Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [vb infin] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1	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 .
2	But it does add some reliability to them .
3	The final option , fitting your own hard disk , is definitely the cheapest but it does need some skill with a screw driver .
4	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 .
5	It is not a particularly good book and Niki despises it , but it does have some home truths in it .
6	Academically , this test is not very accurate but it does have some value as a rough comparative test between different materials .
7	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 .
8	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 .
9	This may take a little longer than leaping straight up , but it does put less strain on the entire body .
10	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 .
11	This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible .
12	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 .
13	But it does include that document .

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