Example sentences of "it [is] a [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | now , well it 's a nuisance but thank goodness at least it 's there |
| 2 | It 's a Walkman but it records and plays and it 's got the radio in it as well . |
| 3 | I mean it 's just like Aston is , it is , is , it 's , it 's a university but it has n't been a university for that long , it was a technological institute before |
| 4 | It is a it 's a name but I do n't know what his first name is . |
| 5 | I know it 's a cliche but we really do have to take it from game to game — it 's the only way . ’ |
| 6 | well I mean I 'm not surprised they do n't wan na take a picture of our garden cos it 's a mess but er I 'd have thought he would have taken a picture of yours and sold you one . |
| 7 | I 've given them er question mark on the shape of the country it 's a map but the ha what I think is easy , I du n no I mean to I mean I look at maps all day long , so |
| 8 | It 's a trick but it helps it took all the |
| 9 | What I would wish to make absolutely clear is I do n't believe that in the context of a liberal democracy that is even remotely a possibil it 's a possibility but it 's not an acceptable solution . |
| 10 | mi yeah , it 's a possibility but until somebody actually says no , you do n't know |
| 11 | I think it 's a shame but I 've |
| 12 | whether it could properly be said that it 's a duty because it 's not , it 's a guide , er the question arises as to whether it 's a duty but of course it 's here , it 's always been in the expert 's report incorporated in it the reference to it erm but er Lord in my submission er it is undoubtedly correct that your Lordship would be greatly helped by hearing evidence from a solicitor engaged regularly , frequently , in commercial conveyancing work as to what the extent of the practice , the accepted practice and the professional standards operated by solicitors in this field and |
| 13 | It 's a Dulux but you ca n't get it from the shop . |
| 14 | One , the one section , one section of it , it 's all women clothes and lace ware and beautiful clothes and so on , you know it 's a market but you know and little places of pottery and so on and then the next section you go down this old market , there 's a old big square and you walk on there and you 're talking about , you go to buy avocados over here , you 're buying sixty and seventy pence for one , and you 're paying sixty pence for about bloody six over there |
| 15 | It 's a laff but is THE MAN FROM UNCLE ? |
| 16 | It 's an advantage but with cars it 's not really a problem so |
| 17 | She said alright it 's twenty five quid , it 's an expense but she said but it 's something that she 'll keep . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's against all the odds if it is a villa but I hope you 're right . ’ |
| 19 | It is a pity but my father , Elfed , has been given very little credit in articles and books . |
| 20 | Perhaps it is a coincidence but at the Annual General Meeting in November he was elected Captain . |
| 21 | He says it is a nuisance but he 's putting up with it . |
| 22 | . This is an alcohol it has an O H group so it is a butanole but you have to indicate where the O H group actually is it 's either on four or it 's on one . |
| 23 | They 've already written to the Secretary of State and said dear Secretary of State we 're going to send this to you because it is a departure but please Secretary of State do not call it in do not exercise your powers . |
| 24 | The Ozick extract is a particular case because it is a fantasy but it is the kind of clipped talk I think likely between two opponents who are squaring up to fight one another . |
| 25 | No actually it does n't have a curve , it is a triangle but it 's got a longer base has n't it ? |
| 26 | In my eyes it is a contract but do we need to make this change ? |
| 27 | It is a possibility but there is another option . |
| 28 | The social worker within a local authority is never professionally involved with a family simply because it is a family but only when family considerations impinge upon the welfare and interests of some member of a client group — usually a child but perhaps an elderly or disabled adult . |
| 29 | I could understand its thinking it is a vampire but a woodpecker ? |
| 30 | It is a shame but he must be asked to stand down . ’ |