Example sentences of "[noun] but [adv] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only will this worsen the symptoms of ‘ jet-lag ’ and any problems associated with shift-work but also it impairs the effectiveness of many systems which are responsible for controlling the body . |
| 2 | Unfortunately , it does not succeed on limey soils but otherwise it needs the same conditions as the brunneras . |
| 3 | First , all the evidence that is available shows that the expansion of the social services did not so much rely on the workers made redundant from the industrial sector but rather it drew on new sources of labour — mainly women . |
| 4 | The report of this inquiry found that some ill-treatment of patients had indeed taken place but also it found much to criticize in general : lax standards of nursing , inadequate medical care , poor conditions and bad management . |
| 5 | K : ‘ He has tried his best to get us a decent place but sometimes it feels as though we 're beating our heads against a brick wall . ’ |
| 6 | Many of these insect-feeding birds have a line of bristles around their beaks which at one time were thought to channel weakly-flying insects into the open beak but now it seems more likely that they do no more than protect the birds ' eyes as they deliberately plunge through clouds of insects . |
| 7 | There was a letter from George Langley , from Cambridge , waiting for her at Bishopstow but somehow it did not interest her , she could hardly be bothered to open it . |
| 8 | At first , I thought it was spilt wine but then it spread and I noticed little splashes coming down from the ceiling above . |
| 9 | The new Railtrack authority has responsibility for rail infrastructure but how it interlinks with Eurorail and the private sector is as yet unclear . |
| 10 | Some of the more irresponsible youths had tried to set fire to the building but somehow it did not catch and went out much to their disappointment ! |
| 11 | There are a number of different versions of this concept but essentially it argues that capitalist societies are tending towards a set of relationships between social groups and between these groups and the state . |
| 12 | We waited for an hour and a quarter but then it got dark . |
| 13 | It is unclear whether the Act applies to trespass to the person but apparently it does . |
| 14 | A cattle market used to be held in the square but now it serves as a the town 's chief car park . |
| 15 | The pause had steadied her for a while but then it enabled the gnawing to chew on her once more . |
| 16 | I braced myself for the explosion but luckily it went between the wheels . |
| 17 | ‘ Can You Shake ’ is pure sixties melody with the inevitable jangling guitars and wah-wah- wahs but somehow it manages to dodge all the worst cliches that usually accompany this sort of workout . |
| 18 | The climate might seem sub-tropical if one is used to taking naturist breaks in Siberia but otherwise it felt like normal swimming-pool temperature to me . |
| 19 | I used to love the letters page but now it gets a bit bogged down in one debate — make it a bit longer and keep the ‘ one-off ’ letters/comments . |
| 20 | This group has long been noted for its breadth of vision but nevertheless it took them some time to realise the unique advantages of the photosynthetic ‘ mechanisms ’ in plants and thereby to derive what may be an original approach to the problem . |
| 21 | Which I guess theoretically you can do under Windows but presumably it has its own locking mechanism . |
| 22 | Ministers had rejected the report but politically it took us the next two general elections to repair the damage . |
| 23 | Not only does this result confirm that the rhythm we measure under normal circumstances ( in fig. 1.1 , for example ) has an external as well as an internal cause but also it enables us to compare their size . |
| 24 | ‘ It was a good shot but then it has got to be something special to beat Woods — he is such a good goalkeeper . ’ |
| 25 | So also can treating the water in ion-exchange systems but sometimes it produces other side effects . ) |
| 26 | And I mean the actual the U K market those in those areas is quite developed and has got quite a reputation but obviously it has got to be able to develop develop and adapt accordingly over time . |
| 27 | He repeatedly uses the pronoun ‘ She ’ along with ‘ her ’ and describes the train 's movements such as ‘ bouncing ’ which one would normally only connect with human activity but here it enables one to envisage in one 's mind a picture of a regal figure ‘ gliding like a queen ’ down the tracks of the railway . |
| 28 | This lovely supple rubber here is exactly the same supple rubber here at one time but now it 's gone all hard and denatured because of the chemicals . |
| 29 | Pressurised steam is less potent than gunpowder and so the cannon has a shorter range than muzzle-loaded cannons but otherwise it works in the same way . |
| 30 | This explanation may have convinced Hale but today it does not bear a moment 's scrutiny . |