Example sentences of "[noun sg] but it [vb past] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sure this was a typing error but it did confuse an excellent article . |
| 2 | This had little to do with the computer but it did spur us into action . |
| 3 | Moderator it ca n't be very often that a young minister contradicts a giant of the church in open assembly but it did happen several years ago . |
| 4 | Now , Muze magazine may not have been a high profile organisation but it did provide a much needed platform for the flourishing Manchester rock scene . |
| 5 | Being together in this way did not mean that either party treated the other with excessive informality but it did mean that teachers knew pupils well . |
| 6 | What I wanted to say was that when I read the Annual Report I was rather surprised to find that there is no reference to the er report of the committee under the chairmanship of Bob , Bob on the organization of the R Y A and then I realized that it probably did n't come to the Council till after the end of the year that we have under consideration but it did seem to me that it has some contentious and some very interesting and rather good points in it and I wonder if we could be told how the consideration of it is getting on . |
| 7 | This was no more than a gesture but it helped sustain the morale of the Belgians . |
| 8 | In addition , whether or not one had attended a catholic school may have had little effect on sexual values or mass attendance but it did increase catholic activism and racial tolerance ( Greeley , McCready , and McCourt 1976 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ It did n't seem to bother Ally but it did concern me . |
| 10 | To the last it raised no objection but it did point out that it might lead to long-serving drivers being made redundant whilst drivers with shorter service at other quarries were retained . |