Example sentences of "[noun] but it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eamonn de Stafort , public relations officer for SPAG , said two cattle had already died from lead poisoning but it was not certain whether dust or water pollution was responsible : ‘ What we are worried about is what will happen when the lake starts to dry up completely ’ . |
| 2 | Writers , poets and bards had been telling the stories for centuries but it was not until the Victorians that a visual interpretation was recorded and that was essentially romantic and ill-informed . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's a lot of talk about success in waiting lists but it is not at all clear that there is any great benefit that 's arisen here . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm longing for kids but it 's not up to me . |
| 5 | Hawaii was of the United States but it was not in it . |
| 6 | Yeah , th th th the guy thought it was erm spot killer circuit fault but it 's not a monitor fault . |
| 7 | It 's not quite like Domestos by mouth but it 's not far short . |
| 8 | The procedure is particularly apt if there is a risk that the goods may be destroyed or disposed of before trial of the action but it is not confined to such situations . |
| 9 | Yeah it 's it 's actually it 's not too bad it 's a bit misty it 's a bid hazy erm slight wind but it 's not bad . |
| 10 | The action will affect 107 schools but it is not clear how many have what the union regards as oversized classes . |
| 11 | Electron microscopy may improve identification but it is not widely available , is expensive , and is limited by the need for specially fixed tissues when generally only formalin fixed tissues are available . |
| 12 | We usually have a sign near the main till but it 's not here today . ’ |
| 13 | Directives are based on Roman law whereby absolute duties are set out in the law but it is not vigorously enforced . |
| 14 | It was only wide enough for one vehicle but it was not so rough , and Maggie took a few deep breaths to get control of her rage . |
| 15 | ‘ Peter wanted to do anything he could to help catch Paul 's killers but it was not easy for him to help with the pictures . ’ |
| 16 | The theory of communicative action is perhaps the crucial and radical component in Habermas 's work but it is not a discrete theory ; it develops in response to a number of problems both theoretical and empirical raised in a variety of contexts . |
| 17 | Andrew Sentance , economics director at the Confederation of British Industry , said the economy was balanced on a knife-edge but it was not possible to say whether it was heading irretrievably for recession . |
| 18 | It 's a bit of a mess but it 's not totally destroyed . |
| 19 | Erm , I mean there 's a forest outside our window but it 's not visible is it ? |
| 20 | No , I mean he 's got things that er he 's got er CDs and things in the window but it 's not erm |
| 21 | The ratio of the consumption of wood to steel varies considerably between different countries but it is not necessarily an index of the degree of industrialization or of technological advancement . |
| 22 | " Our legislation is copied by several countries but it is not effective because of an institutional weakness and , sometimes , lack of political will " , he declared . |
| 23 | I mean Louis seems to be really sort of like a different cat but it 's not |
| 24 | There was some opposition in the Committee but it was not pressed to division , and it seems that the restrictions were reluctantly accepted as part of a package deal to get agreement on the report as a whole . |
| 25 | The ascension of Sidney Poitier in the '60s was perceived as a major breakthrough but it was not until the ‘ blaxploitation ’ films of the '70s ( such as ‘ Shaft ’ and ‘ Superfly ’ ) that there was any talk of an indigenous black cinema . |
| 26 | I have always longed to be a great lady but it 's not easy when you spend your time queuing for slug-pellets and flea-powder . |
| 27 | Er only a bit of fun this really , it 's not a It it can be a serious exercise but it 's not meant to put you under any pressure . |
| 28 | Here people accept the importance of regular exercise but it is not clear if they are translating the message into action . |
| 29 | In the following years many proposals were made for the construction of a railway between Welshpool and Llanfair Caereinion but it was not until 1898 that a company was formed to build the present line and the then Earl of Powis became its Chairman , an office which he held until the grouping in 1922 . |
| 30 | It seems a pity but it 's not for very long . |