Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it takes bottle to bury your feelings and accept defeat , no matter what the competition . |
| 2 | The kind of limitations imposed by restrictions of full-time caring are not normal to someone in midlife but it takes courage to change the pattern once the need to be restricted has passed . |
| 3 | But it takes nerve to make the first step . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll put in a request for them to check out Albany ’ George grumbled , ‘ but it takes months to get them to do your office never mind your home . |
| 5 | Er but it takes time to recover from the er the the shock and the experience and the unnerving . |
| 6 | Satellite surveillance is all very well , but it takes time to get information back and in that time a naval force can have moved a fair distance . |
| 7 | But it changes channel dun n it ? |
| 8 | But it tells authorities to seek legal advice when writing up their own guidelines to staff . |
| 9 | A rival cheetah that does n't have such big leg muscles may not run quite so fast , but it has resources to spare for making an extra lot of milk and therefore perhaps rearing another cub . |
| 10 | It is highly beguiling , but it has power to stifle and to kill . |
| 11 | You do not have to accept this offer , but it makes sense to do so . |
| 12 | You do not have to accept this offer , but it makes sense to do so . |
| 13 | But it makes sense to limit your activity — if you exercise outdoors when air quality is poor , you 're more likely to suffer adverse effects . |
| 14 | But it makes sense to consider other explanations first , because family problems are far more likely to be the source of trouble than household chemicals . |
| 15 | It 's not dangerous , but it makes food unappetising or even inedible . |
| 16 | But it means Bonaparte 's got to go on now . |
| 17 | Reckless , foolhardy , but it inspires men to follow him . |