Example sentences of "but [adv] it is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when it is hot , it is very hot ; but mostly it is just wet . |
| 2 | I imagine it to be like the worst kind of monthly cramp and the most fierce of labour pains but perhaps it is even worse . |
| 3 | Shortage of time is a common complaint in every walk of life , but perhaps it is only a perception . |
| 4 | Both these elements are needed in an understanding of soil erosion conservation , but hitherto it is only the first which has usually been considered — and only in the first of the three location-specific senses at that . |
| 5 | The excitement rises with the plane but soon it is just another flight . |
| 6 | The expression " That shady City of Palme trees ' is more conventionally homophoric ; but nevertheless it is metaphorically " displaced " and encoded through the use of a distal demonstrative . |
| 7 | It does not hold such a prominent place in the village as Christ church near the pond , but nevertheless it is now too small for the congregation , so after years of searching a place has at last been found to build a new larger church on the outskirts of the village . |
| 8 | and all of this leads natural to the final fifth proposition not only does the bible teach that all may be saved , not only does it teach that however that not all will be saved , not only is it true and clear that some will be saved and we do not , do not , do not expect to be saved , not only is it quite clear that others will not be saved , who we expected to be saved , but finally it is quite clear that no one will be saved except by God 's way , and God 's way of salvation is very simply by repentance and faced . |
| 9 | But still it is very carefully structured with a setting verse , a narrative verse and finishing off with a reflective verse and 10 syllables in each line and Futility has the same feeling of careful planning and construction . |
| 10 | First , you will want to define the problem for yourself , but later it is equally essential to define the problem at the actual negotiation — we might as well check that we are both talking about the same problem ! |
| 11 | Not only are we not helped by scholastic logic to acquire knowledge of the forms , natures , or essences of things , and to see how other properties flow from them , but also it is extremely doubtful whether such knowledge is possible anyway . |
| 12 | But really it is just a reductio ad absurdum of the mental sentence view . |
| 13 | Assertions can be signalled by writing " I would suggest " , or " I would argue " , but often it is just assumed that whatever you say is your suggestion or argument . |
| 14 | There is a temptation to make these final diagrams very large , but often it is more useful to separate into small units with cross-referencing . |
| 15 | sometimes every member of a band writes songs , but often it is only one or two . |
| 16 | But now it is widely available and is used to create about 95 per cent of the world 's ammonia . |
| 17 | You can see that the preparation is long and complex , but now it is virtually over . |
| 18 | I wish I could join him in the corridor , but now it is so crammed that there is no room . |
| 19 | You are sure you knew it once but now it is so hazy . |
| 20 | ‘ This is an important result for our supporters , but realistically it is just another three points and one more victory towards what we are chasing . |
| 21 | But today it is again radically different . |
| 22 | But today it is entirely French and justifiably proud of its thoroughly French style of wines . |
| 23 | ‘ But surely it is wholly inadequate to fund the upbringing of a child ? ’ |
| 24 | Pat said quickly , " Well , we can go to 45 But surely it is all right for a few minutes here . " |
| 25 | The convention you follow may be a matter of personal choice but nowadays it is more likely to he a matter of company house-style . |
| 26 | As is the case with full time care , the ideal form of short-term care is fostering , but here it is again difficult to find the potential foster parents . |
| 27 | There is a similar distinction between ‘ debentures ’ and ‘ debenture stock ’ but here it is far from meaningless and debenture stock has considerable practical advantages . |
| 28 | And in one to actress Salka Viertal she says : ‘ It is sad to be alone , but sometimes it is even more difficult to be with someone . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't wish to upset her , but sometimes it is only right to follow one 's own convictions . |
| 30 | A recent strip in the Funday Times ( no 81 , March 24 , 1991 ) demonstrates the prevailing attitude : science is higher , expensive and obscure but sometimes it is extremely valuable . |