Example sentences of "[adj] but it [be] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps there was something wrong but it was not that serious . |
| 2 | The grant-aid earned under the new Regulations was adequate but it was not generous and although class programmes were extended to new centres and programmes expanded in existing branches , the costs of provision also increased and the District required overdraft facilities until 1950 when a small surplus was secured . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Er er the principle was that erm th the birth of a child is , it is painful but it 's not a pain too much for a mother to bear , that was the , the id the principle that they went on . |
| 5 | The genes producing these peptides are quite distinct but it is not clear whether both peptides are produced in all L cells , as dual localisation is only seen in a proportion of them . |
| 6 | Of course the debate in government and Parliament was crucial but it was not the only way in which the educational reform was tested at the time nor the only way to assess it later . |
| 7 | It may sound impossible but it is not . |
| 8 | It sounds simple but it is not , which is why for the time being Zurich seems to have stolen a march on its rivals . |
| 9 | Before setting off again yesterday , he said : ‘ We are nine days overdue but it 's not a big problem . |
| 10 | I thought there was a separate but it 's not , no it 's not is it ? |
| 11 | This sounds easy but it 's not when faced with 10 mean faces all wanting to ‘ splat ’ you . |
| 12 | I know I said it 's easy but it 's not that easy . |
| 13 | It may be real but it is not the truth . ’ |
| 14 | Such an education was republican and democratic but it was not egalitarian : it aimed to encourage , in Fumaroli 's words , ‘ the only nobility compatible with political democracy ’ nobility of spirit . |
| 15 | Now the fight is just as hard but it 's not so romantic , so it seems people have lost interest . |
| 16 | That fine but it 's not helping |
| 17 | At the end of two days you say well fine but it 's not for me I ca n't do anything about that when you walk out the room but I hope my objective is to convince you that here is something that like lots of other people in time I can it 's a very very useful system . |
| 18 | It 's not it might be obvious but it 's not true . |
| 19 | it might be obvious but it 's not a good idea |
| 20 | His apartment was certainly untidy but it was not dirty . |
| 21 | The er pleasant background , nice light on the horses , but I find the , the subject matter , you know , okay , it 's okay but it 's not a great competition winning er , picture . |
| 22 | I think but the thing is I can see like from that er she looks very pretty but it 's not so much she looks very pretty there , I can tell that she is very pretty . |
| 23 | It 's supposed to be non-stick but it 's not . |
| 24 | It is right but it 's not that 's not the whole point of this exercise . |
| 25 | Agism in the medical profession is mainly covert but it is not uncommon . |
| 26 | It 's hilly but it 's not it 's not as bad as |
| 27 | You think me strange but it is not I who is strange — it is the truth that you find strange . |
| 28 | They 're , when you 're talking about the normal household gloss , yes it is flammable but it 's not a , nowhere near as flammable as your cellulose thinners that you spray your car with and things like that , your touch up sprays , because it does n't contain the amount of petroleum adhesive er additive I should say , in the er in its mixture as does er |
| 29 | ‘ The bed and breakfast place is nice , it 's clean and comfortable and friendly but it 's not like having your own home is it ? ’ |
| 30 | The ascent from here to the summit looks fairly fearsome but it is not as bad as it seems . |