Example sentences of "and [pers pn] is but " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an unforgivable , though unintended , breach of confidence ; and it is but a small consolation to know that Herr Sussmeyer thereby gained a correspondence with a young woman which he has doubtless found extremely gratifying . |
| 2 | ‘ They say that Birmingham is a sleeping giant and it is but it needs a massive injection of money . |
| 3 | And it is but a child of air |
| 4 | This is one point in the course , and it is but one example , where the inter-relation between Professional Studies and the Curriculum Course is a matter for explicit emphasis . |
| 5 | And it is but right that until I can make restitution , my kinswoman 's expenses should fall upon me . |