Example sentences of "but it has [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Technological change since the war has undoubtedly altered the pace of work on the farm , but it has barely affected its rhythm .
2 The use of these somewhat esoteric labels may obviate the difficulties of using terms which have a common and often imprecise meaning for a precise purpose — a problem which has afflicted the understanding of Hirst 's work — but it has also limited their circulation , and outside the rather enclosed world of curriculum theory , Phenix 's work is largely unknown .
3 The Soviet Union has had its love affairs with Western know-how , but it has also mistrusted it and even , on occasion , taken the view that foreign technology , like foreign ways generally , had little to offer .
4 Pacific Telesis Group Inc , which wants to separate its regulated and unregulated businesses , has set an initial stock offering for the wireless operations of its PacTel Corp subsidiary , which is to become a separate company by year-end ; the amount to be raised in the offering has yet to be determined , but it has already said it plans to up the capitalisation of the wireless operations by raising at least $750m through public or private sources .
5 Judges have occasionally commented on her melanomas but it has never affected her placing in the show ring .
6 There is a streamlined efficiency about his recordings which is beyond question , with everything well prepared and executed , but it has always struck me that his interpretative qualities have always lagged way behind his undisputed capabilities as an orchestral trainer .
7 According to criminologists I consulted , doubts remain whether the Act has entirely remedied the situation ( magistrates and police are not always meticulous in determining offenders ' ages ) , but it has certainly alleviated it considerably .
8 I was a first team regular until then , but it has really set me back . ’
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