Example sentences of "but [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They look at a map , draw a line and produce leaflets but nothing is done on the ground to withstand the pressure of hundreds of people following the route . |
| 2 | I have heard talk and talk , but nothing is done . |
| 3 | Every year we read about people who have died as a result of hypothermia or from a disease caused by hypothermia , but nothing is done . |
| 4 | Took a walk in the fields saw an old wood stile taken away from a favourite spot which it had occupied all my life the posts were overgrown with Ivy & it seemed so akin to nature & the spot where it stood as tho it had taken it on lease for an undisturbed existance it hurt me to see it was gone for my affections claims a friendship with such things but nothing is lasting in this world last year Langley Bush was destroyd an old white thorn that had stood for more than a century full of fame the gipsies shepherds & herdmen all had their tales of its history & it will be long ere its memory is forgotten . |
| 5 | Also in 1935 , the men were given permission to mark cards for the Ladies , but nothing is said of the reverse procedure . |
| 6 | That Aethelberht , king of Kent , exercised authority over his brother , Eadberht , is clear from the way in which it was necessary for Ealdwulf , bishop of Rochester , to secure confirmation of a grant of land from Eadberht in 738 from Aethelberht and Nothhelm , archbishop of Canterbury , acknowledging that he had erred in not doing so sooner ( CS 159 : S 27 ) , but nothing is said of any necessity to secure Aethelbald 's confirmation . |
| 7 | De Fazio denied that USL has already set up a UST subsidiary in Australia , saying that ‘ we 've been negotiating , but nothing is finalised . ’ |
| 8 | A record gross score is not recorded until 1911 when Philip Simmons returned a 75 ‘ beating the record by 2 ’ , but nothing is recorded of the earlier player 's 77 . |
| 9 | But nothing is implied by the new study of the utility of AZT in the treatment of those in whom symptoms have already appeared ; there is no case for abandoning that treatment , at least on the evidence now available . |
| 10 | You turned it on but nothing is happening — blank screen , no whirring noise , no beeps , no flashing lights . |
| 11 | At Prague airport , Anderson is searched thoroughly for Hollar 's thesis but nothing is found ( scene fifteen ) , the explanation being , as Anderson reveals to an indignant McKendrick once they have boarded the plane ( scene sixteen ) , that he has hidden it in McKendrick 's briefcase . |
| 12 | ‘ But nothing is signed and sealed yet . ’ |
| 13 | I think we have to try and keep this in in proportion , we are really into a we are really into a gesture here an important gesture possibly , but nothing is going to change overnight and in fact very little will happen erm , for years , for years to come . |
| 14 | Staining for antibodies specific to the short-wave photopigment has revealed a sparse , semiregular array of cones ; but nothing is known about the arrangement of the more numerous long- and middle-wave cones . |
| 15 | We know that Wilson married , for his wife Mary helped him and continued the business for a time after his death , but nothing is known of her origins or ultimate fate . |
| 16 | The title of master was accorded him , but nothing is known of his education . |
| 17 | , John ( c. 1770– c. 1843 ) , merchant service master and Antarctic discoverer , was born c .1770 but nothing is known about his early life and education . |
| 18 | , Samuel ( c. 1797–1848 ) , actor and comedian , is believed to have been born around 1797 , but nothing is known about his parentage or background . |
| 19 | Leisure in the home : this photograph is labelled simply ‘ An Interior Kitchen 1927 ’ and may have been taken in Paisley , but nothing is known of the boy . |
| 20 | It sounds very nice but nothing is changing . ’ |
| 21 | But nothing is proved , so he is released . |
| 22 | Watchful , though not wary , their guard may be down , but no-one is taking advantage of anyone else here . |
| 23 | It 's not yet known exactly what the chemicals are , but no-one is taking any chances . |
| 24 | The Club will make the necessary arrangements , but no-one is allowed to go into town before clearing immigration nor should the skipper or any of the crew visit immigration as they will be told , in no uncertain terms , to return to the club immediately . |
| 25 | But no-one is claiming this as a major export deal . |
| 26 | You may produce the cheapest typewriters , but everyone is moving to word-processors . |
| 27 | England prop Jeff Probyn revealed : ‘ Nobody in the side is shining so far , but everyone is pulling in the same direction . |
| 28 | ‘ If we have to go ten times a day , we will go , but everyone is saying that the things should be knocked down . |
| 29 | But everyone is advised to remain on their guard and keep vigilant for any suspicious activity . |
| 30 | Paul is a good guy , but everyone is brought up as a liberal and everybody therefore thinks that we do n't have to do anything active about it . |