Example sentences of "but [det] is [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The traditional method of slaughter by slow strangulation might well seem revolting but that is admitted to be a ‘ waning practice ’ . |
| 2 | But this is bound to be so , granted Quine 's case for the role of theory in interpreting experience . |
| 3 | But this is seen to be the reason why forces or energies are transferred or transmitted across what has continually been regarded by so many scientists as ‘ empty space ’ . |
| 4 | A caller to a newspaper claimed responsibility on behalf of the ‘ Commander of the Combined Forces ’ ; but this is reckoned to be a hoax . |
| 5 | The efficacy of speed limits thus depends on drivers ' self-discipline , but this is known to be lax , particularly as modern cars are neither designed nor advertised to encourage low-speed driving . |
| 6 | The snowy owl assemblage has a deficit for the molars of their prey but an excess for the incisors , but this is considered to be an inconsistency due to small sample size for the incisors . |