Example sentences of "but it [be] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But it is the Duchess herself who most obviously embodies those qualities of courage and fidelity that act as an antidote to the surrounding evil . |
| 2 | But it is the farmers who are the hardest to interest ( although all planting is grant-aided ) . |
| 3 | The ability to write clearly and well is a tool of the trade and a very necessary one , but it is the idea which you have that will make your advertising stand out from the rest . |
| 4 | But it is the differences which are the primary consideration in premarriage counselling . |
| 5 | There are certain properties we inherit but it is the conditions we live under which dictate how we will develop them and to what purpose we will put them . |
| 6 | But it is the university itself which gives the scene its elegance . |
| 7 | This seems mild enough compared to the everyday manipulation of today 's multi-track techniques ; but it is the exception which proves the rule . |
| 8 | Not exactly subtle , considering the case 's complexity , but it is the verdict which no doubt still lingers in people 's minds months after the convictions were quashed . |
| 9 | But it is the cinema which has blended all these different forms together to create potent and resonant imagery , a visual and aural imagery of powerful locomotives , billowing smoke , clattering rails , and melancholy train whistles , allied to the ideal dramatic potential of a mixed group of passengers thrown together by circumstance for the duration of the journey . |
| 10 | But it is the parent who is forever admonishing the infant to ‘ be careful ’ who is more likely to instil fear into the young mind . |
| 11 | The rhetoric was always more extreme than the practice but it is the rhetoric which has persisted . |
| 12 | With this system ( see table below ) 29 reps will be performed , but it is the way they are split up that promotes the development of greater strength . |
| 13 | But it is the way you treat each other which matters most . |
| 14 | That is perhaps unfair but it is the way I feel at present . |
| 15 | The teacher 's task is to foster learning , but it is the pupil who must do the learning . |
| 16 | But it is the husband who is responsible for paying it and who must acquire the money from outside in the first place . |
| 17 | In other words the generalist administrator calls upon the economists , the statisticians , etc. for information but it is the generalist who is ‘ on top ’ . |
| 18 | The doctor advises the referee of the injury caused but it is the referee who decides whether the bout should continue . |
| 19 | But it is the horse who was third the day before who could give him his biggest win , matching Omerta 's success in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham in 1986 . |
| 20 | But it is the practitioners themselves who can do this most successfully , for only they carry authority with their peers . |
| 21 | But it is the acid he holds , a hundred tabs of it . |
| 22 | Processes of genetic inheritance are only a part , at the physical level , of a multidimensional formative and creative system at work , but it is the mind which automatically forms the patterns which lead a soul into its new body . |
| 23 | The valuable contribution of the teacher 's aid is , as the name implies , a help to the teacher , but it is the teacher who takes the main responsibility for preparing work in a clear way for all pupils , including those who are visually handicapped . |
| 24 | The West Indian families have different values — they still put a lot of faith in education , but it 's the way they bring this home to the kids that causes the problems . |
| 25 | I know but it 's the way I did it . |
| 26 | But it 's the way she 's saying oh I 'm so sorry but I have to go back on it when she 's agreed to something . |
| 27 | But it 's the time it takes |
| 28 | Of course there are always the one-off wonders , but it 's the guys who do it consistently who impress me . |
| 29 | The architects of Pakistan 's victorious tour were undoubtedly their formidable pacemen , Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis , but it was the batsmen who stole the limelight at the start . |
| 30 | In a discussion on race , Nigel had declared that ‘ we all hate racism ’ , but it was the anti-racists who were stirring up things . |