Example sentences of "but it is [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The palazzo itself will be dealt with later when the trip reaches its frontage , but it is worth a long look as you move past . |
| 2 | The walk around it is all on the road , but it is worth a quick circuit in the car . |
| 3 | Porto Santo is not connected under the sea to Madeira but it is of a similar age — Miocene . |
| 4 | ( 2 ) The difficulty arises where there is some evidence but it is of a tenuous character , for example because of inherent weakness or vagueness or because it is inconsistent with other evidence . |
| 5 | So ‘ ideology ’ is important for Jessop et al. , but it is of a different form from that suggested by Hall . |
| 6 | Ralph Ellis , group managing director of the carpets firm , Stoddard Sekers International , said : ‘ We are confident that we are holding our share , but it is of a smaller cake . ’ |
| 7 | But it is at a high price . |
| 8 | ‘ It is unusual ’ , he wrote , ‘ for a bishop to confirm his own father — but it is as a great Nonconformist that I revere him . ’ |
| 9 | But it is as a superb teacher , over some forty years , that Fenton owes his prominence . |
| 10 | The two-bedroom cottage needs refurbishment but it is in a superb location , in the middle of woodland owned by the National Trust and overlooking the River Yealm . |