Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 'll probably find out in due course but it has been a disappointment . |
| 2 | What was funny it made a loud noise but it hurt my ankle as well . |
| 3 | Montrose House would of course not be the only cost-effective alternative but it does give some idea of the scandalous waste of resources which is still going on in the semi-State sector . |
| 4 | The Training Authority has controlled the development of system and materials through direct funding but it has now to be marketed to the NHS in competition with a multitude of alternatives , many of which are long established and closely adapted to local needs . |
| 5 | I think it is broken because it says also er Manchester to er I know it 's expensive on British Rail but it says one thousand three hundred and five pounds up there . |
| 6 | A poor attendance rate can signal condoned truancy but it needs to be used with other measures of attendance , and on a regular basis , to help schools to improve pupils ' attendance . |
| 7 | That improvement upset the old fifty-yard rhythm but it did n't much matter . |
| 8 | The introduction of the poll tax or community charge was meant to replace this unpleasant practice but it failed . |
| 9 | That 's acetic acid but it 's got to be this |
| 10 | Foods from all these groups need to be chosen on a daily basis but it helps to think of choosing from at least two of these , including the cereal or fruit and vegetable group , when selecting foods for each meal as well . |
| 11 | ‘ It was heat-of-the-moment stuff but it 's been building up over a little while . |
| 12 | I thought that they were cribbing up last night 's French homework but it turns out that they were playing a game called ‘ Ouija ’ . |
| 13 | Tallboy himself was not without sympathy for this apocalyptic vision but it occurred to him to wonder who Jefferson thought the forces of justice were . |
| 14 | The daughter 's second interview unfortunately did not take place until shortly after her mother had been admitted to long-stay care but it illustrates well the mixture of feelings which can be expressed . |
| 15 | Er , the position of the British government is this , that it regrets er the inconvenience and the expense , er it would like to see a very sensible resolution but it knows that there will only be a resolution as I know the honourable gentleman knows by unanimity and it does not expect to see that unanimity in the future though it will work for it . |
| 16 | She scuffed at it with the tip of one brown brogue but it did not even smudge . |
| 17 | Noblesse oblige ( privilege entails responsibility ) is a foreign phase but it embodies a very British concept . |
| 18 | The defendant in the Protector Alarms case was a Scottish company but it had a place of business in England at which service could be effected . |
| 19 | The video does not have a lot to say about stress brought about by sexual harassment but it does rightly emphasise the importance of professional workers leaving their personal problems at home . |
| 20 | I do not want to get bogged down in a semantic quibble but it does rather look as though sociologists have just as much difficulty as anyone else in doing without the word ‘ profession ’ . |
| 21 | No. 17 is a somewhat similar division but it contains a Tweddle press for shaping steel panel plates , and also deals with steel flooring , vestibule steel-work , and other miscellaneous work , while repairs are also undertaken here . |
| 22 | Michelle 's starring role opposite Jack Nicholson , Cher and Susan Sarandon in The Witches Of Eastwick is the one that first brought her to the attention of British audiences , however This month we 'll see her as saucy , sexy restaurant manageress Jo Ann Vallenari alongside Mel Gibson in Tequila Sunrise , and in Dangerous Liaisons- But it has been her straight lead role in the comedy Married To The Mob that has ignited the American critics ' praise . |
| 23 | It has the same written compass as the standard instrument but it sounds a minor third higher . |
| 24 | It 's an uninspiring village but it has a railway station , so it 's a convenient place to begin . |
| 25 | Speculating like this was always a pointless exercise but it occupied a portion of any day . |
| 26 | The relationship between the socio-economic character of a local authority ( L.A. ) and its expenditure on education is a crucial issue but it has not received adequate research attention . |
| 27 | To adopt ‘ one person , one vote ’ would be a democratic move but it offends trade unions by weakening their local influence and it undermines the position of Left-wing activists who tend to dominate many local parties . |
| 28 | Her father had to be told ; Tony was terrified of this joint meeting but it went all right . |
| 29 | This is a perfectly honourable aim but it does not escape the issue . |
| 30 | We think of design only as applying to aesthetic matters like furniture or graphic art but it applies to everything . |