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 is an idea which has succeeded . |
| 24 | The criterion-referencing of assessments is not an essential feature of graded tests , but it is an approach which has been strongly recommended because it is intended to make clearer the targets which pupils need to aim for and to provide information on achievements for parents , teachers and employers . |
| 25 | The alienation of groups among the younger voters has perhaps received too much publicity but it is an attitude which is shared to some degree by other sections of the community . |
| 26 | I occasionally use a quiver-tip on stillwaters , but it is an indicator I find most valuable on rivers , except at those times when the fish are being very finicky , when I will touch-leger . |
| 27 | But it is an agreement which is " restrictive of trade " in this sense , that it requires a man to give his services and wares to one person only for a long term of years to the exclusion of all others . |
| 28 | That it has not proved possible to squeeze our resources further in order to accomplish this is cause for regret , but it is an aim which I am confident that all of my successors will seek to achieve . |
| 29 | Negative interest rate , as exercised by Swiss bankers , is not at this stage suggested , but it is an option which Swiss experience would help us to achieve if needed in the future . |
| 30 | 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 . |