Example sentences of "[pron] but it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Master Cook ! ’ he said , ‘ I do n't know what was in that flame pot of yours but it undoubtedly saved the day and many noble lives . |
| 2 | If a partner never could see the point of going to all those meetings , it may not have stopped you but it certainly took the joy out of attending . |
| 3 | There was more than the selection of the team to the boycott of a Test match by a people to whom the game has always been almost as precious as life itself but it again highlighted the fragile nature of West Indies cricket . |
| 4 | Not that that 's unreasonable in itself but it never seems to have bothered her before since she says herself she did n't normally stay the night , even if they 'd been out late . ’ |
| 5 | Here and there a regular path of some animal helped them but it rarely ran in one direction for long and they were unwilling to lose contact with the water which they would eventually have to cross . |
| 6 | The date has obvious value if the story is a topical one but it also s the journalist to check how long he or she has held material . |
| 7 | Wearing so many ‘ hats ’ can be very manipulative because of being involved in everything but it also opens one up to being oppressed within the different groups . |
| 8 | " His dad tried to knock it out of him but it never made no difference . " |
| 9 | Well it seals it but it also helps to erm give you some purchase you see for |
| 10 | All I thought was that health monitor basically follows it but it just needs a , a little bit of clarification so that everybody knows exactly when forms are supposed to be produced . |
| 11 | That should have been the end of it but it most certainly was not . |
| 12 | Fighting manually is fun after you have mastered it but it gradually seems pointless the more you play . |
| 13 | And I 've spoken to Paula since the last meeting and and chase it but it still has n't been |
| 14 | Some obscure threat needled her ; Jezrael could n't stop worrying at it but it never burst into knowledge . |
| 15 | It 's not maybe as rare as you ought to have it but it really tastes nice . |
| 16 | Like he does n't think he doing it but it really does n't it ? |
| 17 | Not only did they enjoy it but it certainly worked extremely well for those that followed it properly . |
| 18 | If regression can find the reason for the initial onset of the phobia — that first , frightening occasion — it may not be sufficient to put an end to it but it certainly stops the sufferer feeling that he is simply being ‘ weak ’ and ‘ foolish ’ or ( as one of my patients put it ) that he is ‘ going out of his mind ’ . |
| 19 | The overhead lighting did n't suit anyone but it certainly did n't flatter Mick O'Neil . |
| 20 | The politics of the situation probably means that it has to be sensitive to the traditional concerns of the governments themselves but it also has to provide strong arguments for deviations from generally accepted accounting principles for business . |