Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] but it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The incidence of board theft is thankfully low but it does happen . |
| 2 | It was dead right but it gave me a tough act to follow and only Joyce 's famous ‘ George , do n't do that ’ would fit the bill . |
| 3 | Mrs Letts is terrifically brave but it 's an awful tragedy . |
| 4 | All that is rather peculiar but it can be digested and lived with . |
| 5 | Easter Island , where the traverse starts , is entirely volcanic but it is really only an insignificant scrap of land in the vast Pacific . |
| 6 | The legislation is not only unnecessary but it is , it could set industrial relations back years in this country . |
| 7 | He would have been terribly embarrassed but it might have made him feel ‘ one of us ’ for a change . ) |
| 8 | Actually you 're okay , it was extremely clear but it , it 's a , I think it 's a complicated issue . |
| 9 | This supervision may appear somewhat unpleasant but it is necessary to break into the compulsive dependence upon enforced vomiting in the same way as the physical detoxification process breaks into alcohol or drug dependence . |
| 10 | ‘ We will bring the filmmakers and the properties together free but it will be up to the owner to negotiate a facility fee depending on the scale of the project . |
| 11 | On the ground , the mist was less noticeable but it was a dull day and cold for May . |
| 12 | I shall here consider three such attempts to connect past and present : firstly , that which I shall call a ‘ kairos ’ approach , in which the past is basically normative but it is said that there can be development ; secondly , that which I shall call the ‘ golden thread ’ approach , in which a leading motif is lifted out of the past and applied in another situation ; thirdly , that which I shall call an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position , in which essentially authority is seen to lie in the present but there is not perceived to be any fundamental clash with the past . |
| 13 | Most natural minerals are brittle because they are more or less homogeneous but it happens that a few have cleavage planes of about the right strength . |
| 14 | It was only tiny but it bloody talk ! |
| 15 | I wish it was quite so simple but it would certainly be a boost for us . ’ |
| 16 | Not only is colostrum known to be extremely nutritious but it too has special protective properties against illness . |
| 17 | It was not perhaps natural but it had served him well , Nicholas knew , from the beginning . |
| 18 | The rise in the popularity of herbs as medicinal remedies is less obvious but it seems to have come partly from a general dissatisfaction with synthesized drugs , as well as plastics , artificials and chemicals — " manufactured " articles of all kinds , which are being rejected in favour of substances naturally grown and formed by hand into the artifact required . |
| 19 | That is perhaps unfair but it is the way I feel at present . |
| 20 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |
| 21 | Animals bear no comparison , lacking this potential ; the care and protection due them is no less peremptory but it is dramatically limited in scope by their ‘ primitive ’ status . |
| 22 | This may sound somewhat grand but it has very down-to-earth aspects , such as indicating what is possible and realistic and what tasks are long and short term . |
| 23 | This makes them appear not just personally unhappy but it presents a negative impression to their hosts . |
| 24 | This vaccination is extremely effective but it only guards against one type of meningitis Mothers should be aware of the symptoms because early diagnosis could mean the difference between life and death . |
| 25 | This may sound somewhat awesome but it is fairly easy to accomplish . |
| 26 | The definition of connected person is somewhat complex but it includes a director , the director 's relatives and companies within a group . |
| 27 | This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible . |
| 28 | It is worth remembering that with increasing age , the symptoms of cystitis may be less dramatic but it can cause incontinence of urine . |
| 29 | Now the er the next things they 're not probably quite so important but it 's worth . |
| 30 | Also the arms , and in particular the front one , should be straight since not only is this less tiring but it keeps the rig upright and provides more power . |