Example sentences of "but they [vb base] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But they 've done wicked things . ’ |
| 2 | But they 've lost eight home matches this season , one of the worst records in the division . |
| 3 | Cos journalists in general , are a of what be described as a lazy breed , but they 've got tremendous demands on their time . |
| 4 | These hip replacements could have cost anything from £200 to £1,500 each , but they 've got one thing in common . |
| 5 | But they 've got that marble . |
| 6 | I 'm not saying they 're not willing , but they 've got other drags on them . |
| 7 | Only a dozen or so of the creeps in the black nighties , but they 've got heavy weapons . |
| 8 | I do n't know exactly how or where , but they 've got some sort of plan and they 're alive . ’ |
| 9 | The prosecution will take him through it all a thousand times , but they 've got sod-all evidence , and they know it . |
| 10 | I was gon na say which is , is as good , ah , no its not virtually the same , it looks the same but they 've got three engines in it . |
| 11 | John Gorman says … he 's happy but in some ways disappointed that they 've had to wait so long for a win … it 's been hard week after week … but they 've shown great character and the fans have been very supportive |
| 12 | I suppose they 're all alike but they 've put different ones on the outside . |
| 13 | but they 've had ten pound a week telephone stamps |
| 14 | But they 've found similar temples in other parts of the world , the same sort of arrangement of stones , so they think this religion must have been everywhere once . ’ |
| 15 | But they tend to offer full-time courses aimed at students under 19 and many adults continue to have special educational needs long after they leave full-time education . |
| 16 | But they seem to have other things on their mind than lesbian literary history . |
| 17 | The rails not only provide a space for the carriages in their starting places but they need to accommodate both carriages sometimes . |
| 18 | Young toddlers can thrive on a diet of milk but they need to drink large quantities and need vitamin and mineral supplements . |
| 19 | The official statistics , therefore , can only be used as indicators , rather than accurate statements , but they do offer some guides to the occupational picture . |
| 20 | Babysitting circles are a good way of making sure you can get a babysitter when you want one , but they do involve some effort on your part — you 'll have to do babysitting in exchange ! |
| 21 | They do not necessarily have a lot of money but they do expect good value and a broad service . |
| 22 | But they do make sociolinguistic assumptions : in context it is clear that they also assume the early development of a socially elite variety , and we can see from the first sentence of the quotation that ‘ carefulness ’ is probably also involved . |
| 23 | ‘ They may not be the future , but they do craft good songs . ’ |
| 24 | Usually Guppies are hardy fish and adapt to most water conditions , but they do prefer alkaline water . |
| 25 | Two-stroke units for microlights develop more power from less weight and are generally cheaper to replace than their four- stroke equivalents , but they do demand careful attention . |
| 26 | But they do take little space . |
| 27 | Customers are n't aware of your global strategy but they do notice little details like a badly typed letter , or a receptionist who 's poorly dressed , or filthy ashtrays in the office , or torn packaging . |
| 28 | Training schemes do not guarantee a job , but they do provide necessary skills . ’ |
| 29 | These have little in common with one another , but they do illustrate particular facets of ( potential ) competitive market failure . |
| 30 | It should be recognised that the choice of open or closed-loop control makes no difference to the inherent torque producing capability of the motor , but they do allow this capability to be realised in different ways . |