Example sentences of "but [verb] they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Can you guess … ? ’ can be used to help those who are stuck but feel they understand where they are going . |
| 2 | They may ‘ share and embrace the values ’ , but do they want to ‘ establish a life-long relationship ’ with Maxmin and his team ? |
| 3 | Opposition Members may wish to make party political points , but do they want to lose control of public spending ? |
| 4 | Today 's coal fires are a luxury , but do they make life as interesting ? , |
| 5 | But do they make us pay over the odds ? |
| 6 | whether the Germans would be , I mean if it 's coming from a German T V station but do they broadcast American you know , English speaking programmes there in Germany |
| 7 | But do they give it to her ? |
| 8 | But do they hurt your image ? |
| 9 | Of course , modern tycoons have yachts and private aircraft and tropical islands , but do they enjoy them ? |
| 10 | Ah I know what they say but do they come from |
| 11 | As the Authority , they accept responsibility , but do they accept things went wrong ? |
| 12 | You say that these books stand in their own right , and are important perhaps in the historical context of the development of the novel , but do they constitute what I 'd call a good read ? |
| 13 | Many of the private homes are pretty , Laura Ashley , chintzy places , but do they have rehabilitation programmes or free therapy for their residents ? |
| 14 | But do they see the radar signals , too ? |
| 15 | But do they listen ? |
| 16 | But do they believe in the same god or do they believe in different gods ? |
| 17 | Labour Members may jeer in a debate in the House , but do they believe that they will get through an election campaign with the inconsistencies that are revealed in this document ? |
| 18 | But do they realize just what they 're letting themselves in for . |
| 19 | But do they help you ? |
| 20 | But do they get the playgrounds they deserve ? |
| 21 | But do they work ? |
| 22 | They know how to do certain tasks , because they have been shown — but do they know why they are doing them ? |
| 23 | Senna , Mansell , Prost : Gaug 's top three , but do they act like champions ? |
| 24 | ‘ But did they tell you — ’ he stopped . |
| 25 | But did they realise that in trying to staunch the bleeding heart , they had administered a tourniquet to the artery of free will ? |
| 26 | But did they talk headily around the conference table ? |
| 27 | But did they want it to bother him ? |
| 28 | But did they know , did Rosen and Kennedy have any idea how much all this was hurting her ? |
| 29 | But did they understand fully how formidable this nation was which could persuade men from Magna Graecia , Campania , Umbria and Africa to use their knowledge of Greek for the creation of a literature in Latin ? |
| 30 | Foucard said : ‘ They were very thorough , your friends , but did they find what they were looking for ? ’ |