Example sentences of "[verb] but it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parts are still at this time being occupied but it is almost certain before long that the whole of the building will be condemned and we hope that this old building will be preserved and not allowed to fall into decay . |
| 2 | And they 'll check that out for you and we 'll see what 's happening but it 's just in case there 's any arthritis or anything like that that 's |
| 3 | Well I do n't know but it 's still going . |
| 4 | The expansion of forestry by means of a policy of attrition and isolation of farms is occurring but it is not necessarily a process which in the long term will lead to a reasonable balance of land use . |
| 5 | That 's fine as you can have whatever opinion you want but it is still not your baby and therefore you can not decide what should be done . |
| 6 | I wrote and thanked him on behalf of the Council for what he 'd done but it 's now a question of finding somebody who can match it . |
| 7 | It was one of those gorgeous early mornings when the sun has just risen but it 's still dark enough to see the brightest stars . |
| 8 | I know what I 've got ta do but it 's just doing it |
| 9 | Madam er deputy speaker , there is a feeling abroad in the country that an audit certificate is rather like an M O T certificate , it 's good for the minute that it was granted but it is perfectly useless thereafter . |
| 10 | Erm there are differing work practices which I try to erode but it is very difficult |
| 11 | that 's er one of those upright ones in there she said yeah I thought Claire might be interested in that and so I was thinking it was like the ones we 've seen but it 's not , it 's completely round and it 's on erm like a stand like that , you know , it 's an upright |
| 12 | I do n't mind but it 's just not fair at all |
| 13 | It 's often Overlooked but it is probably the single most beneficial part — having a good time . |
| 14 | I think there 's a pride that , that the majority of firemen are , are fairly clean and smart erm there are the odd ones that have to be told but it 's not the same sort of discipline now as there was , and I 'm not sure whether it 's right or wrong , all I see I , I enjoy the discipline when I had it , I sometimes wish it was brought back but er it 's not the time now it seems for that type of discipline , so I think they manage well but er I would like to see a little more but perhaps I 'm a bit old fashioned . |
| 15 | People always think we ignore them when they 're waiting but it is n't really like that . |
| 16 | The value of T g depends on the way in which it is measured but it is also found to be a function of the polymer chain length . |
| 17 | ‘ Everyone likes to win but it is more important to produce first-team players . |
| 18 | You have up here you 've got neither win lose but it 's like it 's a respectable thing you know you respect each other you do n't trust them completely and you do n't co-operate completely but they just respect just not you 're just not willing to go that further little bit and it becomes more of a more of a rather than a win lose or a win win it 's more of a people half and half okay I 'll give this much if you give that much . |
| 19 | I do n't know what you eat but it 's certainly not very nourishing . |
| 20 | At least , this might be the view that Norton-Taylor wishes to promote but it is not readily evident in his book . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's the clash which everyone in boxing wants to see but it 's up to them to get back in touch with us . ’ |
| 22 | Yeah I know what you mean but it 's not it does n't necessarily work out that way cos |
| 23 | and that 's where the back door is , in the other bedroom you 've got a ventilator you know but it 's not actually facing into the bedroom , it 's facing outwards towards the bathroom , you know and the stairs |
| 24 | I know but it 's not all that sort it 's erm I mean you enjoyed it |
| 25 | I know but it 's just , waste of time in it ? they 'd been better spent to finish the order that they did have , and inject that , ha oh be fair to do that to use though , no doubt they will , pick out all the things we did n't do right bloody should done too many of this or not enough of that |
| 26 | Yeah , I know but it 's just when she 's sort of having to sit down all the time . |
| 27 | Yeah , I know but it 's there . |
| 28 | You know we were asked , Do you want your own bank account really and we decided er democratically that we 'd have the one bank account really for make sure the D H S S did n't start snooping really and you know er that 's worked very well I mean certainly the men very much tell us everything that 's going on and erm well you know I do n't think there 's any conflict of erm I do n't know you know it 's it 's difficult I suppose it 's amazing really the way it does work you know and that er you know but it 's quite loose really because it 's er that 's in a way the way one of it 's successes probably you know that 's it 's not a very structured I mean probably the lodge is more structured I mean men are used to their lodge meetings are n't they you know ? |
| 29 | I know but it 's only giving you one |
| 30 | Yeah I know but it 's so funny . |