Example sentences of "but it is [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Strove is but a tiny group of houses , a mere dot on the map , but it is close to many Tuscan treasures . |
| 32 | If I were pedantic I would have to exclude it from my description of the Basque country , because Sauveterre is definitely a Béarnais and not a Basque town ; but it is close to the edge of Basse-Navarre , and worth a visit , so I shall rope it in here . |
| 33 | The picture quality is n't as good as that from an IV disc , but it is suitable for many business applications . |
| 34 | It 's not a marvellous touring aircraft but it is suitable for trekking in a way that a Tomahawk or 152 is n't . |
| 35 | We humans can not smell bombykol , but it is potent in its effect on male silk moths . |
| 36 | No , I can not comment on that , but it is relevant to the contract negotiations for Trident 08 — we must protect the public Exchequer precisely from the problem of a monopoly single buyer . |
| 37 | John Plaw 's design in 1800 for a cottage or small farmhouse , ‘ Intended for a Gentleman in the New Forest … as an object to be seen from his Mansion ’ ( Fig. 25 ) , has a much less extensive landscape than that of Blaise Castle in mind , but it is typical of many at about the turn of the century . |
| 38 | The idea of schools and colleges buying services from their local authority may sound novel , but it is implicit in local management . |
| 39 | But it is uncommon for the baby to arrive on that date , and women find it disappointing and sometimes worrying if delivery does not occur soon after this time . |
| 40 | But it is absurd to be unduly afraid of borrowing by the state . |
| 41 | The detailed explanation of what makes us feel alert is not known , but it is certain to be some function of brain activity , and brain activity increases with body temperature . |
| 42 | After Egypt was conquered by the Persian king Kambyses in 525 BC the Greeks and Karians lost their old employers ; but it is certain from several pieces of evidence that they stayed on under the new management , as distinct ethnic groups , surviving until and beyond the Macedonian takeover in 331 . |
| 43 | She comments , ‘ It was not my first career choice but it is satisfying in many respects ’ . |
| 44 | The English language presents difficulties if a purely phonic approach is attempted ( silent letters in ‘ knife ’ and ‘ pneumatic ’ , for example ) but it is useful in dealing with the ‘ sounding out ’ of unfamiliar words . |
| 45 | The evidence is slender — nothing more than a feline jaw-bone — but it is convincing for a special reason . |
| 46 | Fat lesbians and fat heterosexual women may experience fat oppression in different ways , but it is present for both . |
| 47 | It is not possible to obtain data at a sufficiently disaggregated level to confirm this argument , but it is consistent with the data that are available . |
| 48 | But it is unreasonable from this to extrapolate ‘ the school ’ as one of the cornerstones of society — for what are schools but institutions in which , in the name of knowledge , we ghettoize the young , and keep them from adult company , coop up the violent with the meek , those who like learning with those who do n't , and in general fit them for the modern world , which one quick glimpse of the television will show them to be a violent , murderous , greedy , vulgar and horrid place , in which people in a good mood throw custard pies at one another and in a bad mood chop each other to pieces ? |
| 49 | But it is essential for the man or woman to be prepared to admit that they have a drink problem and be ready to receive help , if there is to be any cure . |
| 50 | In the colonies there are no Inns of Court , but it is essential for the due administration of justice that some persons should have authority to determine , who are fit persons to practise as advocates and attornies there . |
| 51 | I do not think much of the House of Lords anyhow , but it is essential for the proper performance of parliamentary government that the major Bills — this is one — are introduced first in this House . |
| 52 | But it is parallel with the grammatical rules , and is based on the repetitive routines of initiated persons in the society under description . |
| 53 | The duration of the treatment can not be foretold but it is sure to be long . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ The … the stuff that causes the heat in chillis ’ and I smile , because I just know from the way he phrased that that he knows the technical term but does n't want to appear too smart-alec ‘ is n't soluble in water , but it is soluble in fat . |
| 55 | This electrical activity predicts the occurrence of the conditioned eyeblink to the tone but it is unrelated to the reflex eyeblink that occurs in response to the air puff . |
| 56 | This is obviously a simplified and inevitably imprecise scheme but it is helpful in placing quasi-government within the broader administrative and political context . |
| 57 | The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage . |
| 58 | The acid rain problem may have disappeared from the headlines but it is far from being solved . |
| 59 | But it is far from these things . |
| 60 | Books , letters , documents , manuscripts — in my mind they are all indissolubly linked , members of one great family ; but it is far from the general feeling . |