Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] but [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that is rather peculiar but it can be digested and lived with . |
| 2 | There 's only Snoopy but she 'd have finished college by then . |
| 3 | ‘ He is so affectionate but he ca n't see anything . |
| 4 | The Policyholder may consider he is morally responsible but he must be LEGALLY responsible for the injury , illness , loss or damage , etc . |
| 5 | Flow on this stretch is usually sluggish but today , with the extra water , the flow is much quicker but I should still be able to use a waggler . |
| 6 | To conclude on such a vast subject as this is not easy but I would like to make the following points . |
| 7 | The reason for this is not clear but it may relate to the more recent stress associated with handling and anaesthesia for irradiation . |
| 8 | The reason for this is not clear but it could be explained by the finding of a lower prevalence of H pylori in NSAID patients , and by the tendency of NSAID related damage to be maximal in the gastric antrum . |
| 9 | If I forget it , it 's not desperate but I 'd like to take it . |
| 10 | Haemorrhage is usually immediate but it can occasionally be a late complication . |
| 11 | A whole school concert is always popular but there may be problems in that the demand for tickets may well outweigh the supply . |
| 12 | That vital ingredient — confidence — is still absent but it may resurface soon . |
| 13 | Secondly having put up this message when I try to exit windows it tells me that 1-2-3 is still active but I can not find a way to deactivate it . |
| 14 | Modernity , then , is incurably materialistic but it can look towards either collectivism or individualism . |
| 15 | David Walton , 40 , who received the aircraft today from Air Commodore David Hurrell , said : ‘ The likelihood of the aircraft taking to the sky again is fairly remote but it will be preserved in its current condition and who knows what the long term future holds . |
| 16 | Ben is fairly obedient but he wo n't beg or fetch slippers . |
| 17 | Suppose that in May 1991 manufacturer B markets a razor which is equally efficient but which will not normally cut the user , even when slid sideways . |
| 18 | I mean our place is nothing like that , I mean it is n't dowdy but they can probably put up wall coverings , scrap piece of paper , and they were drawings that the kids had ju , had drawn for us you know , and we said , look here mate , get stuffed , you know ! |
| 19 | So my , my tax office is in Cardiff , now the quick way in to your tax office , where ever it is , and if it changes , is you get the telephone number , you get the reference room of Salaries or Pension Department , you ring your tax office , quote your name , the tax office reference although that 's n these days is n't important but you must quote your national insurance number , by doing that you get put through to the person who presses a button and says , oh yes you 're Mr or Mrs so-and-so , what can I tell you ? |
| 20 | Fitting a hard disk is n't difficult but I can understand you reservations . |
| 21 | Sometimes it just ca n't be helped cos there 's nothing in your price range you know that you like that is n't empty but I would prefer an empty property so that when we decide and then whatever just |
| 22 | Erm , to comparison with Peterborough 's particularly useful but it might be , must be said that Peterborough do have problems with at least three or four of the their community centres all the time , in fact have quite a substantial budget on er staff involved in sorting out problems with voluntary managed community centres . |
| 23 | The draft for this is almost complete but it ca n't be finalised until the costs of the revised programme have been agreed for each of the participating nations . |
| 24 | As one of them said , ‘ You know , you want someone who 's pretty strict but who 'll let you feel a bit free . ’ |
| 25 | It increases our range over our present equipment which is very effective but we can actually detect the motorist before he sees the officer on the side of the road . |
| 26 | You may snort and think that this is very far-fetched but you can be assured that the majority of lecturers who appear before you not only know their subjects but are enthusiastic about them and about transmitting their knowledge to you . |
| 27 | He is very easy-going but he wo n't take any messing once he is on the pitch . |
| 28 | ‘ He proved today that he is very fast but I can tell him that tomorrow is not going to be so easy , ’ said Fittipaldi , who clocked 101.472mph . |
| 29 | I have angina which is very unpleasant but I can move about more easily since losing a bit of weight and I used to suffer every night with heartburn but since having no fat I can honestly say I have n't suffered at all : … . |
| 30 | The plastic laminated top is very popular but you must be careful not to chop directly on to it ( use a chopping board ) or to put down hot pots and saucepans . |