Example sentences of "but they have [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they have made startling progress since they started last November . |
| 2 | But they have to put fifty pence into the |
| 3 | Net margins on sales may be better than those of their foreign counterparts ( see table ) , but they have to employ more capital to build the new prettily-lit , out-of-town shops that the British want . |
| 4 | But they have coloured luminous markings or stripes down their backs . |
| 5 | In the early years of the republic these were factors of no great consequence , but they have assumed great importance since the movement of the United States on to the world stage in the twentieth century . |
| 6 | But they have stacked five clubs in the top seven , lining up European Cup and UEFA Cup campaigns next term . |
| 7 | ‘ Their target for the year is two but they have achieved four sales so far with more in the pipeline . ’ |
| 8 | Not only must the cells differentiate into a wide variety of cell types such as cartilage and neurons , but they have to migrate long distances to very special sites in the embryo . |
| 9 | Their views are balanced , their visions diverse , but they have had interesting lives both here and abroad , and have each , in different measure contributed to society over and beyond their work ( one of my yardsticks of measuring people because of the effort involved ) . |
| 10 | The band do n't deserve such praise , but they have earned this record deal . |
| 11 | But they have spread some way beyond their original site , and suckers and seedlings ( including a wonderful cherry-plum with round , thick , orange fruit ) crop up for hundreds of yards along the hedge . |
| 12 | But for foreigners it is different , but they have to pay three times the Austrian fees . |