Example sentences of "but they have [det] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't feel alarmed as I know of many secret passages , but they have all become too small to use .
2 ‘ It has been hectic , but they have all done their bit to make sure we got the building finished on time . ’
3 Yeah , but they have all sorts of ideas do n't they ?
4 Thus at present they have a gene that controls limb development , but they have little idea what its role is .
5 These may be very useful in certain domains , but they have little to do with that actual flowing movement of life which concerns us deeply and intimately .
6 This means that she can throw out the eggs of her nest mates , but they have little chance to throw out hers .
7 Crisps and cornflakes are cornerstones of the multinational mass market , and maybe they could be a route to worldwide understanding , but they have little to contribute directly to the second problem — that of the short-term habitat destruction , which is now a worldwide epidemic .
8 The provisions of the Act are complex , but they have little effect on media freedom .
9 These two cases look very different but they have many aspects in common .
10 There are only a few of them , but they have several horses . ’
11 The seduction scenes are beautifully timed by Dustin and a super-cool Bancroft , but they have enough ambivalence to suggest his guilt and her loneliness , and the emptiness that brings them together .
12 And you ca n't transpose totally Japanese technology into the Western hemisphere , but they have some good ideas .
13 ‘ Till yesterday she lives in with Saint Julien , but they have another of their rows .
14 But they have another property — ultraviolet ( UV ) light makes them glow .
15 But they have more difficulty defending themselves on the second and more serious charge .
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