Example sentences of "[vb pp] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | It 's often Overlooked but it is probably the single most beneficial part — having a good time . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It 's not the best game I 've ever played but it 's all right . |
| 10 | Premier League chief Rick Parry has been invited but it is only for the 14 clubs . |
| 11 | This shrine has long been abandoned but it is still a place of great power and of deep significance to both the Elves and the Dark Elves . |
| 12 | In total , much more is known but it is less fully integrated . |
| 13 | Nepal 's climbing permits , for example , require an undertaking that rubbish will be adequately disposed but it is rarely enforced . |
| 14 | In the end he presents it as a solution to the problem which he had been set but it is really nothing of the sort . |
| 15 | The incursion of party politics into local government is sometimes deplored but it is not a new development ( Widdicombe 1986 , Vol . |
| 16 | Condition ‘ The lad needs to be involved but it 's still too early for me to say whether he will play in that game . ’ |
| 17 | Therefore it is true to say that , when a person stiffens the neck muscles and pulls back the head , not only is the body 's natural coordination being obstructed but it is also being prevented from returning to its natural state of ease and equilibrium . |
| 18 | Anyway , it 's cut but it 's not . |
| 19 | If we have recently lost sleep ( after a week of trying to sleep in the daytime , for example ) or have been awake for an unusually long time , then the amount of deep sleep is increased but it is still concentrated in the earlier part of sleep . |
| 20 | This is largely due to the increase in the number of module versions retained but it is also due to the overhead in the database management files controlling the database . |
| 21 | ‘ I know I am being investigated but it is not something I would like to talk about . ’ |
| 22 | A police spokesman said the incidents are being investigated but it is not possible to speculate why vandals are concentrating on this car . |
| 23 | On April 3 the UK Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said with reference to the dispute that " the military option is not being excluded but it is not being planned " . |
| 24 | as , I do n't know in what sense it was supposed to be taken but it 's just sort of outlining some objectives . |
| 25 | They prefer to be unlocked but it is not prison to them . ’ |
| 26 | As water power became less important , the community declined but it is still preserved as an example of an early settlement . |
| 27 | The distinction does arise and it can not entirely be neglected but it is much less important than appears at first sight . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought we played better against Blackpool and lost but it 's still nice to get three points . |
| 29 | It is not stated but it is also probably true that the greater is the haste for union the greater will be the potential dislocation . |
| 30 | And other people other people think spelling should be changed but it 's not going to be and they 're still going to mark it one the exam if you do n't get it right . |