Example sentences of "but [conj] [pers pn] do [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others , however , would rather maintain that these charges have sometimes been exaggerated , but that they do highlight genuine dangers of which one ought to be aware in reading Barth : dangers which lie partly in what he actually says , but also partly in what he can very easily be taken to be saying when his real meaning is subtly but significantly different . |
| 2 | of the kingdom must go from door to door , from city to city from village to village , they do n't know about it , but once we do know about it then we 're sort of accountable are n't we ? |
| 3 | But if we do go down , it 's important that we build in it . |
| 4 | Like all analogies , this one can mislead as well as help , but if we do feel that a reasonable case is being presented to us , and that the internal evidence of the research fits together coherently and comes to a result which is ‘ beyond reasonable doubt ’ then we may be prepared to accept this piece of research , based though it is on informal interviews . |
| 5 | but if we do display |
| 6 | It was gon na take quite a while so erm we got the base five as quickly as possible so that we had as many hands on the job at once and er we had some formwork getting spare so we decided to make them useful and it 's a case of we 'd got six tanks to do and if we had a breakage we ca n't afford to stop the programme so as a er , a standby , just in case , we may never use these we might three or four uses out of but if we do have a breakage we want to be able to replace that straight away so have a spare set and you 've got nothing more to do and er get the walls , get the er , the back build operation right at the very end , ongoing , till you 've got the waterproofers in er get the waterproofing up to the five meter level and er get the back build in as quickly as possible . |
| 7 | I have already questioned the absolute relevance of attitude measures , but if they do measure some at least of the effect of advertising , some of the time , the general slowness of movement of these measures implies , at least , that such change occurs gradually as a result of the cumulative build-up of the message of the campaign . |
| 8 | Big Ron 's job lot are joint market leaders with Manchester United , but if they do lift the Premier League referee Raymond Bigger should be on the celebration party guest list . |
| 9 | But if they do look up they will see a cat's-cradle of motley cables and wires that have a tale of initiative and rebellion to tell . |
| 10 | Repeatedly we are told that if its characters fail to resist the Shadow , they will be taken over , but if they do resist they may get killed ; similarly if they reject the vagaries of chance ( if Frodo for instance had refused to leave the Shire with the Ring ) , it 's likely something highly unpleasant will happen , but if they accept and obey things could grow even worse . |
| 11 | But if I do admit his claim to enjoy them , and still persist in the inquisition ( ‘ Why do you like gibbons ? ’ ) , the logical nature of the question will have changed . |
| 12 | Well no but if I do bust 'em |
| 13 | But if you do go , I would ask you not to spoil Uncle Willi 's evening with a long face . |
| 14 | Children 's bedrooms are usually small areas with light-coloured walls , so there should be enough reflected light to lighten up the main scene of action , but if you do bring in any additional low-level lighting , take care to position it where it will not get in the way of the camera or shine into the lens . |
| 15 | There is actually a television room as well , I think , but if you do want to keep yourself to yourself that 's fine . |
| 16 | But if you do want to ski , you can start thinking about where to go — especially if you 're going as a family . |
| 17 | Plants are not necessary and are n't a natural occurrence in Lake Tanganyika , but if you do feel you want plant life in your tank try Java Fern and Anubias . |
| 18 | I 'm sure that you would want to talk this over , but if you do feel you can consider it ’ — she was still addressing Aggie ‘ I could ask my cousin to keep the position open for a week or two . |
| 19 | But if you do feel like it , you only have to call in at the shop . |
| 20 | I do n't wish to seem importunate , but if you do intend to sever the agreement I will be obliged to ask at least for the reimbursement of the expenses of my journey . ’ |
| 21 | and they put theirs and whatever but if you do send something on a letter think |
| 22 | But if you do end up with cracked and wet spaces between your toes , you must deal with it quickly . |
| 23 | But if you do land with a thud , you 'll still be fit enough to manage a post-flight pint in the local . |
| 24 | But if you do speak to them , perhaps you could get them affiliated again , cos they used to be did n't they in Sister May and Paul 's time . |
| 25 | So The other thing you 've got to think about , if you do react the wrong way , and we 've probably all been tempted to at times if we have n't done it , but if you do react the wrong way , consider who is that person coming by ? |
| 26 | All of these fish have appeared only recently in any numbers and some of them are still extremely rare and pricey but if you do see any of them and have the money , I would recommend you buy them . |
| 27 | the reaction to but if you do see them you should always ask , you say you 're very puzzled are n't you . |
| 28 | But if you do get one you have to be careful you get one that 's done to the proper standard because some do n't work apparently . |
| 29 | And then I do n't particularly want you to start yet but if you do get time or if you 're just interested and you do n't want to stop and you want to keep going try it with sixty . |
| 30 | But if you do get hooked — and if you are the kind of smart-suited city type who has driven ordinary folk off this island — well , that is your affair . |