Example sentences of "but this [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this does mean that he thought that the law of value was the regulator of the Soviet economy . |
| 2 | Credit notes can be exchanged before they mature but this does involve the deduction of a premium . |
| 3 | The second edition of Introduction to High Energy Physics by D. H. Perkins requires considerable initial knowledge of quantum theory , but this does make it possible to use Feynmann diagrams immediately . |
| 4 | Less expensive boots are made from split leather or suede , and some have a polyurethane coating to make them waterproof but this does make the boot less breathable . |
| 5 | It is possible to make dulcimers of different sizes and shapes but this does affect the sound produced . |
| 6 | To their credit , a few prisoners do manage to discover their loving , creative , expansive side — Jimmy Boyle being a celebrated example — but this does break the unspoken rule . |
| 7 | As we have already observed ( see ( 35 ) ) , the verb see , in its ordinary uses , can not be expected to occur with an adverbal adjective , but this does appear to be the interpretation needed for ( 41 ) which may be considered substandard but is apparently possible in current British English : ( 41 ) even if the scheme does fail , I 'll see you comfortable Much more often , the idiomaticity works the other way , so that a set of lexical items that could fit the structure of ( 21 ) , with appropriate values , seem to give unacceptable sentences , as in ( 42 ) : ( 42 ) Eva played her opponent exhausted Wendy wiped the floor moist |
| 8 | A further solution is to permanently silicone the hanger into place but this does create problems with cleaning the glass behind . |
| 9 | I 'm a great believer in putting house plants out in the garden for a ‘ summer holiday ’ but this does provide something of an open invitation to the vine weevils to lay their eggs in the pots . |
| 10 | You may , if you wish , use a 9V supply , but this does increase the current consumption and is not so economic . |
| 11 | Fuel load also increases from 40 to 50 gallons , some of which is needed by the larger engine , but this does increase range to 560 nautical miles , respectable for a touring aircraft . |
| 12 | It is also suggested as a weapon against parasites , but this does sound rather hazardous ! |
| 13 | and er , but apparently they did a , they did a test and that was also a package where the stuff like that , transfer although those three may of been carrying weapons , they split open the policeman , but this does seem to basically at , well not no , not indiscriminately they did n't say that but they shot innocent people , I mean like I said well the I mean that 's got to kill in those streets and stuff the ricochet 's can go quite easily go through somebody but there , there was , there 's always been claims er , there 's no I R A gunmen there |
| 14 | Welding plastic was less successful , but this does require practice . |
| 15 | At the same time , welfare benefits were increased but this did produce complaints about ‘ idlers ’ and ‘ scroungers ’ , across-the-board welfare payments were becoming increasingly expensive and some Labour Party members began to press for more selective methods of eliminating poverty . |