Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The expectations hypothesis may be a good starting point , but it assumes that individuals who take unhedged positions in futures markets ( i.e. speculators ) expect on average to earn only the risk-free rate . |
| 2 | It 's a Walkman but it records and plays and it 's got the radio in it as well . |
| 3 | The real significance of these comparisons remains unknown , as do the real workings of the dolphin mind , but it seems that dolphins and porpoises achieved their modern enlarged brains about 15–20 million years ago , whereas the evolution of the human brain is a phenomenon of the past few million years at the most . |
| 4 | and I think that 's right but it means that things are more difficult to achieve in a lot of ways . |
| 5 | There has been little mention of this aspect so far , but it appears that Customs will be empowered to vary the terms by publishing a notice ; that indicates that it will be quite strictly enforced . |
| 6 | This reduces the size of the published paper , but it ensures that copies of evidential data are available to the relatively small number of readers who will require access to them . |