Example sentences of "[adj] but it [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but erm , er at a stage that they are in and been for a long time in the States as we will have to er get armed , well I 'm sorry to say this but it seems like it |
| 2 | since he came to our Lordships House with some very and has had to sit this thing ever since then with one exception er to speeches deeply and seriously critical er of the proposals er coming from Members of your Lordships House mostly with vast experience of the subject matter former Secretary 's er er former Chief Constable er and er so many others and I arise only to put one point to you if my Noble Friend decides to resist these amendments , it seems to me I may be wrong but it seems to me overwhelmingly clear that they will be carrying against him and they will be put into the Bill which will be very considerably altered and amended , some of your Lordships may think improved , but certainly drastically altered and I wonder whether er my Noble Friend thinks that really would be helpful from the point of view either of the pr future progress of the Bill , or the position of the Government . |
| 3 | All this may strike us as very patronising but it reveals at least as much concern about the welfare , and rehabilitation , of prisoners as the incarceration policies of the present day . |
| 4 | It may sound like a story from Boy 's Own Annual but it happens to be true . |
| 5 | The the fire service is separate but it reports to the public protection committee . |
| 6 | ‘ It is n't easy but it has to be attempted . |
| 7 | The moth 's physical appearance is not quite as wasp-like but it adds to its disguise by making a buzzing noise . |
| 8 | But Blackheath administrator Alun Davies said : ‘ The knee is coming on fine but it needs at least another couple of weeks rehabilitation . |
| 9 | Much of this is welcome but it has to be looked at critically when public expenditure cuts dominate the policy discussions . |
| 10 | This is a fine ideal but it seems to me to rest on biological , theological and philosophical mistakes . |
| 11 | They were very discreet but it looked to me like an assignation . ’ |
| 12 | This would seem self-evident but it has in the past exercised the minds of many lawyers , in relation to the IMRO venture capital rules at least . |
| 13 | Er but calming is not the only issue er er calming is is important and we recognise that but it seems to me that with that you have to enhance reliable public transport . |
| 14 | Now I 'm sure there are some nice lads among the Young Farmers good salt of the earth stock and all that but it has to be said that , in the sweeping generalisation way of things , they are a generally unpleasant breed . |
| 15 | This process can be painful and revealing but it leads to greater self-awareness — the first step to unambiguous communication . |
| 16 | In the mental health field the voluntary sector is , on the whole , well organized and effective but it suffers from lower levels of charitable donations compared with more immediately appealing charities such as those for children , cancer research or research into heart disease . |
| 17 | Er I 've already had some promised but it depends on how many people we get there you see . |
| 18 | It sounded utterly preposterous but it led to a longer silence . |
| 19 | He was reluctant but it came in the end : ‘ I 've been thinking ; if Alfie really was coming here it 's possible he would have taken the short cut like we did when we were boys . |
| 20 | This may be faster but it leads to a kicking action that tends to collide with the opponent 's leading knee rather than pass over it . |
| 21 | the problem more but it tends to be men that cope in that way and women are n't seen to cope as well , maybe they just do n't use things like alcohol |
| 22 | Pearce look for Phillips on the right Lewis got there first but it dropped to Stone . |
| 23 | He says they may have gone too far but it has to be remembered that they were being provoked by people who were trespassing . |
| 24 | Mr Morrison says that he took on the job ‘ because they said that it would be difficult but it had to be done and that 's what appealed to me ’ . |
| 25 | Grandmother Hilda Mason , of Clapham , south London , said : ‘ I 'm heartbroken but it seems to be the way young people go about their business these days . ’ |
| 26 | I wanted specifically to address myself to one rumour which seems to be a circulating dilemma , a great deal of enthusiasm and I heard that at er Chichester Railway Station today erm the staff at Chichester Railway Station seem to be under the impression that the erm the emergency planning authorities er have imminent proposals to breach the railway line south of to allow the flood water to escape to the sea , with the result so I was quite earnestly and er without any doubt that the railway will be closed for six months erm the , the Chairman of the County Council just raised this issue with the Emergency Planning , I understand that this is er an unsubstantiated rumour and er that there be a an immediate er destruction of the railways is not imminent but er I think perhaps it shows that erm probably due to the the great media interest and all sorts of stories are er doing a round but it goes without saying of course that the railway was n't closed for six months to the railway , but I do n't think there is any er any prospect to that , but I think the Chairman Council feels that . |
| 27 | A minimum wage was established by the minority Socialist government in 1947 but it suffered from two significant weaknesses compared to Densan . |
| 28 | He put the Old Rectory at Stoney Stanton , Blaby , Leicestershire , on the market for £325,000 in 1990 but it sold for £239,000 — a 25 per cent drop . |
| 29 | The Community Programme also met with some suspicion when it was first introduced by the MSC in the early 1980s but it proved to be a boon for many bureaux to expand their services and broaden their workforce . |
| 30 | None of this was structural but it detracted from the overall impression nevertheless . |