Example sentences of "but it [verb] [art] effect " in BNC.
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1 | I hit it several times but it had no effect . |
2 | Bernheim tried it , but it had no effect . |
3 | Sigsworth was given a drug which would normally induce prolonged unconsciousness but it had no effect on him . |
4 | It nearly caused a diplomatic incident but it had the effect of making the magistrate agree that the recording should go to London . |
5 | Mr Christopher 's speech had been planned well in advance but it had the effect of underscoring US support for the Russian president as he battled with hardliners in parliament . |
6 | Both are there but it has no effect on plane polarised light , for instance , like , as if one of them is trying to rotate it to the left by so many degrees and the other one is rotating to the right by the said the amount . |
7 | This may all sound very trivial but it has the effect of making me almost hate my body to the extent that I feel ashamed to let John see me naked . |