Example sentences of "but it is the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is the first possible answer that presents the immediate worry . |
| 2 | He knew it was wrong , but it is the first experience of real love and tenderness he has known in years . |
| 3 | It was also increasingly a city of white-collar and service workers , but it is the first category — manual workers in small manufacturing enterprises — that is best represented among the 161 fathers . |
| 4 | That is pretty obvious , but it is the first time the Najibullah government has said so . |
| 5 | But it is the first time that we have seen such a phenomenon on a large scale . |
| 6 | ‘ But it is the first time we have established formal procedures which ensure that we deliver and measure against set and agreed criteria . |
| 7 | Later , Fiat issued a statement saying it had learned of the arrests ‘ with great astonishment ’ but it is the second time the company has been involved in the ongoing scandal . |
| 8 | Important changes will also take place in economic affairs , but it is the next Parliament that will matter . |
| 9 | But it is the third News At Ten marriage to hit the rocks in recent months . |