Example sentences of "but it [adv] [vb -s] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The emphasis of woman-centred methods on particular ways of articulating personal experience also makes it highly socially specific , but it rarely recognizes this . |
| 2 | This species grows quite large in the wild at up to 20cm , but it rarely achieves such proportions in the aquarium . |
| 3 | But it rarely happens that way . |
| 4 | It does a thorough job of not only testing each part of the hard disk but it also saves any data on the disk while doing so by reading all usable tracks into memory before reformatting the track and then writing it to disk again in the same place — provided it was usable . |
| 5 | Not only does this facilitate learning of social skills from factors within the drama , but it also allows those involved to develop their self-esteem . |
| 6 | For Sumner , law embodies the appearance of reality produced by social relations , so that , for example , an employment contract appears as a consensual contract between equals ( a point also made by Hunt ) , but it also embodies those appearances as they have been seen and interpreted by classes and groups who make laws . |
| 7 | In a sentence such as ( 1b ) not only does did situate its lexical supplement ( eat ) in time like any other auxiliary , but it also evokes all the time necessary to actualize the infinitive 's lexeme and so produces a representation of an event seen from beginning to end as something that really takes its place in time . |
| 8 | She admits the play is funny and vulgar , but it also raises some serious issues . |
| 9 | For not only does it contain one of the largest conurbations outside London , but it also includes some thinly populated territory as well as smaller towns and rural districts . |
| 10 | But it also covers all arrestable offences which have ( or are likely to have or are intended to have ) certain consequences like , among other things , ‘ serious harm to the security of the State or to public order ’ , ‘ serious interference with the administration of justice ’ , ‘ substantial financial gain to any person ’ , and ‘ serious financial loss to any person ’ . |
| 11 | Home Emergency Service is designed to provide essential help rather than regular household maintenance , but it also covers many emergencies arising from normal wear and tear unlike some household insurance policies . |
| 12 | It is obvious enough that a neocortex would be useless if all its neurons responded to the same or strongly similar features , so decorrelation is useful for this purpose , but it also confers another great advantage . |
| 13 | This is partly because of the increasing importance of employment in the service sector , much of it geared to regional and local markets and client groups , but it also has much to do with the particular circumstances of the 1980s . |
| 14 | Flavour is reminiscent of fragrant China tea , making it a most acceptable afternoon drink , but it also has some medicinal use . |
| 15 | he 's got a few bits , there 's still another few bits to be done you know but it just looks such a mess |
| 16 | But it just highlights some of the points erm it is humorous , so I hope that you enjoy it . |
| 17 | Well , it still does n't give me any money , but it just stops more money going out of my account . |
| 18 | P it in it includes the am amendment moved by er the amendment B standing in the name Councillor but it equally includes that part of er the amendment C six A. All those in favour please show ? |
| 19 | For instance , you can look round this place and be very impressed but it probably costs less to stay here than a two star hotel in England . |
| 20 | The Cadbury Report has placed corporate governance firmly on the profession 's agenda , but it scarcely provides any answers . |
| 21 | Indeed , it is one ; but it scarcely shows any principled rejection of all government . |
| 22 | Agfa 's Rodinal falls into this category , although at 100 years old it is positively ancient and not modern , but it nevertheless has many qualities that other modern developers have only just caught up with . |
| 23 | The ’ Harriet was hungry ’ example may be only nine words long , but it nevertheless demonstrates many aspects of knowledge that need to be made explicit to a computer before it could be said to understand . |
| 24 | Like the GMC 's recommendations the deans ' suggestion may seem superficially attractive , but it too lacks any semblance of realism about how it might be implemented . |
| 25 | The risk can be reduced by flying in the low tow position below the wake , but it still has some disadvantages and towing in this position has not been generally adopted in Europe or elsewhere . |
| 26 | The second , smaller , chest has clearly been ransacked but it still has some items inside . |
| 27 | The book predates the 1986 Act and concentrates explicitly on management issues but it still contains much useful and relevant advice . |
| 28 | Many beautiful animal portraits have been submitted over the months of the competition , but it usually takes that special ‘ something ’ to create the magic of a prize-winning photograph — perhaps a bird captured in mid-flight , or the moment of sheer wonder on a child 's face as it encounters one of the several animal species now allowed to roam freely in the zoo grounds . |
| 29 | Preventing own goals is a prudent tactic , but it usually takes more to win . |
| 30 | ‘ Maybe in the short term it is an advantage to a few people working in the car industry but it only encourages more people to generate more pollution . ’ |