Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | But it does make perfect sense in context . |
| 3 | But it does suggest one reform which , if it went through , would deal with many such doubts . |
| 4 | ‘ But it does speak fluent French and has O-level Maths . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But it does add some reliability to them . |
| 7 | The final option , fitting your own hard disk , is definitely the cheapest but it does need some skill with a screw driver . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It is not a particularly good book and Niki despises it , but it does have some home truths in it . |
| 10 | Academically , this test is not very accurate but it does have some value as a rough comparative test between different materials . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Tilts is not to downgrade their importance in social relations but it does put basal production first . |
| 14 | This may take a little longer than leaping straight up , but it does put less strain on the entire body . |
| 15 | Often found on good daysacks , the waist strap does n't take weight like a hip belt but it does provide extra stability . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible . |
| 18 | This has been shown to be an effective and rapid method of training but it does require intensive supervision from an adult . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But it does include that document . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | But it tends to achieve each draw with a high , shared score . |
| 23 | Often a change of publisher does wonders for an author , but it seems to make little difference to this man 's sales . |
| 24 | It is a simple point , but it has caused certain distress . |
| 25 | Frank Smith 's ( 1971 ) seminal work , Understanding Reading , has been glorified and vilified perhaps more than any other book about reading , but it has spawned real excitement and self-questioning in teachers . |
| 26 | But it has supplied this help without objection from Arab governments which , though alarmed at the prospect of Shia ascendancy in Iraq , want most of all to see Mr Hussein out . |
| 27 | London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it . |
| 28 | But it has had limited success . |
| 29 | The council is the plaintiff , but it has brought this action to protect the interests of the residents . |
| 30 | An exact replica of one of them is being shipped to Armenia , right down to blackboards and chalk , but it 's taken top level agreement between Mr Gorbachev and Mrs Thatcher to make it happen . |