Example sentences of "[to-vb] [noun] but they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Managers have agreed to 860 posts being created to cover computerisation but they have not acceded to further staffing demands . |
| 2 | None of these restrictions inhibit the ability of Commons ' committees to question ministers but they do maintain the curtain surrounding the influence of civil servants . |
| 3 | The chairman , Martin Jay , told me they were always looking for new ideas to raise money but they want to keep it an event for the family , a rural event based on the race . |
| 4 | He tried to block things but they went fast . |
| 5 | Thing is , it 's alright to tell people but they have to s know for themselves to be sure . |