Example sentences of "but [pers pn] is [verb] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sir Alexander Seton is an excellent knight , but it is felt that a greater figure in the kingdom should hold this royal stronghold , in the King 's name . |
| 2 | But it is believed that a takeover of Paribas by a foreign entity seems politically improbable . |
| 3 | But it is understood that a new report is critical of the system developed at the Peto institute in Hungary , finding no difference with conventional therapies . |
| 4 | Details were sketchy as NME went to press , but it is understood that an application to Northaven District Council in the west country has been made to host a 100,000 capacity open air event , running over June 21 , 22 and 23 — the weekend Glastonbury traditionally takes place . |
| 5 | But it is submitted that a ‘ body of persons ’ has a collective character independently of the question whether it is a mercantile body or not , which the law is bound to protect ; in other words that any such body can sue in respect of an imputation of any conduct whatsoever of which its agents , and therefore itself by its agents , can be guilty . |
| 6 | But it is to suggest that an image of perennial conflict between science and religion is inappropriate as a guiding principle . |
| 7 | Whether or not the directors themselves had been negligent was not in issue , but it is suggested that a finding to that effect would have been more problematical . |