Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [is] [adv] [vb pp] [that] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The migrating larval stages in large numbers may cause a transient pneumonia , but it is now recognised that many cases of so-called " Ascaris pneumonia " may be attributable to other infections , or to piglet anaemia . |
| 32 | Some pessimists have calculated that enormous exercise workouts would be needed in order to achieve even modest weight loss , but it is now recognized that exercise does effectively help to burn up calories by speeding up the body 's metabolic rate for some time afterwards . |
| 33 | ( Some 15 other states where the Moral Majority are by no means the silent majority , had hoped to pass similar laws , but it is now assumed that the case will go to appeal and eventually reach the Supreme Court ) . |
| 34 | But it is now argued that the increased radiation would be no more than the existent difference between the poles and the equator . |
| 35 | It used to be argued that turbulence was necessary to ensure the oxygenation of the water and the continuation of the food supply , but it is now thought that the main role of turbulence is in getting rid of excess carbon dioxide . |
| 36 | Hyenas have always been thought of as scavengers but it is now known that they are also vigorous nocturnal hunters . |
| 37 | The details of the legend 's growth are obscure , but it is now known that it was developing steadily in northern Spain and southern France in the centuries between the eighth and the eleventh . |
| 38 | This was a time of panic , in which one farmer alleged that a thousand of his sheep had been killed by these parrots ; but it is now known that they rarely kill sheep . |
| 39 | Until quite recently it was considered that it was the crust that attained equilibrium with respect to the mantle , but it is now known that isostatic adjustments also involve the rigid mantle forming the lower part of the lithosphere . |
| 40 | We do not need here to rehearse the contentious issues which surround integration , but it is sometimes aimed that the placement of a child in a mainstream school constitutes integration , or , in any event , that we all understand the same meaning of this term . |
| 41 | But it is sometimes forgotten that as far back as 1909 he built his own aeroplane in which he then made the first recorded flight over Ireland . |
| 42 | But it is commonly held that Mind and Matter both have existence , separately , one from the other . |
| 43 | But it is often assumed that so doing is to be following in the footsteps of Marx , when he gave his example of luxury goods production , basing himself on the premise that the sub-department lib produced only goods for capitalist consumption . |
| 44 | But it is often implied that these were the result of particular social and political circumstances . |
| 45 | But it is often forgotten that even less physical sports such as bowls , and even snooker , where the same movement is repeated many times , can cause problems , too . |
| 46 | There 's been plenty of speculation about what will be cut and what will be taxed , but it 's widely expected that there 'll be a big increase in the scope of VAT . |
| 47 | And that 's true , but it 's often forgotten that some of us on this side of the fence also play professionally — they say teachers are failed musicians and I suppose many people see music journalists as those not good enough even to teach ! |
| 48 | It took some time for all the records to be checked , but it 's now agreed that IBM Corp 's full year net loss for 1992 of $4,965m goes down in history as the largest corporate loss on record , taking the baton from General Motors Corp . |
| 49 | But it 's now known that Mrs Law was last seen alive just after lunchtime on Sunday . |
| 50 | But it 's still considered that Balcerowicz 's reforms have been a success . |