Example sentences of "but [pron] is [vb pp] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Club will make the necessary arrangements , but no-one is allowed to go into town before clearing immigration nor should the skipper or any of the crew visit immigration as they will be told , in no uncertain terms , to return to the club immediately . |
| 2 | But everyone is advised to remain on their guard and keep vigilant for any suspicious activity . |
| 3 | New Historicism is very adept at employing ‘ thick description ’ , a detailed skilful exposition of , usually , some text or document which has been largely critically bypassed previously , but which is shown to have a charged metaphoric function in revealing some facet of Renaissance culture . |
| 4 | The war of resolutions overshadowed the Congress , which should have ended proceedings yesterday but which is expected to continue until the end of the week , as it discusses amendments to the Russian constitution . |
| 5 | a share which pays an annual dividend of 20p but which is expected to grow by 5% p.a. for the foreseeable future . |
| 6 | This might be something that has a legitimate place in the original complex equation — it might be peace education , anti-racism or teachers ' rights — but which is inflated to fill the whole screen . |
| 7 | It is either pride or obstinacy , but she is determined to pay her way and I 'm not allowed to help her out . |
| 8 | But who is qualified to lead us on this Crusade ? |
| 9 | A Very little is known about Foster , but he is believed to have worked with Leppard in Bristol around 1810–30 . |
| 10 | Maybe time does give it some perspective , he agrees , but he is determined to take the blame for the controversy it provoked . |
| 11 | But he is expected to quit today if the crisis continues . |
| 12 | But he is expected to move soon to predominantly Muslim West Beirut . |
| 13 | Busuttil , incidentally , had six stitches inserted in a calf injury after last weekend 's game for Belgians FC Genk , but he is expected to play . |
| 14 | Staff made frantic attempts to revive him but he is thought to have suffered a massive heart attack . |
| 15 | There are still some larger homes in existence and a small number of old premises used jointly with the health authorities but it is planned to close these eventually . |
| 16 | During this year purchasing will be confined to fundholding procedures , but it is planned to extend this to all secondary health care from 1 April next year . |
| 17 | The heading for this section looks like a play on words , but it is intended to point out the fact that , while development control is one of the instruments by which planning policies are implemented , there are also policies relating to the actual operation of the control . |
| 18 | The work will be carried out entirely with normal subjects , but it is intended to help in understanding why patients with cerebral injuries can show disorders of word recognition whilst object and face recognition remain apparently intact , disorders of object recognition whilst word and face recognition remain apparently intact , or disorders offace recognition whilst object and word recognition remain apparently intact . |
| 19 | But it is bound to stimulate the evolution of formal procedures for overcoming the obstacles met by investigators . |
| 20 | That will alter the average as well in a different way , but it is bound to alter the median . |
| 21 | It is hoped that it will be read by all who have an interest in the delivery of nursing care to patients but it is written to help those who manage nurses . |
| 22 | The exact boundaries of Barama 's concession are not yet known , but it is believed to contain groups of Warrau , Lokono , Karinya and Akawaio Indians . |
| 23 | BR electrical engineers searched the area for the suspect wire but it is believed to have melted under the force of the current . |
| 24 | How it got its name is not a documented fact , but it is believed to have come about when the tailors of London congregated at the Haymarket Theatre to protest about a play called The Tailors : A Tragedy For Warm Weather . |
| 25 | We have not yet examined the implications of the structural or cost implications of this proposal in detail , but it is hoped to have preliminary drawings and outline cost estimates available prior to any Board Meeting called to discuss this issue . |
| 26 | It is not known exactly how this operated , but it is presumed to have been on some kind of contract basis . |
| 27 | Details of the ‘ highly sensitive ’ information have not been made public , but it is understood to have originated from intelligence and diplomatic sources and probably relates to plans by Marcos loyalists to capitalise on his return to the country . |
| 28 | Anti-terrorist detectives were unwilling to discuss the exact location and size of the haul but it is understood to have been found in a lock-up garage ‘ within a few miles ’ of Northolt , north-west London , where the arrests were made . |
| 29 | A political decision is real enough but it is designed to leave things in the end exactly as they were in the beginning . |
| 30 | Of course this does n't mean that any woman found drinking it will turn to stone but it is designed to appeal to the real men of the nation . |