Example sentences of "but [adv] [adv] do [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almondsbury found another gear after the interval and kept Didcot 's defence on overtime , but so well did they play , goal keeper Andy Tucker was rarely troubled . |
| 2 | But only internally do we know that . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've — finished with him , yes , ’ she told him stiffly , ‘ but only now do I realise that Travis will always be someone special for me . ’ |
| 4 | He had longed to be reunited with his family from the moment he had learned of his father 's demise — but only now did he recognize the depth of his longing . |
| 5 | But only now did she have confirmation of the full extent of her betrayal by Urquhart . |
| 6 | But not only does it have some , it has some astonishing rarities . |
| 7 | But not only do they have to be tough motorists … they also have to be skillful photographers and writers too . |
| 8 | But not only did she see herself , small , sitting there ; she also saw through herself ( because the telescope , with its hollow inside , was her ) and she saw that she was hollow . |
| 9 | But not once did he see a young girl . |
| 10 | He had spent much of the trial gazing around the court room particularly into the public gallery , but not once did he see Carol . |
| 11 | But still less did she want to make a scene or create any kind of curiosity amongst the people she had just left , so she allowed him to lead her from the room , saying , ‘ Yes , we needed to discuss those — er — charts , did n't we , Dr Russell ? ’ in case anyone was still listening . |
| 12 | Accelerated graphics cards , like the Renoir NT , perform some of the work in a graphics co-processor , but how well do they work , and what other advantages does the NT have over other VGA cards ? |
| 13 | But how far does it go ? |
| 14 | Yockey 's starting point is laudable — but how far does it get him ? |
| 15 | And you know I , I actually had phrases like bra burning thrown at me and erm I I said that feminism to me is about having the same opportunities as men and I put few of the phrases er er you know along those lines and so everybody round the table said well yes I believe in that too , I said well then you 're feminists and so it 's about valuing or devaluing words as well and you know you just made the point about changing words , but how far do we go with this ? |
| 16 | ‘ I am , ’ said the walker , ‘ but how ever did you know ? ’ |
| 17 | We all know how beneficial a moisturising routine can be for the skin but how often do we think about moisturising our hair ? |
| 18 | But how often do we listen to a Scottish accent ? |
| 19 | Others find it annoying : ‘ All very well in theory , but how often do you see deals like that in practice ? ’ |
| 20 | But how often do you have to cut that sort of hedge then ? |
| 21 | again but but how long does it take before it does happen again ? |
| 22 | I appreciate Mr it 's now five years ago but how long did it take from when the door went down to you getting to the main bedroom ? |
| 23 | But how long do you have to decide whether her adultery should end in divorce ? |
| 24 | But how long do I let them struggle with a complicated example before intervening ? |
| 25 | Of course that had always been the case , the young always did set the fashion ; but never before did it change so rapidly , never before were the older generation so pathetically afraid of being left behind . |
| 26 | Sometimes he would tremble for at least an hour , but never once did he confide in me . ’ |