Example sentences of "but [subord] [pron] [verb] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | He then says that Caesar does n't seem to let his emotions speak more than his reason , but ( this is the next six or seven lines ) when ambitious young people are starting out , at the bottom of the heap , they are humble and look up with awe , but once they have made it to the top , they scorn all those below them , who have helped them to get there . |
| 2 | The dress is very nice but once I 've got it on I realize I 'm just not in the mood for it . |
| 3 | There was something about cutter work — glamour , adventure , battling the elements , or just plain escapism — call it what you will , but once you had experienced it you had great difficulty in settling down to the more prosaic existence ashore . |
| 4 | It might be a bit awkward when you start off but once you 've done it a bit it gets easier . |
| 5 | The passcode system 's a welcome addition and the joystick on the control panel which mimics your movement 's also a nice touch , but once you 've played it for five minutes you 'll have seen everything the game 's got to offer ! |
| 6 | But once you 've seen it , you know , and er |
| 7 | I 've no idea how much they cost , but whatever 's left over will go towards the kitchen scissors — rather mundane I know but one of those things that 's not exactly necessary but once you 've got it you ca n't do without ! |
| 8 | He said it took about a month to get all the alcohol out of your system but once you 'd done it , and this was his main point , you suddenly realise that , for the first time for years , you can see the world like it really is . ’ |
| 9 | I was nervous for the first few missions — but once you 'd done it you could cope . |
| 10 | He 'd never seen his mother or his father reading it , but once he had opened it himself . |
| 11 | no , no , but once he 's taken it and then he 's come round and erm he realizes what it 's , what he 's done , yeah . |
| 12 | But once she had tried it on , her spirits sank once more to unprecedented depths . |
| 13 | Erm but once she 's got it in place what do you think Ian ? |
| 14 | Everyone has their own ideas about how it should be done , but if everyone agrees to lift it together , it suddenly becomes a very easy task . |
| 15 | Naive teenagers we may have been , but if we had found it we would have been heroes . |
| 16 | Our chances of ending the war quickly would certainly be greatly increased if the battle were won ; but if we failed to win it , even after what had already been achieved , our victory would merely be postponed and not rendered impossible , especially if we resolved in good time not to persist with our useless efforts at Verdun , but to take the initiative of attack elsewhere . |
| 17 | I mean it 's not gon na be , it 's not gon na be easy but if we start developing it erm there 's no reason |
| 18 | But if we did meet it would have to be on my terms . |
| 19 | But if they get arrested it 's down to you . |
| 20 | Mick added : ‘ I was pretty proud , but if I 'd cooked it , I 'd have been eating pumpkin pie all year . ’ |
| 21 | He 'd say , " Leave it , it does n't matter , " but if I 'd left it the place would be a pigsty . |
| 22 | and six pound fifty then week cos I wo n't , you wo n't have them on Monday but if she keeps working it 'll be most Mondays anyway |
| 23 | But if she does see it |
| 24 | This would certainly have been within the power of an omnipotent being , but if he had started it off in such an incomprehensible way , why did he choose to let it evolve according to laws that we could understand ? |
| 25 | Mr Parkinson can turn his back on all this but if he decides to confront it , road pricing is one of the few tools at his disposal . |
| 26 | But if he did say it , then he 's a fucking liar . ’ |
| 27 | But if he has to do it all over again , there are likely to be two main changes : a tougher approach from the start and a campaign team which knows what time the Nine O'Clock News starts . |
| 28 | Not only will this make the boat difficult to steer but if you try doing it too far , you 'll start sailing straight under water . |
| 29 | Going it alone in difficult times is not to be recommended , but if you wish to try it for a few weeks then there is no harm done , simply time lost if you are unsuccessful . |
| 30 | But if you 've got it and it does n't matter , then you can really show it does n't matter . |