Example sentences of "[to-vb] but it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because we 've got sixties all over the place so maybe it was n't a brilliant one to try but it gives us some indication of what 's going on . |
| 2 | There were considerable differences within the country at all social levels about the new religious practices ; aristocrats like the Montagues tried to compromise but it became increasingly difficult . |
| 3 | The compromise of an extendible lead gives him some freedom to wander but it does give rise to ‘ incidents ’ . |
| 4 | Charisma — difficult to define but it attracts others . |
| 5 | In this case and if the time constant RC also happens to equal the pulse duration τ Thus As anticipated , this integral is difficult to evaluate but it does reduce to the solution expected from chapter 4 of when when when Help with difficult inverse Fourier transforms is often available from special tables . |
| 6 | Clarke had said the same thing and she had tried desperately to comply but it had been like trying to lay hold of darting butterflies . |
| 7 | The rulebook states that a member has the right to appeal but it does n't say that they have the right to be told why they 've lost . |
| 8 | In the darkness it was hard to see but it looked as if there was n't even a railing . |
| 9 | It may for a moment seem to quench but it dehydrates , as purportedly healthy abstainers are forever telling me . |
| 10 | I knew what I had to do but it took some courage to switch that light on , I can tell you . |
| 11 | The secret of Proudfoot 's success is hard to encapsulate but it owes something to its leadership in productivity consultancy , advice which is likely to have enduring appeal when times are hard . |
| 12 | I know Fran Cotton has a business to run but it did spoil the World Cup celebrations for many . |
| 13 | I think we must make it a positive step forward that this council not only goes forwards to build but it goes forward to use that building and give the firemen of this county the right tools , or firewoman , the firemen and the firewoman of this county the right tools to work with . |
| 14 | It 's nice to have but it remains a novelty : only IBM and Epson have picked up on this new format with any degree of enthusiasm . |
| 15 | ‘ I thought it was you leaving me , ’ she said , making a joke of it , to comfort him , and he tried to laugh but it turned into a sob in his throat . |
| 16 | She tried to laugh but it cracked . |
| 17 | - British Rail issue a new timetable and you have a nasty suspicion that they have juggled it around so that they have deleted a few trains and cut out that convenient late night one , and you look for your old timetable to check but it has gone with the wind . |
| 18 | Mildred held out her arm to see if it had begun to reappear but it had n't . |
| 19 | It 's hard to explain but it makes a lot of sense . ’ |
| 20 | Drama school is n't going to teach anybody to act but it does give the vital techniques with which to act and gives you a chance to make mistakes , experiment and find out about yourself . |
| 21 | And we do provide you with sales literature to say well actually strange to say but it has gone up recently it is only fifty eight pounds a week . |
| 22 | But we as crime prevention officers regularly meet with erm the newspaper people to say can you make sure your staff push them through the letter boxes and they assure us that the er , the next thing on their list to prioritize but it does n't happen . |
| 23 | Her head began to throb but it eased as Fernando guided her through the crowds to small , quieter side-streets away from the harbour . |
| 24 | We suppose that not just This is not in fact necessary for salt fingering to occur but it simplifies the presentation . |