Example sentences of "do but [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spoke of it a lot that evening : not to bring home to her all he 'd done but rather because it 'd been perhaps the biggest single event in his ( now rather dull ) life . |
| 2 | Erm I 've got a note to contact people I know in Wales which again I have n't done but again I shall . |
| 3 | The level of demand is to do not only with the tasks as they are done but also with the duration for which they must continue to be done . |
| 4 | He began to see that a person should be judged not only on what he has done but also on what he wanted to do . |
| 5 | Often in communication it may be necessary to spell out not only what is to be done but also what is not to be done . |
| 6 | Better that it should end like this , when justice was not only done but manifestly seen by all to be done . |
| 7 | When the outcome of such influence is some rather high-spirited behaviour no great harm is done but unfortunately peer pressure has also led in many instances to experimentation with alcohol , drugs and glue-sniffing . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a nothing car , well done but still a nothing car , ’ claimed one highly talented young British designer . |
| 9 | Sometimes this is no more than a description of what has to be done but sometimes it incorporates how the operator does it or should do it . |
| 10 | I wan na see what she 's gon na do but anyway we 're not going anyway . |
| 11 | A majority will do but even less will be acceptable on some occasions . |
| 12 | It is part of a drive towards ‘ ability ’ in computer systems , a belated acknowledgement that designers should address not just what the system should do but also who will use it , how frequently , what tasks they must perform , what environment it will be used in ( eg quiet or noisy , light or dark ) , and what the critical success factors are ( eg speed or accuracy ) . |
| 13 | P. A friendly person , someone who is good to session with , someone who can appreciate someone else 's skating and not to judge them as to what they can do but also who they are and how they are . |
| 14 | There was little the Phoenix King could do but finally declare war against one of his own realms . |
| 15 | You can do but only in my year . |
| 16 | They could do but then again |
| 17 | Er I could do but then again would you under er so that you can understand er what the actual recommendations are , the important thing is again that we see you face to face . |
| 18 | In the beginnings of this second stanza , the poet is describing all the wonderful things the sun can do but then goes on to say that all these great wonders are completely forgotten when the sun can not even rejuvenate a man whose body is still warm and almost living . |
| 19 | An analysis of what people have done is likely to be useful not only in ascertaining what they 're likely to do but also what their linguistic needs are . |
| 20 | And , when some other retired persons says in my presence ‘ I do n't know how I found time for work ’ , I no longer inwardly cringe with scorn at the well worn cliche as I used to do but instead I enthusiastically and of course sagely nod my head in hearty agreement . |
| 21 | They seem to there does n't seem to be much left to do but yet they 're still going there and everything . |
| 22 | This is easy to do but please do not try to hurry up the process up as ‘ slow and steady ’ seems to give the best results and takes less time than trying to hurry . |
| 23 | The only good thing I like about the fourth year , you 're doing the subjects you want to do but apart from that |
| 24 | Well , now I 'd know what to do but then I just looked at him for help , and said , ‘ I do n't know any . |
| 25 | obviously identifiable it 's a very effective one and also the structured thought patterns idea er before you go into something to actually sit down and prepare something er your thoughts in a developing from there er it 's a very simple thing to do but very effective . |
| 26 | Took about an hour and a quarter to do but there you go . |
| 27 | It seemed in the end there was little else to do but actually to raise the matter again with Mr Farraday . |
| 28 | We 've got to get the things to do but quite often if you are , we 've got to have those things to do you 've got finish by a particular time . |
| 29 | They can calculate not only how much business I 'm doing but exactly how much money they will make on each piece of business . |
| 30 | The trash , getting ready to protest at this change in plans and then his jaw dropping at his first sight of Lucy ; getting into the cab with him , knowing what she was doing but somehow feeling that she was watching it all from somewhere else . |