Example sentences of "but it [verb] [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it turns me on just to hear you say it . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But it turns you on , does n't it Johnny ? ’ |
| 3 | But it ties it in to a date and I think in a similar way , erm centenary which is the only thing we 're going to do offic I think that it could be the only thing we do to celebrate our hundred years of existence apart from a small exhibition in . |
| 4 | John tried to hold the family together but it knocked everyone back . ’ |
| 5 | My boyfriend and I have been going out for six weeks and everything is wonderful but it takes me honestly two hours to reach orgasm . |
| 6 | The thought of what might happen scared her , but it thrilled her too . |
| 7 | But it taught me how quickly life can go . |
| 8 | ‘ Tastes like shit but it fills you up . |
| 9 | Given these circumstances it seems remarkable that the proposed tax cut made any significant headway at all , but it had one enormously important advantage — the whole hearted support of Ronald Reagan . |
| 10 | If I could manage to absorb a tablet in between the bouts of vomiting it did stop the sickness and bring a pain-free sleep — but it left me too exhausted to do anything about enjoying life . |
| 11 | Like an aphid , then , the caterpillar employs ants as bodyguards , but it goes one better . |
| 12 | His embarrassment flattered her , because it was a sign of his bewildered love , but it irritated her even more , because it testified to his immaturity ; going with a boy the same age seemed like lowering oneself : she was only interested in older boys . |
| 13 | He knew the British government had their own sugar and sisal companies here , of course , but it irked his militarily trained mind that they would n't go through proper channels . |
| 14 | It has taken a lot of chef 's skills away but it speeds everything up . |
| 15 | It is , but it opens it up |
| 16 | Toomey 's childhood was dominated by ‘ constant worry about money ’ , but it spurred him on . |
| 17 | On my last day there I was literally pushed out of a small news agent 's shop by a pair of youths for requesting a box of matches in English rather than in French ; I even tried my one and only French joke on them and said ‘ Quel fromage ! ’ but it got me nowhere — but out ! |
| 18 | He found it almost repulsive to think of it in there , kicking at the walls ; but it roused him sexually as well . |
| 19 | Idly she began to stab at the wet ground with it , but it struck something hard straight away . |
| 20 | But it struck me then how very wise he was to keep his sexy side so firmly battened down on duty . |
| 21 | A letter card came from France , but it told them little except that he was well and a letter followed . |
| 22 | I may agree with sentiment but it pissed me off none the less . |
| 23 | Heaven knows I 've tried talking to him , but it gets me nowhere . |
| 24 | But it gets me out of the house for a while . |
| 25 | It 's especially interesting because our vocalist is female and black , which not only avoids the Tin Machine comparisons , but it gets us away from the whole rock'n'roll boy 's club scenario . |
| 26 | Then the dream dissolves and breaks up into its elements , but it re-forms itself immediately after and begins again , similar , yet changed ; and this without pause , for all of us , every night and for the whole of our sleep . |
| 27 | But it made him only the second Briton to conquer Everest without Oxygen equipment . |
| 28 | But it took him almost five hours and contained just four fours . |
| 29 | But it took him almost five hours and contained just four fours . |
| 30 | Of course I called her Mum , but it took me quite a little while to accept her as my mother . |