sound , but it is adequate enough to convey another highly dramatic , very expressive performance . |
| 16 | Tesco 's Baden Pinot Noir ( £3.99 ) has all the delightful gentle fruit flavours of the Pinot — soft strawberry and fresh pear — but it is assertive enough to boast a pretty deep colour and a nip of tannin . |
| 17 | If a fragment is stuck badly , a solvent should be used to loosen it again , but it is advisable not to use force for this may result in fresh breaks . |
| 18 | Silver food colouring is used to great effect here , but it is advisable not to eat too much , even though a non-toxic brand is used , as the taste is not very pleasant . |
| 19 | In such cases the claimant 's doctor could be telephoned for the information but it is likely either Europ Assistance or H.O . |
| 20 | The façade is squat and heavy — the architect deliberately lowered it to allow a frontal view of the octagonal tiborium that surmounts the cupola — but it is difficult not to admire the effort that must have gone into it . |
| 21 | I think Mr Wright realises he has produced a piece of special pleading that does not wholly stand up , but it is difficult not to feel sympathy with his assertion : The past can not be changed , but what we make of it certainly can . |
| 22 | Perhaps the sea never crashed vigorously here but it is difficult not to think some vital force has been sucked from it . |
| 23 | He himself thought The Confidential Clerk to be his most profound play , but it is difficult now to see this . |
| 24 | If you can improve on this , so be it , but it is vital not to allow correspondence to build up and arrears to accrue . |
| 25 | When using French technique the axe is held normally in the uphill hand for support and extra security , but it is important not to lean on it and into the hill ; your weight must be kept over the crampons . |
| 26 | You do not have to give formal written notice that you are leaving , but it is important not to say or do anything which is inconsistent with pursuing a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 27 | Such continuity was valuable to Gloucester , but it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which he simply took over a ready-made connection . |
| 28 | Such continuity was valuable to Gloucester , but it is important not to exaggerate the extent to which he simply took over a ready-made connection . |
| 29 | But it is important not to become so mesmerized by them as to lose sight of the underlying social processes . |
| 30 | But it is important not to assume this connection a priori . |