Example sentences of "but it have [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It was nothing really radical in terms of modern design — even apart from Malcolm having adapted it from a picture — but it had great presence .
2 But it had great difficulty in finding the necessary funds for this purpose , and , partly for this reason and partly because of sheer bureaucratic inefficiency , the payment of the subsidies was always much delayed .
3 The view that the East Ropery Banks site might be considered for ‘ high value ’ housing in order to provide potential consumers for the shopping centre had first been expressed in the Poulson Report of 1965 , but it had greater saliency by 1971 because the authority was already dealing with its second property company ( Town and City ) and it was clear that market conditions made the redevelopment of North Shields centre a highly marginal project .
4 But it had one thing missing — a proper paper .
5 All the leading cars traded places briefly during a flurry of pit-stops but it had little effect on Prost who was able to pull clear and win comfortably .
6 She screamed , but it had little effect , just added to the confusion that reigned in the room .
7 All the leading cars traded places briefly during a flurry of pit-stops but it had little effect on Prost who was able to pull clear and win comfortably .
8 The famous Marx Brothers ' contract scene in A Night at the Opera ( " The party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part " ) exaggerated the worst excesses of legal drafting , but it had some basis in fact .
9 Designed for office dictation use , this machine followed Edison 's preferred method of using electricity for the motor , but it had acoustic recording and reproduction .
10 But it had another trick up its sleeves .
11 The element of performance referred to under Dramatic playing occurs as part of a participant 's expression but it has such clarity and selectivity of communication to other participants that it acquires the ‘ adjectival ’ , descriptive characteristic of performing .
12 But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time .
13 The Treasury is only a small department in terms of the number of civil servants that work there but it has tremendous power as a result of its financial role at the heart of government .
14 Thus , Irish nationalism is conceived by most members in an abstract way , but it has concrete import for key groups .
15 But it has little choice .
16 Liberals may appreciate that conclusion , but it has little basis in empirical fact .
17 This kind of access to recording facilities is not of course practicable in many language teaching situations but it has considerable potential on intensive courses where students have many contact hours .
18 ‘ The ride quality stretches your patience and the gearbox is sticky in first and reverse , but it has enough power , and boot space , accessibility and the driving position all score highly . ’
19 But it has particular force when attempting to understand design-and-society relations .
20 This is essentially a digging tool but it has another function I have always found particularly useful .
21 It is not a heartening picture , but it has some validity as a profile of our times .
22 But it has growing influence in the US , and money too , says Bruce Shapiro
23 But it has growing influence and money , says Bruce Shapiro
24 ‘ I would n't describe the Sierra as fast off the mark , but it has sufficient power and cruises well .
25 ‘ They see residential school as an alternative to ‘ care ’ but it has less stigma for them .
26 Young age at marriage powerfully increases the fertility of working-class women , but it has less effect on the fertility of middle-class women .
27 Where there is more rain and cloud the beet grows larger but it has less sugar content .
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