Example sentences of "but it [vb past] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It was an attempt at prohibition that was never wholly successful but it did set an example . |
2 | But it did make a difference — she realized that in the long hours she lay awake thinking about it . |
3 | But it did blunt the tool quite easily and sharpening was needed more often that I had thought likely , though this walnut was extremely hard . |
4 | We contested the decision vigorously , encouraged by strong support from outside the institution , but it did bring a significant and positive stage to an abrupt conclusion , leaving us to reflect on what we had learned , and were still learning , that might be relevant to widely shared concerns . |
5 | Since noble interests were not always uniform , deference to their wishes did not dictate all the Tsar 's major decisions , but it did inform every sphere , including the fiscal , commercial , and , very often , the tariff policy of the State . |
6 | But it did explain a lot , especially how Stubbly had managed to keep the Mimosa trouble-free over the years . |
7 | Nonconformity did not will migration into the towns nor the migration out again to the suburbs but it did meet the challenges presented by these mammoth social changes . |
8 | But it did involve the acceptance of a spiritual authority beyond his control , to which his ancestor Arnoul I could never have bowed . |
9 | But it did offer a rather different view of international relations , based on the two related themes of transnationalism and interdependence . |
10 | Milton Friedman 's widely reported remark that ‘ We are all Keynesians now ’ was an exaggeration , even for the time , but it did convey the Zeitgeist of the 1960s . |
11 | They had the moral flexibility to meet shifting organizational demands and still enjoy the sleep of the just — their ability to relativize other moral imperatives whilst constantly prioritizing the pursuit of organizational goals did not make them necessarily immoral , but it did facilitate a moral flexibility others denied themselves . |
12 | I had to rinse quite often to get rid of debris , but it did give a close shave . |
13 | The Crofting Reform ( Scotland ) Act of 1976 did not go quite as far as this , but it did give the crofters the incontestable right to purchase their house and garden , and the optional ( though not incontestable ) right to purchase their land for 15 times the annual rent . |
14 | It did n't shed much light , but it did give the darkness a shape … |
15 | I 'm sure this was a typing error but it did confuse an excellent article . |
16 | The It never changed all that much , but it did get a great deal closer . |
17 | The Italian government did not attempt an incomes policy , but it did persuade the metal workers , whose settlement traditionally sets the pace for other sectors , to postpone the renegotiation of their three-year contract from 1965 to 1966 . |
18 | This enthusiasm , inspired by Scottish sections , was short lived , and nothing came of the move , but it did signal a phase of agitation over representation that was to culminate in formal acceptance of the principle at the 1917 Congress . |
19 | This did not imply an end to the CME 's fungible link with SIMEX , but it did signal the realisation that regulatory complications made it unlikely that the mutual offset system could be extended around the globe . |
20 | I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health . |
21 | Late in 1988 I purchased a second-hand Toyota KS901 ( we are now the best of friends but it did take a while ) . |
22 | But it did enter the hearts of some . |
23 | It was regarded by many as dangerously radical and extreme — in much the same style as the ‘ Bultmann school ’ in the last forty years — but it did introduce a new epoch in critical New Testament research , most notably by drawing attention to the distinct strands and theologies within the different New Testament documents . |
24 | Its bed and furniture were entirely homely , however , and perhaps not as dainty as the elegant young French lady might like , but it did have a nice view of the hustle and bustle of Newington Butts , and Mrs Beavis always reckoned that if you could see life going on from your window , you could n't grumble too much about not having dainty furniture . |
25 | Granted this helped the swelling of the coffers of the tobacco company that was the sponsor , but it did have a tremendous evangelical effect for the game , proselytising many . |
26 | It was n't much of a smile , but it did have a faintly superior tinge to it and Lydia began to feel better . |
27 | But it did have a garage and it did have a telephone box . |
28 | Of course , this strategy had a distinct disadvantage in that each time I moved towards the light to serve the gentlemen , my advancing footsteps would echo long and loud before I reached the table , drawing attention to my impending arrival in the most ostentatious manner ; but it did have the great merit of making my person only partially visible while I remained stationary . |
29 | But it did have an elegant shopping precinct , the first of its kind , and a city centre flanked by the grandeur of its old and new cathedrals . |
30 | I know Fran Cotton has a business to run but it did spoil the World Cup celebrations for many . |