Example sentences of "but [verb] it [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He refused to say what that procedure might be , but confirmed it required the permission of Lothian Regional Council . |
| 2 | But to avoid it meant a long detour to get into Barn Street , and she was shivering with wet and cold . |
| 3 | Bull evaluated translation tools from UK firms Sterling Business Systems , High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , and from Liverpool-based Fraser Williams , but decided it needed an emulator to enable GCOS applications to fully function . |
| 4 | ( In my enthusiasm , I sent this letter to everyone whose name and number were on my telephone pad ( I ’ d been out rather a lot , and other members of the family took the calls ) ; this included someone who 'd phoned for a different reason , and next day I got a somewhat bemused call from an elderly gentleman who had never heard of Donkey Lane , but thought it sounded a splendid project and wanted to know all about it . |
| 5 | The headline set the tone : ‘ Sure , It 's the Greatest Show on Earth — But Need It Cost the Earth ? ’ |