Example sentences of "but it [be] [not/n't] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The degree of splitting of the bone suggests equivalence to Behrensmeyer 's stage 2 weathering , but the degree of flaking is less : some flaking occurs , spreading out from breaks and splits in the bone , but it is not as well developed as seen in large mammal bone at weathering stage 2 ( Behrensmeyer , 1978 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Our wine has been good , but it is not and never will be one of the great classic vintages of , say , the Bordeaux region . |
| 3 | Sir Daniel Fleming was certainly interested in the formerly productive mines in his fells around Coniston , but it is not until 1658 is there further note of mines and then not for copper viz : |
| 4 | ‘ I Believe ’ and ‘ Rachel ’ , already released as singles , will stand the test of time , but it is n't until you hear a song like ‘ Buffaloes ’ , with its breathy vocal and unashamedly pretty piano , that you see how and why Swim stand to make a big impression , if not here then in America , where their musical heart has its spiritual home . |
| 5 | ‘ I Believe ’ and ‘ Rachel ’ , already released as singles , will stand the test of time , but it is n't until you hear a song like ‘ Buffaloes ’ , with its breathy vocal and unashamedly pretty piano , that you see how and why Swim stand to make a big impression , if not here then in America , where their musical heart has its spiritual home . |
| 6 | Peter which on a map looks quicker but it is n't cos it 's a winding |
| 7 | But it is n't because of some secret triumph of racism it 's because the claim he 's making has been emptied of meaning . |
| 8 | But it is n't because you care about animals . |
| 9 | But it is n't because I 've just said to you several times that one point two billion for a single franchise is absolutely ridiculous . |
| 10 | ‘ And you have your Steve back , ’ he accused darkly , ‘ and it should be enough to satisfy us all , but it is n't because sometimes affairs leave behind a tangled web of anguish . |
| 11 | But it 's not that that 's keeping him away from tomorrow 's London marathon . |
| 12 | Fyfe : ‘ Yeah , but it 's not that we hate America . |
| 13 | But it 's not that I 'm trying to distance myself because I do n't want to be linked directly with that character . |
| 14 | But I , but it 's not that they 're mild , it 's just that I do n't like the flavour , the taste of them is just dreadful they just taste awful . |
| 15 | But he was talking to me , and he said , he said ah how , how you getting on over there , and he went yeah , yeah , it 's alright , you know , but it 's not where I want to be , you know , away from me family . |
| 16 | There 's a little tiny bit to tinker with , but it 's not if we were to , we , we 're canvassing at pressed about altering the length of the lunchtime break to break it down from an hour and a half and an hour and a quarter to an hour and a quarter to an hour which is being we would save some money on not paying our |
| 17 | Yeah but it 's not cos I , well I want it before the first of December . |
| 18 | But it 's not though they 've cracked one big crime ring . |
| 19 | But it 's not because I 'm ill , ’ she added , with a note of self-importance and pleasure that Caterina could not help noticing . |
| 20 | This sounds easy but it 's not when faced with 10 mean faces all wanting to ‘ splat ’ you . |
| 21 | But I found when I looked at my books a week ago , or a fortnight ago , I thought , oh I know this , I know this , but it 's not until you get into it that you think shit ! |
| 22 | Well , it 's Sunday , but it 's not until next week is it ? |
| 23 | He said on the old shillings I want Neil 's bed but it were n't that cos he 's bit of a fun to , you know , you know |
| 24 | Her breath was laboured , the oxy-bottle moulded round her shoulder all but exhausted , but it was n't that that made her back-pedal , twisting her heel on a rock , smothering her shout of pain . |
| 25 | But it was n't but you see it 's the fact that Ian 's gone . |
| 26 | Well no , but it was n't but I just wanted some |
| 27 | But it was n't till after school the following afternoon that I found time to go . |
| 28 | Her heart seemed to go climbing up inside her chest , but it was n't till Jake 's hand clamped over her mouth again that she realized she 'd been about to scream . |
| 29 | But it was n't and soon the bus , like a bucking bronco , was careering down the hill to Lochranza , its horn blaring . |
| 30 | thought that was him in the car but it was n't cos |