Example sentences of "but it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a fast and relatively cheap working method but it turns this into a real Spaghetti Opera , where the soundtrack never quite gels with the visuals . |
| 2 | ‘ Faulty gas main , ’ I said , but it sounded weak . |
| 3 | What this meant was n't certain , but it sounded good at the time . |
| 4 | No one was quite sure what it meant but it sounded impressive . |
| 5 | Dave also played the old fashioned curved soprano sax , which looks almost like a toy instrument but it sounded clear and forceful in his hands . |
| 6 | This , I would argue , though not all would agree , may tell us something interesting about the way the brain compartmentalizes different aspects of visual processing and it may tell us that subjects are more conservative about admitting to seeing a very degraded image than about trying to move their eyes to it , but it sheds little light on the actual experiences the patients are having when we show them a light . |
| 7 | Carrying a tent where mountain huts are prolific may seem an unnecessary burden , but it allows total flexibility and we soon discovered the benefits of camping where we chose . |
| 8 | This ‘ technology transfer ’ is a process of innovation , but it involves spreading existing technology from sectors where it is conventionally used throughout industry so as to provide added value and competitive advantage . |
| 9 | In many ways the VDU command is similar to a PRINT CHR$ ( num ) command , but it involves less typing and a number of characters may be easily sent . |
| 10 | I received a stupid Certificate in Fine Art , which means nothing to me , but it pleases some . |
| 11 | This has the advantage of relating expenditure to sales , but it discourages innovative approaches to advertising expenditure and does not allow for distinctions to be made between products or sales territories . |
| 12 | But it criticized some of the procedures used , including those for the construction of a new research and supply vessel , the RRS , and for an airstrip and berthing jetty at its Rothera station . |
| 13 | This is spoken in the north and also understood in the eastern and western states ; but it receives short shrift once it ventures to enter the south . |
| 14 | Granted , Vitor continued to blame her , but it represented some kind of progress . |
| 15 | But it takes great courage for a politician to try and persuade voters of that fact . |
| 16 | But it takes two to get pregnant , and it is just as important to educate boys about contraception . |
| 17 | Bitez offers exciting day cruising , but it takes two weeks to acclimatise most people to the strong winds ! |
| 18 | It 's difficult to tell which wines will win , and easy to say when wine is good , but it takes that little bit extra to make it a winner . |
| 19 | But it takes little to say , and doubtless contributes to the ‘ feel-good ’ factor all round . |
| 20 | But it takes resolute , technologically aware safety management and regulation to maintain them . |
| 21 | But it takes hundreds of thousands of years for these processes to turn the sediments into carbonate rock , and meanwhile biological changes , it now seems , play a key role in deterring the fluctuating carbon dioxide balance . |
| 22 | Roses are naturally at their most beautiful in summer , but it takes year-long care to ensure they maintain their glory . |
| 23 | in Southampton and he said we can give you next day this , they wo n't , they wo n't enter into it , we can give you next day delivery but it takes ten or twenty days . |
| 24 | There were 2 attacks early on , but it takes stronger stuff than this to beat Grimsby . |
| 25 | Probably most such birds possess more powerful navigational skills , such as those we shall discuss shortly for pigeons , but it takes special experiments to demonstrate the fact . |
| 26 | Any man can be unfaithful , but it takes special circumstances to write a letter like that . ’ |
| 27 | It gained terrific publicity , but it takes more than column inches to sell records , and I am sure that Elvis 's continuing success has more to do with talent . |
| 28 | ‘ Coppers , aye , but it takes more than coppers to cart them there ; they wo n't come and pick 'em up . ’ |
| 29 | well ha you , what you have is you have erm the ship , first of all you have the ship , it 's a plain ship on a white background , then you have the lights on a black background and then you have that blue bit in the middle but it takes three shots |
| 30 | I can still hear stuff , but it sounds swishy like when you listen to one of them curly sea shells . |