Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] [vb infin] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a textile man I do n't mind woolliness too much but I do object to vagueness because this motion is so vague that it can mean as much as you want it to mean while , at the same time , it says to little as to leave an escape route for it 's supporters . |
| 2 | There were , how ever , considerable practical problems for the Central Authority in disciplining this instinct by devising measures of performance alternative to the profit yardstick , The Area Board barons liked to keep the Central Authority distant from their own fiefs , but they did come to court to bargain on the issues which had to be resolved between them ; and when they did this personal and political factors could be as important as commercial or economic ones . |
| 3 | But he did go to church , so perhaps she was right . |
| 4 | but he did go to sleep about then |
| 5 | But he did bow to tradition by topping his wacky gear with the gown and a mortar board . |
| 6 | But it does apply to endowment policies and , since many good-value mortgage offers depend on you also taking out an endowment policy , FIMBRA registration is important . |