Example sentences of "[adj] but it [is] " in BNC.

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1 But I mean it sounds really crap but it 's just I swear if he chooses me I 'm gon na fucking slap him .
2 Evaluation is still rudimentary but it is increasingly accepted that with services as massive and costly as those described we must develop techniques for measuring their impact and comparing the success and failure of different approaches .
3 Mrs Letts is terrifically brave but it 's an awful tragedy .
4 He knows he is doing wrong but it is just that , in certain situations of moral dilemma he has to act in ways that involve violence .
5 That 's the only snag with that , that you you can get the wrong But it 's very much way of doing it .
6 It is wrong but it 's close .
7 It might not be cos you might have got the formula wrong and you 've got every one of them wrong but it 's usually a good sign .
8 I would n't do it deliberately wrong but it 's so
9 She was wrong but it 's easy when it 's everywhere like it is there .
10 It 's not a whoop it 's not a whooping cough do n't get me wrong but it 's you know he 's chesty
11 The reason for this is not clear but it is believed to be related to surface characteristics such as defect chemistry .
12 The reason for this is not clear but it is worth noting that McCamman et al noted that ‘ explosive diarrhoea , gas , cramps , sweating , and feeling light headed were common complaints ’ after healthy volunteers finished an elemental regimen and started to eat food .
13 Agnew and Hill combining to get is clear but it 's a corner and that cross caused real problems to Leicester .
14 They do n't know English but it is more than that .
15 A perm makes the hair more porous but it is the rinsing that causes the hair to swell , which is when the damage is likely to occur .
16 An elderly lady , this weekend actually , i it sounds funny but it 's rather serious what she said actually .
17 He 's , he 's funny but it 's not , cos if Ryan 's , he 's not going to get anywhere , because he 's just a little shit , basically .
18 Mine is er It 's not high but it 's higher than I would like but er
19 Yeah , ultimately they might wan na end up with erm a mouse driver high but it 's alright .
20 Everyone gets very wet but it is worth while getting soaked if it saves even one glider from serious damage .
21 ‘ Yes , I know that sounds clichéd but it 's the truth .
22 It is shown here in antique brown but it is also available in white .
23 The house is very charming but it 's taken 20 years to get to the present condition .
24 The basic professional stand against censorship is sound but it is weakened by inaction when opportunities arise to be decisive and it is further weakened by elements of the profession which seek to censor , while often interpreting this as positive discrimination .
25 The name is unfamiliar but it is only what its name implies : the capital liabilities that have been discharged , in this case , by repayment of loans .
26 To allow the primary sufferer to wake up in yesterday 's clothes , reeking of vomit , may seem unkind and unpleasant but it is a good way of getting through the denial system which might otherwise lead him or her to think that a lot of fuss was being made over nothing .
27 This supervision may appear somewhat unpleasant but it is necessary to break into the compulsive dependence upon enforced vomiting in the same way as the physical detoxification process breaks into alcohol or drug dependence .
28 " At Advanced level in History , the ability to write serviceable English is a prerequisite but it is even less frequently attained .
29 Again , I have seen it said : this is all very interesting but it is hardly new .
30 It may sound interesting but it 's very dangerous .
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