Example sentences of "but it be [noun] " 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 | But it is Jan Timman who has gained the attention of the Dutch . |
| 3 | But it is Jonny who is the driving force , the black leather jacket may have gone , the cowboy boots were nowhere to be seen yesterday , but the earring is still in place and so is the intensity which stunned Cambridge two years ago . |
| 4 | If HaL meets its promised dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun that expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
| 5 | If HaL meets its reported dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun which expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
| 6 | ‘ But it is affreux ! |
| 7 | Yeah , but it is shite . |
| 8 | But it is day now , there in the Forest . |
| 9 | Therefore , in history it is not nature and technology which makes human society but it is man himself , who in terms of his already existing ideas and values , makes his own history , as he encounters nature and the problems it poses . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Relativity may have had a better press , but it is quantum theory that we have to thank , at a practical level , for our understanding of chemistry , molecular biology and solid-state physics , as well as nuclear physics and the deeper puzzles of particle theory . |
| 12 | The hot summer and low water levels made the problem worse but it is Britain 's farming and sewage practices that are the key to the problem . |
| 13 | But it is Islam , not Christianity , that has realised the danger of privatisation and the negative and draining effect it can have on public life . |
| 14 | ‘ But it is Doctor Sparrow . |
| 15 | But it is Day-Lewis who dominates everything as he races around , long locks flowing and trusty musket in tow . |
| 16 | This is entirely comprehensible and makes all the necessary references to Christian burial , John Donne and so on , but it is nonsense : toll as a noun means " tax " or " tariff " and death-toll refers ( in journalese ) to the quantity of dead people . |
| 17 | Folk in Up Hatherley , Gloucestershire , have the same problem uffolding the dignity of the district but it is uffill work . |
| 18 | But it is Weede who really makes this worth hearing , keeping his balance with ease between sympathy and schmaltz . |
| 19 | Mr Simon Murray , leader of Honour Hong Kong , said : ‘ I am not saying we are over the moon , but it is progress . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | A lot of Alfie 's adventures are shared by his little sister Annie Rose , but it is Dad who takes him camping , very close to home . |
| 22 | This may not worry a small brewer unduly since other effects offer greater potential for variability but it is anathema to bulk production which must couple closely to marketing and customer perception . |
| 23 | By the time Paul becomes active , James may be official head of the Nazarean Party in Jerusalem ; but it is Simon Peter , whether by virtue of the mission entrusted to him by Jesus or by virtue of his own charisma , who wields the greatest influence and commands the most fervent allegiance . |
| 24 | But it is Winterthur 's art collections that almost dwarf the rest of its cultural life . |
| 25 | The log book , the registration document is not the car , but it is evidence of the ownership of the car . |
| 26 | This does not stop the play from being brilliantly funny : but it is comedy that appeals to one 's taste for cruelty , a form of dramatic pugilism . ’ |
| 27 | He says we 're not expecting too many problems , but it is Liverpool and there is a known criminal following . |
| 28 | But it is Mansell 's unexpected prowess on the oval circuits , which make up six of the 16 races in the Indycar championship , which has been most impressive . |
| 29 | But it is damage wrought on the international competitiveness of American firms that really gives pause for thought . |
| 30 | But it is competence of a particular kind . |