Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] it [be] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've improved the chimney recently and it 's very much better than it was but we still get the smells . |
| 2 | Cat-equipped two-litre 16-valve engine sounds even more potent than it is but gives good economy . |
| 3 | That unpleasant responsibility is less necessary than it was but the habit of mind , in society as much as with the professions , lingers on . |
| 4 | Possible R O A , cross curricular , we 'd like to keep that as it is but we can change that . |
| 5 | Manufacturers do put static protection devices on chips so the problem is nowhere near as bad as it was but it 's better to be safe than out of pocket . |