Example sentences of "but it [verb] [verb] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sounded lame , but it seemed to do for Alf , who took the conversation in a new direction . |
| 2 | Everard stood up , embarrassed by her lack of control ; the family trait had skipped him by , but it had surfaced in Kit with a vengeance , and of course , as he might have expected , been compounded in Kit 's daughter by Astrid 's capriciousness . |
| 3 | It had been dominated throughout its history by the Soviet Union , as the largest partner , but it had lost in significance after 1988 , with political changes in its East European member countries and a growing dependence on trade and investment from Western Europe . |
| 4 | Built of stone rubble faced with ashlar ( stone dressed to a smooth finish ) and Roman tiles , the original polygonal tower may have been 80 feet high , but it had fallen into ruin by medieval times and was partly rebuilt , probably in the reign of Henry V. It still stands to a height of 40 feet , however , and we can see the original windows which were tiny on the outside walls to prevent draughts interfering with the flames of the beacon at the top . |
| 5 | General Haig had predicted an advance of four thousand yards a day , but it had ended in retreat . |
| 6 | The knowledge disappeared as quickly as it had come ; but it had come in time to remind her of why she had waited so anxiously for Johnny to visit her ; to remind her of why she had longed for his return with such a burning impatience . |
| 7 | The manual working class may not be divided by social origin , but it remains divided by industry , region , housing tenure and other factors , which are not politically irrelevant . |
| 8 | Hot water was available but it meant vying for position in the kitchen with those cooking breakfast and making tea . |
| 9 | New music would help , but it meant going into town and choosing . |
| 10 | But it does vary from year to year . |
| 11 | O.K. I 'll try do a version , but it does effect on Q P 5 an Q P6 you see as well coughing . |
| 12 | But it does wonders for dyspepsia . ’ |
| 13 | But it does come from Stoddard Templeton , weavers of fine carpets since 1839 . |
| 14 | BUT IT DOES COME FROM STODDARD TEMPLETON , WEAVERS OF FINE CARPETS SINCE 1839 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The Pro Q really gives some interesting tonal variations to the sounds generated by the preamp but it does smack of overkill . |
| 17 | ‘ Normal ’ life was not lived there , but it continued to exist in surroundings which were less elegant , while remaining better suited to the everyday needs of the city 's inhabitants . |
| 18 | oh well I , I think it did , it did emerge but not so clearly , but it did emerge in Mr evidence |
| 19 | But it did let in 6ft 5in Swede Robert Karlsson — the tallest player on the European tour . |
| 20 | But it has remained at levels comparable to those of the 1960s . |
| 21 | It is a compact area of buildings , many with stone foundations and in an area of about 60 acres ( fig. 7.5 ) , but it has suffered from plough damage . |
| 22 | Provided we give a narrow meaning to ‘ intention ’ the law may well for practical purposes come close to the proposition that it is tortious intentionally to cause damage by any unlawful act , but it has developed by way of distinct , nominate torts and it is necessary to retain that division for the purposes of exposition . |
| 23 | It has remained at approximately the same latitude since its discovery but it has changed in size , reaching its maximum size of 40 000 × 13 000 km about 100 years ago . |
| 24 | But it has taken outside analysts to underline just how much public money was involved . |
| 25 | But it has proved during tests to be very effective . |
| 26 | The Macintyre charity is based at Milton Keynes , but it 's gone to London to open the first craft gallery of its kind in the country , as Tim Russon reports |
| 27 | I 'll tell Alison the accountant then , and she 'll tell me what she 's sold and how many contracts we 've booked and but it 's done in front of everybody else while everybody , why everybody else who 's on the phone . |
| 28 | Well to be honest Ja I ca n't see that far normally from where I live I can see the White Horse bank but it 's shrouded in mist at the moment erm no I ca n't see so I could n't tell you whether there there is snow up there or not . |
| 29 | control , but it 's run on coke |
| 30 | I suppose there is one although I suppose there is one , but it 's linked with privatization the competition one |