Example sentences of "but [adj] [subord] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The expression herring and common gulls illustrates this point well , because it is normal if common is taken to identify a particular species of gull ( in which case it is not a semantic constituent ) , but odd if it is taken to mean ‘ not rare ’ . |
| 2 | Our view is that knowledge of BSL is a key to the curriculum and to the teacher 's function but that unless it is supported by appropriate methods the teacher 's role will be limited . |
| 3 | On the Alpha , DEC said that roll-out of Alpha-based systems continues on schedule but that because it is a major programme , it will continue to take several quarters to implement fully — and rather than talk numbers of machines or orders , the company chose to focus on the people writing for the thing , saying that more than 500 Alpha AXP applications from partners and 50 software products are available today . |
| 4 | The other vineyards were all wiped out in the phylloxera epidemic of the last century and never replanted ; but lonely though it is on the local wine lists , Irouléguy will do nicely ; I have never got much beyond the stage of dividing wines into nice and nasty when it comes to describing them , so all I shall say is that Irouléguy is nice . |
| 5 | But small though it is , Barèges was one of the first Pyrenean spas to make its name , mainly because Louis XIV 's sick son was sent there to be treated in the 1670s . |