Example sentences of "but it [be] [adv] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible to break down fat to use as energy when you are training , but it is essentially glycogen which is the energy source . |
| 2 | Fathers , because ultimately they control financial resources , may be the people who sign cheques or who authorize the payment of money to their children , but it is often women who mediate and negotiate such gifts and loans ( Morris , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | Erm well we all know what 's going to happen and they sort of give an idea of the plot but it 's only Marlowe who does n't know . |
| 4 | ‘ But it 's only winos he 's dealing with , ’ Rab said . |
| 5 | Other 's forgive me for the wrong doing , and for the harm I do to them , but it 's only God who can forgive my sin . |
| 6 | ‘ But it 's about time there was some breakfast on the table . |
| 7 | We sha n't know what else is missing until the relatives get here but it was probably money he was after … for drugs , I dare say . ’ |
| 8 | But it was usually Billy who finished up with the lesser of the two . |
| 9 | He expected to act as sponsor to Chou En-lai in the unfamiliar field of international diplomacy , but it was actually Chou who took over centre stage ( as The Times pronounced , 25 April 1955 , ‘ It has been Mr Chou En-lai 's week ’ ) . |