Example sentences of "but it is [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It annoys old ladies in Brighton , but it is proof of their essential good sense … families are impoverished but the family system has not broken up . |
| 2 | The use of a DBMS is not necessary to develop information systems , but it is part of the methodology for implementing information systems discussed in this text . |
| 3 | But it is stars of the theatrical and cinematic world — or certainly the matinee idols of that world — who still regard the term with such anxiety . |
| 4 | The log book , the registration document is not the car , but it is evidence of the ownership of the car . |
| 5 | But it is competence of a particular kind . |
| 6 | But it is entertainment with a serious intent . |
| 7 | I should leave , but it is entertainment of sorts , and hugely funny . |
| 8 | But it is humbug for the Harlequins to make a great song and dance about it — and for Jamie Salmon to imply that the New Zealanders never kick anyone . |
| 9 | But it is end of key stage four . |
| 10 | Most critics ignore the dreariness of our streets , but it is time for the public to demand better |
| 11 | But it is time for a woman : Alison is the choice . |
| 12 | I have some wonderful memories which I will always cherish but it is time for someone else to take over . |
| 13 | Thus there is continuity of policy but it is continuity on the lowest common factor . |
| 14 | But it is Judit to whom the chess world most readily gives the title of genius : last year , aged 13 , she achieved a Grandmaster norm and became the world 's top-ranking woman player . |
| 15 | The ‘ base communities ’ of Latin America know more than we do about hunger and sickness , but it is study of the Bible that gives them understanding and courage to demand justice in the name of the God of justice . |
| 16 | Publicity officer Frances Hopwood told the Herald : ‘ It would be a difficult task trying to report on the many aspects of Le Court which have benefited from her influence and forward thinking during these 19 years but it is thanks to her that Le Court has evolved to be the ‘ flagship of the Leonard Cheshire Foundation ’ . ’ |
| 17 | But it is information about ancient religions which is the most difficult to derive with any certainty from archaeological evidence . |