Example sentences of "but it [adv] [verb] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its main use was in medicine , but it also had some domestic application , and was a regular part of mediaeval life in Britain . |
| 2 | She admits the play is funny and vulgar , but it also raises some serious issues . |
| 3 | But it also covers all arrestable offences which have ( or are likely to have or are intended to have ) certain consequences like , among other things , ‘ serious harm to the security of the State or to public order ’ , ‘ serious interference with the administration of justice ’ , ‘ substantial financial gain to any person ’ , and ‘ serious financial loss to any person ’ . |
| 4 | It is obvious enough that a neocortex would be useless if all its neurons responded to the same or strongly similar features , so decorrelation is useful for this purpose , but it also confers another great advantage . |
| 5 | Flavour is reminiscent of fragrant China tea , making it a most acceptable afternoon drink , but it also has some medicinal use . |
| 6 | Indeed , it is one ; but it scarcely shows any principled rejection of all government . |
| 7 | The book predates the 1986 Act and concentrates explicitly on management issues but it still contains much useful and relevant advice . |
| 8 | Many beautiful animal portraits have been submitted over the months of the competition , but it usually takes that special ‘ something ’ to create the magic of a prize-winning photograph — perhaps a bird captured in mid-flight , or the moment of sheer wonder on a child 's face as it encounters one of the several animal species now allowed to roam freely in the zoo grounds . |
| 9 | For some strange reason bells have gone out of fashion with the young , but it only needs some careful marketing to bring them back in again ( something computer-controlled , with buttons ? ) . |