Example sentences of "but they [verb] [adv] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their mode of calculation has definite effects on industrial enterprises , but they do not generally intervene actively in the determination of company policy . |
| 2 | The areas of meaning of the Tamil words overlap with the areas of meaning of the English words , but they do not completely coincide . |
| 3 | But they do not simply push their way through : they eat their way through , digesting any organic material as they go . |
| 4 | ‘ Working class ’ , ‘ middle class ’ and ‘ upper class ’ are common terms , but they do not adequately express the complexities of social class in Britain . |
| 5 | Many nurses , for example , give injections , supervise medication , discuss problems and act as counsellors , but they do not usually negotiate welfare benefits , arrange outings , arrange for the gas board to read the meter , go shopping with a client , and so on . |
| 6 | There have been a small number of fairly successful conservation projects , notably Chang Mei , and at Ma Sae ( UNEP 1979 : 83 ) , but they do not materially detract from the view that Thai conservation policy is not succeeding in reversing national trends of rapid forest clearance and increasing erosion hazards . |
| 7 | Thirdly , the fossils that are preserved in any particular geological formation reflect the fauna that gave rise to them , but they do not accurately represent them . |
| 8 | But they do not necessarily conclude that a thing is no more than the sum of its attributes . |
| 9 | The terms ‘ old age ’ and ‘ retirement ’ are often used interchangeably , but they do not necessarily refer to the same things . |
| 10 | Such abstract typologies help us to understand the behaviour of councillors as a group but they do not necessarily apply to individual councillors who may exhibit characteristics drawn from several of the main types . |
| 11 | The old need help but they do not necessarily need a massive range of old people 's services . |
| 12 | They do need support , they do need often 24 hour attention , but they do not necessarily need to be in hospital . |
| 13 | Personal goals and attitudes , often about power , are at the root of most conflict , but they do not necessarily cause conflict . |
| 14 | These tools of the trade may make planning possible , but they do not necessarily produce what is needed by Soviet society . |
| 15 | As with a pair of glasses , presuppositions determine what we see and how we see it , but they do not necessarily determine what there is to be seen . |
| 16 | Ironically enough , some states , such as Jordan , Tunisia , Algeria and Morocco , have begun the painful process of establishing limited democratic structures , but they do not necessarily accept Western views of what security in the Middle East and North Africa should be . |
| 17 | Origins are certainly often interesting , but they do not necessarily have much to do with the present functioning and meaning of things . |
| 18 | ‘ We have seen people go into the forest from the Ridgery but they do not often go alone like you . |
| 19 | Gender distinctions in inanimate objects such as ‘ car ’ or ‘ ship ’ and in animals such as ‘ dog ’ and ‘ cat ’ are sometimes manipulated in English to convey expressive meaning , particularly in literature , but they do not often cause difficulties in non-literary translation . |
| 20 | But they do not always have right on their side . |
| 21 | Ultimately , this responsibility must rest with the electorate , but they do not always receive the information necessary to make judgements . |
| 22 | These independent family groups come together in assemblies for such things as war , religion , and the settlement of disputes , but they do not really form an organic whole . |
| 23 | Anyone can work out who the ‘ subspecies ’ Marxomanni , Mussolimini and Swastici are meant to represent , but they do not really play an important part in the story , since we can feel that John , the Pilgrim , is not really tempted or overwhelmed by them , any more than Lewis ever felt the slightest inclination to become a Maminst or a Fascist . |
| 24 | Differences in behaviour between home and school are not uncommon in hyperkinetic children , but they do not really help in deciding whether the problem has dietary origins . |
| 25 | All these observations are true , and crucial , but they do not quite seem to get to the root of things . |
| 26 | She and her husband have only recently moved into their marital home and their first child is due at Christmas , but they do n't even know where they 'll be living this time next week . |
| 27 | He says it 's awful but they do n't yet know the full facts . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , yeah , but they do n't exactly consider you to be the greatest thing since sliced bread , now do they ? ’ she opined . |
| 29 | But they do n't just flower for the fortnight you spent in Sarajevo : English roses fill the air with fragrance for month after month . |
| 30 | Dewdrops doubtless resemble other dewdrops , but they do n't specifically resemble their own ‘ parent ’ dewdrops . |