Example sentences of "[pron] but it [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Being the eternal replacement is not only a bit boring in itself but it does damage . |
| 2 | It will be seen that the presence of a receiving target explains nothing but it does nudge two previously separate areas of discourse , the mind and the body , into a common sphere . |
| 3 | The question did not appear to surprise her but it did surprise him , as did the very fact that they were walking so companionably together . |
| 4 | The official regatta has virtually nothing to do with it but it does give farmers with riverside frontage an extra source of income … which has reached six figures , although not this year . |
| 5 | er , it depends on one 's own tastes , I personally do n't like the open planned that I 've seen in very modern houses where , erm I , I do n't quite know how to express it but it does seem to me odd to be on one floor level and then two feet up you 're on another level and er , that 's one aspect of the open plan that does n't appeal to me and I do n't quite understand why it 's necessary to have everything that 's going on in one room with pieces of furniture designed to act as barriers between the different functions or purposes for which you give parts of the room . |
| 6 | My hair is really short so I do n't actually have to style it but it did feel better and I would use this conditioner again . ’ |
| 7 | And I learn quite a lot myself but it does give me that little bit of a challenge that er I think is helpful in retirement . |