Example sentences of "do [pron] but [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How many times have you told yourself you could not do something but when you ultimately faced up and had a go , to your amazement you succeeded . |
| 2 | If I was on my own I would n't have done it but when there are other guys there you ca n't say no . |
| 3 | I mean this is something that we could maybe be of help to in fact maybe something that I could be of help to them on because I actually do lectures on public relations how to assess what I mean at a very basic level you want to communicate with press how do you do it but before you do it why do you want to do it . |
| 4 | One of them might dare to do something but if you used your head — you learn in time — you 'd be all right . |
| 5 | Okay it 's easy if you know how to do it , it is obvious when you know how to do it but if you do n't know how to do it it 's not that easy and it 's definitely not obvious . |
| 6 | But she 's she 's she does n't want it she did n't want the jewels did she but when she nearly had them . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , she did , and I think she hoped something would come of it — well , so did I. But when he met Angela he was just bowled over by her . |