Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] really [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But do they really cauterize the wounds of historical separation and loss ? |
| 2 | Because information technology is new and exciting , its proponents naturally exaggerate the cultural role it will take But do they really believe that we shall have nothing better to do in the future than to sit in front of a screen for hours , plugging into Which ? , mail-order catalogues , and the index to Chemical Abstracts ? |
| 3 | Pupils will quickly learn to say the ‘ right ’ words back to you , but do they really appreciate their real meaning ? |
| 4 | It may be that the amp sounds okay but do they really need an LED for goodness sake ? |
| 5 | This is something that the British harp on that incessantly , using it as the main reason for choosing one restaurant over another , but do we really understand what it means and are we consistent in our assessment of perceived value ? |
| 6 | But do we really know enough about the whys and wherefores of racism ? |
| 7 | We might get a good ideas of the shape of the man we are promoting but do we really know the " shape " of the job he is going into ? |
| 8 | But do we really know any more about the animal kingdom now than Pliny thought he knew then ? |
| 9 | Certainly these sleek , feather-light , multi-coloured wonders have an appeal , but do we really need them ? |
| 10 | The Department of Transport spends ninety per cent of its budget on raods , but do we really NEED more of them ? |
| 11 | ‘ But do ye really think , ’ he said after a short pause , ‘ it 's wise to allow a young person to make a decision of that sort ? |
| 12 | But do you really think he 's up there with THE best ? |
| 13 | ‘ Not that again , ’ he groaned , ‘ but do you really prefer the rose to diamonds ? |
| 14 | But do you really expect me to remember babies who were born twenty years ago ? ’ |
| 15 | But do you really want me to … ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But do you really want to marry him ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But do you really believe in ghosts ? |
| 18 | ‘ But do you really know everything ? ’ she asked , in a quiet voice . |
| 19 | Angularity might be all well and good , but do I really look that thin ? |
| 20 | But did they really believe this ? |
| 21 | He could go , but did he really want to ? |
| 22 | But did I really need this ? |
| 23 | But did she really want to belong to them ? |
| 24 | But did she really use a potty at night , keeping it in a cupboard by her bed ? |
| 25 | Yes , middle class women have done a lot for the ‘ Women 's Movement ’ but does she really think that us working class women have been sitting on our arses doing nothing all this time . |
| 26 | But does he really want the Challenge ? |
| 27 | Joe has been learning the great man 's speeches and studying his mannerisms , but does he really look likely Winston at all ? |
| 28 | But does it really take a trained critic to warn viewers of what is so plainly , desperately obvious ? |
| 29 | Not unusual in this industry but does it really take an entire A4 page to say it ? |
| 30 | ‘ Admittedly NIE has an extended distribution network , but does it really need 3,750 employees — six for every 1,000 customers — when its peers on the mainland average only 4.5 per thousand . |