Example sentences of "but it [is] one of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've heard about it but it is one of the sights my hosts have n't shown me . |
| 2 | I do not know what happens when men feel the ecstasy that Thoreau experienced , but it is one of the highest joys known to man . |
| 3 | I have n't been brave enough to write to a publication of any sort before , but it is one of my favourite pieces of music , and this is the greatest performance I 've ever heard ( and I mean of anything ) , so thanks for the opportunity . |
| 4 | Put in those terms it may seem a strange statement , but it is one of the essential differences between true epics and novels , which deal , on the whole , with the world of ‘ reality ’ . |
| 5 | Perhaps it is a universally irresoluble paradox , but it is one of particular importance for the anorexic . |
| 6 | But it is one of several such equations in the Education Reform Act . |
| 7 | Not only was it an important factor in winning the Second World War , for its specific electrical insulating properties were a key to the development of radar , but it is one of those rare inventions which create an entirely new industrial development . |
| 8 | This is not really suited for binocular observation , but it is one of the few Mira variables easily found with binoculars when near maximum . |
| 9 | It is not the hardest peak in the Alps but it is one of the classics , and we had done it , though we had only been in the area a couple of days and had still been acclimatising . |
| 10 | But it is one of history 's ironies that this castle , built to subdue the Welsh by an English king , was captured in 1404 by Owain Glyndwr . |
| 11 | He is never allowed off the chain , so ca n't help the mess and smell he makes , but it is one of my least favourite duties . |
| 12 | But it is one of the reasons why the Cruithin disappeared towards the end of Dierdriu 's reign . ’ |
| 13 | You now try to connect these two perceptions , by saying that ( a ) the rhyme scheme causes the cheerfulness ; or ( b ) there is a relationship between the rhyme scheme and the cheerfulness , but it is one of correlation ; or ( c ) the regular rhyme scheme is connected with the cheerfulness because they are both caused by something else ( such as the genre or subject matter of the poem , perhaps ) ; or ( d ) there is in your view no relationship between the rhyme scheme and the feeling , and they coincide without there being a causal or correlative relation between them . |
| 14 | But it is one of the , is n't one of the other interesting things about the sponsorship the potential , the partnership and empowerment as |
| 15 | One of his ministries , one of his many , many ministries , but it is one of his ministries . |
| 16 | But it is one of our most valuable , and we should do everything that we can to support it . |
| 17 | Today , 30 years after his death , Lewis is remembered more as the author of such enchanting children 's stories as The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe than as a writer and broadcaster on ethical and religious questions , but it is one of those BBC sermons which he delivers at the beginning of this play . |
| 18 | ‘ No , but it 's one of the languages I 've learnt to speak over the years . ’ |
| 19 | I ask him every day to get me a newspaper , but it 's one of those things where he sticks his heels in . |
| 20 | but it 's one of his great problems |
| 21 | It does n't get at what you want either but it 's one of the system that we 've got So if you write something th that you for a piece of , an essay that you got say a two one for and then you write an appalling piece , you might still get a two one for it under exam conditions |
| 22 | He says there 's a large lump on the vertebrae , but it 's one of many problems in my back . ’ |
| 23 | She 's alright yeah , well I , I bought her a book but it 's one of these , it 's like a talking book a Disney one , it 's got like a keyboard down the side and you press certain pads and it makes a noise and I thought oh rather than just getting an ordinary book , I thought that would be quite good |
| 24 | She felt that it was n't children 's job or children 's responsibility to look after the world , it was our job , and that it was not fair to make children feel responsible for doing that erm I mean that seems to me to be a legitimate viewpoint and erm but it 's one of many and I mean other people may feel that in order to save the planet , or indeed prevent wars in the future , it is important to expose children to the dangers of , you know , the current situation . |