Example sentences of "but this [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is easily understood , as in cramped conditions the fish 's territories would drastically overlap and one fish would n't be able to move without encroaching upon another 's territory . |
| 2 | The trousers come with a good length in the leg , but this is easily turned up . |
| 3 | On the Macintosh Plus , the system we use , there 's a strange mini-DIN connector but this is easily changed to a conventional 9-pin connector with an adapter lead . |
| 4 | All chocolate refrigerator cakes are rich , but this is even more so . |
| 5 | but this is even worse I could |
| 6 | A similar long bridge crosses the Taw at Barnstaple , but this is neither as long nor as irregular as the Bideford bridge , and has been subject to more extensive alteration . |
| 7 | The offensive section of the 1937 constitution of the Republic which recognized the special position of the Catholic Church has been removed but this is largely irrelevant to Protestant perceptions . |
| 8 | Belfast had declined by 2.3 per cent , but this is largely explained by government policies of funnelling population to other areas , policies which did not apply to Derry . |
| 9 | Of course marriage can have the opposite effect but this is largely the virtue of a middle class pact . |
| 10 | The differences are there at primary school , they would say , but this is largely because of the educational experiences of the children ( in and out of the classroom ) . |
| 11 | I would n't underestimate the problems of famine , but this is largely a question of mild distribution , and I think we 're learning to cope with it better than fifty years ago . |
| 12 | I 'm sorry to be pedantic Diana , but this is grammatically incorrect . |
| 13 | If you have been wrongfully turned out of your land , then , it is true , Common Law will put you back into possession ; but this is practically the only exception from the rule that the Common Law remedy for every wrong and every breach of contract is damages . |
| 14 | Some people are also concerned that water beds are too heavy for some floors , but this is practically never the case as the weight of the water is evenly distributed over a large area . |
| 15 | But this is immediately dispelled when you hear them , when you know they 're taking the temperature of the times . |
| 16 | The first bar , beginning with E and C , would seem set to create a tonality of C major , but this is immediately contradicted by the F-F of the first violin . |
| 17 | At one time , painting the inside of cold water cisterns with bituminous paint was the answer when it had corroded , but this is no longer recommended . |
| 18 | But this is no longer feasible . |
| 19 | But this is no longer true . |
| 20 | For many years we rarely saw any wild-caught Cichlasoma , but this is no longer the case . |
| 21 | Death is the symbol of sin and evil but this is no longer a thing to be dreaded . |
| 22 | Posters are far more difficult to monitor : in the past , agencies used to have their own teams of inspectors , but this is no longer done , and the only real check on the presence and condition of posters is a regular service run for the past 10 years by the Poster Advertising Bureau , which reports on the level of damage to posters , as a stimulus to the contractors to take care of their sites . |
| 23 | A particular substance , tetra-hydro. iso-quinolone ( THIQ ) , was thought at one time to be the active chemical " cause " of addiction but this is no longer thought to be precise cause . |
| 24 | But this is no longer society 's opportunity cost of these resources in the film industry . |
| 25 | Another suitable lamp is the Waldmann light , but this is slightly more expensive . |
| 26 | Gregory makes this contemporary with the destruction of the Burgundian kingdom in 534 , but this is chronologically impossible , since Quintianus , who was bishop of Clermont at the time of the attack , died in c. 524 , and Theuderic seems to have died in 533 . |
| 27 | ‘ Get a ticket , not a criminal record , ’ the ads urge you ; but this is easier said than done . |
| 28 | But this is easier said than done . |
| 29 | With even half its present occupation the place would feel cramped , but this is patently ridiculous . |
| 30 | Bacteria can show ‘ learning ’ by the fact that they move in response to a chemical gradient , but this is clearly different from the memory capacity of higher animals and man . |