Example sentences of "it but [art] [noun sg] be " in BNC.

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1 Police said an attempt had been made to light it but no damage was caused .
2 A piece of rope was tied to it but the knot was difficult to undo and , after fiddling with it for what felt like hours , he still could n't pry it loose .
3 place you can get it but the price is !
4 She had no desire to hear it but the voice was insistent .
5 We may not want it but the government is going to demand it and we as custodians of the services on the part of the people of Cambridge , are going to have to do as sensibly and sensitively as possible .
6 Oh yes it is , I do n't doubt it but the problem is right ?
7 Melissa James , 27 , a TV company executive from north London , said : ‘ There are excellent performances in it but the dialogue is wordy and peculiar .
8 I tried it but the paper was stuck down , stuck down already
9 What he said was informative if a touch inconsequential ; you did n't remember too much of it but the effect was cumulative .
10 Not only could I not do it but the effort was so excruciating that I opened my mouth to scream and could n't breathe enough for that either .
11 You can break it but the thing is that I warned her , er , you know , as long as they get through to her hold on that that 's very nicely set up if she twiddles her
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