Example sentences of "but it [be] a [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But it is a part which gives me so much pain that sometimes I ca n't bear it — ca n't bear it at all . ’ |
2 | The fourth attribute demanded by George Corner , that of understanding , is possible for the first time in the history of civilization ; but it is a possibility which so far is available to only a small minority of specialists . |
3 | Since we wanted to record long , in-depth interviews , this was inevitable , but it is a difficulty which must bring caution . |
4 | This is a highly skilled and sensitive business , but it is a capacity which will be in increasing demand from management developers : it involves combining the skills of the counsellor with those of the management consultant . |
5 | There is some sense in this comment which may well explain the position of the Situationists at a particular conjunction , but it is a sense which would also explain earlier avant-garde trends in art ( if not cinema ) since , say , Futurism . |
6 | To me the small group of birds on the sand-spit looked just like little terns , but it is a bird I have never seen in Shetland , so I am not familiar with it . |
7 | But it is a self which readers of the book can only rarely have found it hard to experience . |
8 | Within masculine sexuality the most significant other is the male — but it is a significance which presupposes , and is rehearsed in relation to , the female . |
9 | We shall see more formally why this is the case when we discuss bonds in Chapter 6 , but it is a relationship which is easy to grasp intuitively if we just consider the position of a holder of existing bills . |
10 | But it is a relationship I respect . |
11 | In some instances , the long-term benefit to the victim may be worth the short-term price , but it is a question which must be faced . |
12 | This is very difficult when you are accustomed to your precise and meaningful jargon , but it is a skill you must acquire if you are to be a successful communicator . |
13 | We were friends but it is a pity he did not make that clear . ’ |
14 | Indeed , but it is a pretension which effectively connects with the masses . |
15 | This gives an important role to word-recognition skills , but it is a role which recent studies are tending to support ( see , for instance , Gough , 1984 ) . |
16 | It does n't have to happen but it is a disease which is n't noticed until too late . |
17 | The Children Act 1989 is likely to require much more account to be taken of the children 's views and those of their parents and other interested parties , but it is a process which is still seen as difficult , and is less frequently carried out than is desirable . |
18 | It may be tempting to regard today 's share price as a buying opportunity but it is a temptation which should be avoided given the uncertainties and high risk which the company still attracts . |
19 | It will always be hard for the courts to distinguish between what is harmful and what is merely unpleasant or challenging , but it is a task which society must confront for its own good . |
20 | WWR would probably pass to another country for chairmanship but it is a move which I suspect British WW racers would be prepared to accept for the benefit of WWR as a whole . |
21 | Every adult is presumed to have that capacity , but it is a presumption which can be rebutted . |
22 | But it is a view which is questioned by the leading independent adviser and actuary , . |
23 | But it 's a duster you take to it , not one of the latest hydraulic drills , and even as you dust , you must do it lovingly . |
24 | The way he was brought up I suppose , but it 's a wonder it it 's a wonder he 's got any business at all ! |
25 | But it 's a wonder he does n't . |
26 | ‘ It 's been a problem , but it 's a problem we are tackling and winning , ’ he said . |
27 | And that officer , luv , I said he was a legate from the Balearics not leg him one in the bollocks but it 's a mistake anybody could have made . |
28 | But it 's a stretcher we need , an ambulance , sort of . |
29 | But it 's a technique which can be used in many different ways , for example : |
30 | But it 's a pity she did not have a better showcase for her talents . |