Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the station in which the unit is based ( not Easton ) , the attitude of the policemen towards it is not positive , partly as a result of their ambivalent attitudes toward sex crimes , but mostly because it is policed by women , who therefore are said to spend their time in Boots and Marks and Spencer , making it an easy duty ( FN 30/11/87 , p. 18 ) . |
| 2 | The Japanese came to Britain partly for low wage-costs and a welcoming government , but mostly because it is in Europe . |
| 3 | They do not claim that occupation is the same thing as social class , but rather that it is the best single indicator of all those aspects of a person that make up their social class position . |
| 4 | In freud , the point is similarly not just the question — on which most attention gets focused — of whether the event ‘ really ’ happened ( a good copy ) or was subsequently fantasized by the experiencing subject ( a bad copy ) , but rather that it is repeated as a disruptive event that fissures ordinary forms of psychic continuity and therefore gains analytic attention in the present . |
| 5 | It is not that the information in the second version is not true , but rather that it is assumed — and that the witness can assume it is assumed . |
| 6 | What distinguishes the British Constitution from others is not that it is unwritten , but rather that it is part-written and uncodified . |
| 7 | A more structural view is that of Marxist feminist writers who have argued that the family exists , not for the harmonious delight of its members , but rather because it is a source of benefit to capital , since women can be made to labour for free in the reproduction of wage-labourers . |
| 8 | I would hope that we might be able to arrange it but obviously if it is er out of the question , then we 'd have to try to rearrange it some other time . |
| 9 | This is not to say that the position is wrong but only that it is arguable , or in other words , open to conceptual evaluation . |
| 10 | I know you mean well and I do appreciate all you 're doing , but I really am in the middle of a thought and it 's very difficult for me when you keep … look , if it 's really , really important , then please do interrupt me — but only if it 's urgent , OK ? |
| 11 | Schoolchildren are entitled to special equipment , but only if it is expressly provided for in their formal statement of needs . |
| 12 | I am not against physical punishment if it is needed , but only if it is called for . |
| 13 | Giving students skills , information and conceptual abstractions is worthwhile but only if it is usable in the various circumstances of their future lives . |
| 14 | Ice cream ( but only if it is a simple , honest old-fashioned ice not one of those staggeringly exotic multi-storey jobs , rising with layer upon layer of heaven-knows-what and terminating with a big blob of shaving cream ) 150 |
| 15 | A given lexical form may appear at more than one structure point in a proportional series , but only if it is ambiguous : |
| 16 | By the same token , teaching them is important , but only if it is constantly related to their purpose within religions . |
| 17 | But only when it 's far off . |
| 18 | The concept of honour , artificial as it can often seem , can be an abiding emotional force in fiction , but only when it is demonstrated fully and specifically through believable characters as well as believable action . |
| 19 | Like the donkey it is despised by its enemies and mistreated by its friends , but only because it is bound to be treated unfairly when it is seen unrealistically . |
| 20 | Now , obviously if it is a erm an old vehicle then obviously the cover is restricted , but normally if it 's below five years or sixty thousand they can obtain up to a thousand pound parts and labour . |
| 21 | But JUSt as it IS proper for me to look back to my wedding day as assurance that I am really married , so it is proper to look back to my baptism as a mark given me by the Holy Spirit that I am really born again in Christ , and to the eucharist as a pledge that I do partake of his life , feed on him , and shall in the last day share his resurrection . |
| 22 | You need to ask not only whether the actual care is specifically designed for that individual , but also whether it is given at a time that is chosen to suit the person , and possibly family and friends who may be involved . |
| 23 | The novel proves that knowledge is possible , but also that it is in a sense artificial : it does not come from the past , historical knowledge in particular can not simply be uncovered , laid bare and put out to view ( or rather , the novelist can no longer create the illusion that the past is speaking for itself ) ; it is a construction of the past , and the reader is conscious of , and in compliance with , the careful disposition and organization of the disparate elements that go to make up the whole edifice . |
| 24 | Not only does Mrs Whitehouse believe that Christianity is under threat from political revolution , but also that it is the last line of defence against such revolution . |
| 25 | He defined shared values in the 1980s in the broadest sense , But I maintain not only that it is valid to speak about shared values in that sense , but also that it is that commonality that defines us as a society . |
| 26 | A soft touch button and a series of small lights have replaced the conventional circular dial and pilot light , while the electronic thermostat indicates not only when the iron is cooler than required but also when it is too hot . |
| 27 | ‘ I am standing to win because I believe I am the best candidate to lead the Labour Party to victory next time but also because it is imperative that we have a contest in which a proper debate can take place , ’ he added . |
| 28 | This can not be a proper way , not only because it is irrational and unsystematic , but also because it is patently unfair . |
| 29 | On the contrary , standards require that the information system is consulted at all times , not only because it is impossible to memorise everything but also because it is likely that facts have changed since they were last consulted . |
| 30 | This is not only because it has a weak case — as we show elsewhere ( this issue , p 76 ) , there are certainly some doubts about the validity of the CEGB 's claims that Sizewell B will reduce the cost of electricity in England and Wales by allowing the board to burn less coal — but also because it is difficult to see what the inspector can say about economics when he comes to writing his final report . |