Example sentences of "but it have the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | This made the task of the prosecutor somewhat easier , but it had the paradoxical effect that a person who distributed such material with a mischievous intention could argue that the recipients of his material were unlikely to be influenced by it , and he was therefore not guilty if his audience were already corrupt , or were members of an anti-racist organisation , or if the publication or spoken words were so contrary to human decency that they would be likely to provoke sympathy for the intended victim rather than hatred of him . |
2 | But it had the desired effect of snapping them out of their indecision and galvanising them into action . |
3 | He wanted to cheer Constance up but it had the opposite effect . |
4 | Derek Cook went close with a looping shot on 70 minutes , then blasted over from eight yards a minute later ; those misses might have demoralised Coleraine but it had the opposite effect . |
5 | It was a very sound brick structure and had been built about 1868 but it had the notorious reputation of being called ‘ Lover 's Leap ’ , no doubt due to the fact that several suicide attempts had been made from its high parapet , most of them fatal . |
6 | When fasting , for example , was first used by Gandhi as a form of satyāgraha in a dispute between textile mill-owners and labourers in Ahmedabad the intention was to rally the flagging spirit and resolve of the workers , but it had the added effect of forcing the mill owners into negotiation . |
7 | It felt like a command , as did so many of Elinor 's remarks — but it had the menacing power of a scientific law . |
8 | After it has been sacrificed , the salamander 's tail wriggles about just like the lizard 's tail , but it has the additional advantage that it often contains poison glands which the killer finds pungently distasteful . |
9 | It may be more difficult to make quick decisions , but it has the additional merit of making the design decisions those of the staff as a whole . |
10 | one is made better because of what 's happening inside his mind , but it has the opposite effect on someone else . ’ |
11 | But it has the compelling authority that only intimate knowledge and great indignation can bring . |
12 | The one-piece suit is not mandatory for powder skiing , but it has the significant advantage of guaranteeing no snow penetration at the waist . |
13 | Traditionally , 24 hours of heart beat would be recorded on a device using a cassette tape , which works perfectly well , but it has the obvious problems of mechanical parts , moving parts , it makes a noise that might keep you awake at night . |