Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] but it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Material realities may be profound sources of satisfaction or discontent but it is more often symbols which signal to people their own position , their own worth , and their own precariousness . |
| 2 | Tobacco is not a food or drink but it is something which is taken into the body through the mouth ( and nose ) . |
| 3 | The urban environment is not defined as readily as a region such as North America or Australia but it is a way of studying part of the world that has some unifying attribute . |
| 4 | We shall if you request , negotiate in the capacity of professional advisers on your behalf within pre-agreed negotiating parameters or instructions but it is our policy not to take decisions on your behalf . |
| 5 | From there she could have travelled to France or Belgium but it is not known whether she boarded a ferry . |
| 6 | But to Phyllis Broome , a Worcestershire neighbour , writer and walking companion , he wrote : ‘ Here is the biggest job in the world and if I fail I shall share the fate of many a bigger man than I. But it 's a fine thought , is n't it ? |
| 7 | Typesetters can be accessed by routes other than PostScript but it is essential to match fonts exactly . |
| 8 | It is less effective in treating ulcers than carbenoxolone but it is also less toxic . |
| 9 | Both men are the same strength and weight but it 's the one who 's psyched himself up properly beforehand who 's going to win . |
| 10 | British Aerospace , the lead British contender , may have the backing of the Department of Trade and Industry but it is almost certain to face fierce opposition from the Ministry of Defence . |
| 11 | I do n't want to go to the story as to why the labour party opposed the er th the entry to the city of Marks and Spencer but it 's an interest . |
| 12 | This may be through formal meetings and newsletters but it is likely to be done most effectively by talking to your son or daughter about his or her progress and following up these discussions with the school . |
| 13 | This is hardly a stream of invective and obscenity but it 's a long way from the stuffed shirt formality of the '50s interviews . |
| 14 | Playhouse and things but it 's different theatres , but |
| 15 | And you pay for your er your medical expenses and things but it 's cheaper . |
| 16 | The party may have put on a collar and tie but it is still the Labour Party , prone to its old reflexes ( as it reminded us yesterday on defence spending ) , prisoner still of its anachronistic structure , its mind set in 100 years of working-class history . |
| 17 | Yeah , but you mean ano we can do the odds and ends but it 's the it 's the other one . |
| 18 | Partly this is the result of increasing size and competition but it is also the result of a financial philosophy which can not countenance waste and so removes cushions . |
| 19 | No , it 's referred to and Aeneid but it 's not actually what happened to the city . |
| 20 | The theoretical debate has concentrated on organization and form but it is only more recently that film historians have actually raised the question of audiences . |
| 21 | It is made of earth and bamboo but it is beautiful . |
| 22 | Hereford start as favourites but it 's anybody 's game … |
| 23 | She says it the same sort of consistency as yogurt but it 's salty and it 's warm and it 's not very nice at all she said . |
| 24 | It was evasive about why IBM Corp and Hewlett-Packard did n't show up as licensees but it 's obviously expecting their announcements by and by . |