Example sentences of "but it [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The more of these properties a dummy possessed the more strongly it was mobbed , but it seemed to make little difference whether the object was a stuffed owl with real plumage or an owl-shaped piece of painted wood .
2 It had taken them only a short time to realise they were from opposite sides in the Therapeutic Wars , but it had caused little friction .
3 Memento Mori was in no sense new in the teaching of the churches , but it had acquired fresh importance in the light of the conversion experience , which was a central feature of the religious revival .
4 Immigration to Britain , a country of net emigration ( which means that more people emigrate from it than immigrate to it ) did not in itself throw up social problems but it served to highlight social deprivation .
5 An extra 10 hp a side may not be a mind-blowing power increase but it does represent 330,000 foot lbs per minute and , at its increased maximum weight of 3800 lbs , the new model would , with one engine out , climb at 180 ft/min , or almost 300 ft/min at lighter weights .
6 But it does make perfect sense in context .
7 But it does suggest one reform which , if it went through , would deal with many such doubts .
8 But it does speak fluent French and has O-level Maths .
9 Montrose House would of course not be the only cost-effective alternative but it does give some idea of the scandalous waste of resources which is still going on in the semi-State sector .
10 But it does add some reliability to them .
11 The final option , fitting your own hard disk , is definitely the cheapest but it does need some skill with a screw driver .
12 It was just a quickie , I just wanted to read this little point that I actually think brings lots of what you 've been discussing about together , and it 's a light hearted , but it does have some relevance if I can just say it .
13 It is not a particularly good book and Niki despises it , but it does have some home truths in it .
14 Academically , this test is not very accurate but it does have some value as a rough comparative test between different materials .
15 This is not to say , of course , that there is no relationship at all between reading and spelling : but it does seem that teaching phonics may not necessarily have much effect on spelling ability .
16 That the project schools provide potential examples of good practice is also clear , but it does seem that potential here is yet to be realized .
17 Tilts is not to downgrade their importance in social relations but it does put basal production first .
18 This may take a little longer than leaping straight up , but it does put less strain on the entire body .
19 Often found on good daysacks , the waist strap does n't take weight like a hip belt but it does provide extra stability .
20 It does not explain all the peculiar initial conditions of the big bang ; but it does provide some rationale for conditions that otherwise have to be accepted as given .
21 This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible .
22 This has been shown to be an effective and rapid method of training but it does require intensive supervision from an adult .
23 This is probably being excessively pedantic ; it is fairly clear what " such payment " is intended to mean , but it does illustrate another problem — the difficulties which the word 'such " may cause .
24 But it does include that document .
25 Management by exception enables a manager to devote his or her energies to significant deviations ; this does not mean that he or she ignores all other results but it helps to focus managerial effort .
26 But it tends to achieve each draw with a high , shared score .
27 Often a change of publisher does wonders for an author , but it seems to make little difference to this man 's sales .
28 But it did serve another purpose .
29 But it did give considerable encouragement to the growth of services , particularly community services , and to the improvement of public understanding of the problems of mental disorder , and it was , accordingly , widely welcomed .
30 In addition , whether or not one had attended a catholic school may have had little effect on sexual values or mass attendance but it did increase catholic activism and racial tolerance ( Greeley , McCready , and McCourt 1976 ) .
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