Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , I would argue , though not all would agree , may tell us something interesting about the way the brain compartmentalizes different aspects of visual processing and it may tell us that subjects are more conservative about admitting to seeing a very degraded image than about trying to move their eyes to it , but it sheds little light on the actual experiences the patients are having when we show them a light . |
| 2 | Carrying a tent where mountain huts are prolific may seem an unnecessary burden , but it allows total flexibility and we soon discovered the benefits of camping where we chose . |
| 3 | In many ways the VDU command is similar to a PRINT CHR$ ( num ) command , but it involves less typing and a number of characters may be easily sent . |
| 4 | This has the advantage of relating expenditure to sales , but it discourages innovative approaches to advertising expenditure and does not allow for distinctions to be made between products or sales territories . |
| 5 | This is spoken in the north and also understood in the eastern and western states ; but it receives short shrift once it ventures to enter the south . |
| 6 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 7 | Bitez offers exciting day cruising , but it takes two weeks to acclimatise most people to the strong winds ! |
| 8 | Roses are naturally at their most beautiful in summer , but it takes year-long care to ensure they maintain their glory . |
| 9 | There were 2 attacks early on , but it takes stronger stuff than this to beat Grimsby . |
| 10 | Any man can be unfaithful , but it takes special circumstances to write a letter like that . ’ |
| 11 | Probably most such birds possess more powerful navigational skills , such as those we shall discuss shortly for pigeons , but it takes special experiments to demonstrate the fact . |
| 12 | well ha you , what you have is you have erm the ship , first of all you have the ship , it 's a plain ship on a white background , then you have the lights on a black background and then you have that blue bit in the middle but it takes three shots |
| 13 | Linguistic posturing of this sort is the extreme reaction of a character in an extreme situation , but it dramatizes rhetorical manoeuvres available to both men and women who are forced into a position of discursive subservience . |
| 14 | But it admits that Adobe technology is often the default standard , and wants to make the technology available within NewsPrint . |
| 15 | This might seem onerous but it guarantees that configuration control is maintained and , with some care , should be a very unusual occurrence . |
| 16 | Molton Brown , the British company based in London , may not have the quantity ( 48 eyeshadows and lipsticks , a dozen foundations , plus blushers and powders ) but it offers outstanding quality . |
| 17 | As a course this demands a very full timetable , but it offers strongly-motivated students an opportunity to develop in parallel the intellectual and practical sides of their study of art . |
| 18 | The substitution is thus not only inherently costly , but it evokes increased demand or , if you like , creates increased need . |
| 19 | Surely a forlorn ambition , but it goes some way to explain , what would otherwise be so difficult to understand , why eminent members of the nascent |
| 20 | It probably means that the average family is a much more relaxed affair than the traditional Scottish household used to be , but it goes some way towards explaining the numbers of children at risk in our society from adults outside the home , as well as from their own undisciplined emotions . |
| 21 | Indeed , the Consumers ' Association have a publication entitled Taking your own case to court or tribunal designed to assist the layman wishing to take his own case rather than instruct solicitors ; but it warns potential litigants that to take on a particularly complicated legal action without legal help would be madness . |
| 22 | Chomper — Looks like a normal block , but it eats poor ol' Rufus alive ! |
| 23 | IBM is hoping that the popularity of workflow computing models will drive uptake , but it acknowledges that message queuing is not a new concept ; what is new it says , is the attempt to implement it across multiple manufacturer 's machines . |
| 24 | It could do good but it does more bad |
| 25 | There is no claim that this resolves the differences , but it helps top managers understand where they might focus their efforts in order to improve effectiveness — i.e. it identifies inconsistent schemas . |
| 26 | I wo n't , I ca n't understand what it is , but it says general knowledge . |
| 27 | But it ignores social changes like the increase in the numbers of educated women , the decline in domestic help and the development of job and life expectations . |
| 28 | But it creates certain incongruities in his character . ’ |
| 29 | Size provides a cushion to the vicissitudes of markets but it creates other problems . |
| 30 | Brittle Power may be written for American readers ; but it deserves careful perusal everywhere . |