Example sentences of "but it has [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway travel develops many interesting situations ; but it has created few more bewildering than those occasionally to be seen during the Russian famine , when a number of peasantry , weary of the Czar 's despotic rule and black bread , or no bread at all , came through England on their way to America , and clustered , apparently hopeless , on the platform at the Central Station . |
| 2 | It might have moderated things at the margins , but it has done little to address or solve issues of economic decline , deprivation or inadequate housing in the cities . |
| 3 | But it has supplied this help without objection from Arab governments which , though alarmed at the prospect of Shia ascendancy in Iraq , want most of all to see Mr Hussein out . |
| 4 | But it has taken many years for such discoveries to be accepted and acted upon , especially when they conflict with public convenience and related commercial interests , as the sad story of tobacco promotion and consumption shows . |
| 5 | London has come to be my second home , but it has taken some time to get used to it . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's only after that that someone like myself would look for technical skill , but it has to have that initial force to grab your attention , 99% of the time . ’ |
| 7 | But it has upset some shopkeepers whose deliveries have been disrupted , and disabled drivers who say they ca n't get into town . |
| 8 | I do n't think we actually used any of them in the end but it has got that cinematic imagery to it . ’ |
| 9 | I was going to write to Long Tall Sally ca n't make up my mind if I should or I should n't but it has got those little |
| 10 | The council is the plaintiff , but it has brought this action to protect the interests of the residents . |