Example sentences of "but it [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At its northern end it has no obvious beginning , but it assumes a recognisable course at Barton Lodge in Steeple Barton parish . |
| 2 | They 've taken away the master computer file and charged him with , well , we do n't know exactly what but it involves an awful lot of money . |
| 3 | My local authority , quite rightly , takes on those children because they are in need , but it receives no financial assistance to cope with them . |
| 4 | That may not sound very imposing , but it represented a major advance . |
| 5 | In others a little more imagination was required : This may not sound much like science , but it represented a significant departure from the book learning of his day . |
| 6 | Thus , as prices rose , the effective rate of duty fell : the amount yielded was the same , but it represented a smaller proportion of the value of the goods . |
| 7 | But it omits a crucial sentence that appeared in the scientists draft report which read : ‘ These figures appear to be minimum values because a ) the decrease in the isotopic ratio in blood probably had not reached equilibrium in 1979 and b ) they reflect solely the contribution of the petrols affected by the lead isotopic ratio change , ’ |
| 8 | But it takes a supreme act of faith to believe that everything will be ready on time . |
| 9 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
| 10 | Anyone can be a biological mother , but it takes a professional woman to make a good job of it . |
| 11 | But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way . |
| 12 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 13 | But it takes a different form , chiefly private transactions . |
| 14 | Ultimately one admires its naturalness , its ability simply to relay the balance and range that Rattle has fashioned from the podium ( or so it seems ) , but it takes a little while . |
| 15 | But it takes no long reflexion to see that , in this case , if the interrogative is acceptable , then it asks for a straightforward manner adverbial or its equivalent as an answer , and it is not directly related to the sentences in ( 33 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll have to see about that , Celia , but it sounds a nice idea . |
| 17 | The transformation of SunSoft 's operating system development effort into a modern design and production process is not typical of the software industry , but it represents a new model for the software business that will come to predominate , he believes . |
| 18 | This statement is not quite the same as the official DHSS objectives for RMI but it represents a reasonable paraphrasing . |
| 19 | I am not sure how accurately that can be measured , but it represents a substantial cost to the NHS , which the hon. Member for Eccles compared , in my view rightly , with the large sums of money that the European Community still commits to subsidising tobacco production , against which we have argued vehemently in Brussels . |
| 20 | The circular is a mere twelve paragraphs long , but it represents a dramatic change in policy . |
| 21 | He had repeated once more that the central position in the Peace Alliance belonged to the Labour Party " for not only is it the largest opposition party , but it represents the essential core for any progressive alliance — the working class " . |
| 22 | In one way this statement is more conservative than the previous one in that it has elevated the popular usage ‘ Republican Sunday ’ to a part of party language and thus confirmed the belief that Catholicism and republicanism are the same thing , but it represents an important departure from previous positions in clearly tying the DUP 's position to that of the electorate . |
| 23 | The woman 's killing the man seems metaphorical only , but it fits the present idea — that the one whose identity becomes submerged may want to kill the other . |
| 24 | I did try on a couple of occasions to wind the engine up past the 5000rpm mark , where the torque curve begins to fall away rapidly , but it produced no more performance than was available by driving the car sensibly for economy . |
| 25 | The pope was wrong ; the Curia was wrong ; Anselm 's judgement was right but had no authority ; the authority quoted by Ivo was certainly spurious , but it produced an acceptable result . |
| 26 | It may not always mean a great deal ( though sometimes a title of this sort can be read as a genuine sign of worth ) , but it plays an essential part in reassuring people in a notoriously insecure and uncertain business . |
| 27 | But it seemed a long time . |
| 28 | I designed the itinerary , of course , for high political resonance , but it seemed a good idea to take in beautiful towns and routes . |
| 29 | God knows why , because I was n't entertaining and I never went in pubs , but it seemed a good idea at the time . |
| 30 | How the British depended on tea — but it seemed a good idea . |