Example sentences of "but [pron] [noun] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But my soul is steeped in the blackest sin . ’ |
| 2 | But its independence is exaggerated . |
| 3 | Since the denial of reality is always a troublesome defence against unwelcome truths , a characteristic shift has occurred whereby the reality of the phenomenon is no longer denied as such but its significance is discounted . |
| 4 | Solland is now part of Wissenland and Drakwald is divided between Nordland and Middenland , but its memory is preserved in the name of the Drakwald forest . |
| 5 | But its fate is sealed . |
| 6 | For the most part the rule of recognition is not stated , but its existence is shown in the way in which particular rules are identified , either by courts or other officials or private persons or their advisers … |
| 7 | This is a major task , but its importance is affirmed by the attention feminists in general , and Marxist-feminists in particular , are giving to the problem of women 's place in the class system . |
| 8 | A young red deer puts on weight at a considerable rate during its first summer , but its growth is reduced to less than half of this rate during the winter . |
| 9 | Should one warhorse be slain the wagon can still move but its speed is reduced to 4″ . |
| 10 | The use of music in worship in New Zealand has grown in quantity as a result of greater congregational singing , but its quality is said by a correspondent to have declined greatly . |
| 11 | St Paul and the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews are primarily responsible for that , but their judgement is derived not so much from Genesis as from Jewish writings of the period between the Old and New Testaments which turned Abraham into a plaster saint . |
| 12 | These eerie coincidences are very impressive when they happen to us or to one of our friends , but their improbability is measured in only picodealions . |
| 13 | But their work is hampered by lack of money . |
| 14 | Not all lawyers , of course , actually engage in advocacy but their work is predicated on the possibility that competing interpretations of fact and of law arising from competing interests will have to be represented and argued in court or tribunal . |
| 15 | ( £16.75 , £18.75 ) , but their popularity is reflected in the fact that tickets are already flying out the door . |
| 16 | ‘ Peace ’ and ‘ peaceful ’ are not , however , intended as universalistic analytic terms , but their usage is intended to mark a fundamental shift in theoretical focus . |
| 17 | Border emerged from that verbal fracas with a flea in his ear from Australian officials , but their patience is said to be wearing thin . |
| 18 | High schools are paid for by the prefecture , but their curriculum is vetted by the capital . |
| 19 | But their privacy is disrupted by a series of uninvited guests , ranging from Mark 's long-lost cousin Fred , to their neighbours , whose own home has been gutted by fire . |
| 20 | The builders do not put money in , but their labour is recorded in the value of the co-op 's assets as ‘ loan stock ’ ; they have a stake in the housing . |
| 21 | Some of these now strongly argue that evaluation which is initiated and conducted by teachers in response to their own perceived needs and interests has a greater capacity to promote professional development , because the role of teachers is extended but their autonomy is preserved . |
| 22 | But her happiness is clouded by having to leave daughter Amber behind . |
| 23 | The heiress travels to Florida for some yachting but her sloop is run down and sunk by one of her own commercial schooners ; she is saved but she has lost her memory ; she ends up working on the cutting-tables in her own factory and falls in love with a manager whose previous requests for better conditions she had been happy to ignore . |
| 24 | through her nose , but , so there must of been , she 's alright but her nose is blocked up all the time |
| 25 | She smiles but her face is strained , and she is not smiling at me . |
| 26 | In this respect , interest in the celebrated networks , managerial staff who receive technical support from RX but whose contract is defined solely by time or task , has overshadowed the more important alterations to the relationships between RX and its supplier network ( Judkins et al. , 1985 ) . |
| 27 | Mr Helmsley did not say how long he planned to keep his buildings in mourning , but his wife is expected to be in jail for at least 19 months before she is eligible for parole . |
| 28 | His body lies in Westminster Abbey , but his heart is buried in Africa . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , Dr Rydell ca n't yet test this idea as he does n't know where his bats roost in the spring and autumn , but his case is supported by the behaviour of another insectivorous bat , the parti-coloured bat , in Denmark . |
| 30 | But his company is believed to be close to appointing advisors for a flotation in New York . |