Example sentences of "[noun] but they [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These options do not have any additional value on five-year-old cars but they do enhance their saleability . |
| 2 | They do not try to prove causal relationships but they do try to understand how events bring about change from one state of affairs to another . |
| 3 | The orderlies did n't do a lot of work but they did do a lot of talking , and their general cheerfulness had a lifting effect on the corridor as a whole . |
| 4 | I mean I do n't have to wear black shoes but they do suit |
| 5 | Well I think she felt , as they went I was sitting reading all about horoscopes but they did win . |
| 6 | ‘ The old Vox amps are really temperamental ; they 're great-sounding amps but they do go through tubes . |
| 7 | Stable work forces have their advantages in terms of familiarity with the enterprise and its peculiar needs but they do result in problems if the market for the products is erratic or otherwise unpredictable . |
| 8 | The restored Stuarts did not have to deal with any difficulty of this sort but they did have a general problem of making sure that the King 's authority was accepted . |
| 9 | Gale force winds could not blow away the players ' enthusiasm but they did make it very hard work . |
| 10 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 11 | Such actions did not infringe the Corrupt Practice Acts but they did make them virtually inoperative . |
| 12 | and the great big photograph of Queen Victoria but they do have some nice things in , some of the crockery was quite nice |
| 13 | Customers are n't aware of your global strategy but they do notice little details like a badly typed letter , or a receptionist who 's poorly dressed , or filthy ashtrays in the office , or torn packaging . |
| 14 | Snakes , locusts , bacteria and viruses are welcome to occupy their valuable niches in our world but they do go over the top on occasions . |
| 15 | v. Ratcliffe the plaintiffs refused to admit coloured persons to their ballroom but they did allow coloured musicians to play in the orchestra . |
| 16 | The Charity Commissioners understand that many charities are out of step in this matter but they do wish to see matters being regularised as soon as possible . |
| 17 | Sandling fireworks are n't quite in this league but they do test their imports every week to make sure they 're up to scratch . |
| 18 | but they were much more interested in people of course with degrees but they did take people who had n't . |
| 19 | These fossils , for example , do n't rewrite our history but they do illustrate it usefully . |
| 20 | None of these restrictions inhibit the ability of Commons ' committees to question ministers but they do maintain the curtain surrounding the influence of civil servants . |
| 21 | There are few people , I 'm very concerned for those people and we will be imposing conditions if members wish to approve it to protect the interests of the few people in close proximity , many of the objectors er they must be heard and their point of view is report in the committee papers but they do live at er a couple of miles from the site . |
| 22 | They are more expensive than the others but they do enable you to keep your lists up to date . |
| 23 | Those who have this skill are usually no brighter or cleverer than others but they do have an element in their make up which others lack — they are organised . |
| 24 | Activists also like they love the opportunity in training to have a go but they do like getting involved , they like a action . |
| 25 | My opinion on the basis of this experience is that interdisciplinary courses are a good idea but they do have to be worked at and the scheme defended strongly . |
| 26 | Many plotless or so-called abstract ballets , by choreographers such as Balanchine , have no specific characters or climaxes but they do follow the composer 's score very closely . |
| 27 | Diana Travers was n't a member of her birthday party but they did dine at the same restaurant , the Black Swan on the river at Cookham . |