Example sentences of "but [conj] [pron] do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well like you say you feel nervous about it at first but once you do it , you 've got . |
| 2 | I know , but if we do we 'll be fat as fuck wo n't we ? |
| 3 | ‘ They do n't often go wrong , but if they do they must be replaced . ’ |
| 4 | Companies do not have to list their directors on their stationery , but if they do they must list the full name ( or the surname and initials of forenames ) of every individual and corporate director . |
| 5 | It 's probable they will come back , but if they do they 'll have to bid an awful lot more a second time |
| 6 | It is not easy for them to get a meal , but if they do it is likely to be a big one . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not all that interested in voting , but if I do I think I 'll vote for Mr Field , but I 'm not sure , ’ said Mr Bingham . |
| 8 | As yet I have not seen a golden eagle on any of my trips to Argyll , but if I do I would appreciate any tips you could give me for photographing them . |
| 9 | It is tempting to hang on to the launch , thinking that it will pick up speed , but if you do you may arrive almost over the end of the field with very little height or speed — an awkward situation . |
| 10 | You might effect a saving by heating the entire fish house with paraffin or Calor gas , but if you do you will need to take professional advice about ventilation . |
| 11 | You can have a Snack if you want but if you do you wo n't have one for school tomorrow . |
| 12 | But if you do it in twenty three you 're talking about doing |
| 13 | Yeah but if you do it above board I ca n't see |
| 14 | But until we do I ca n't see that we can pass something which refers to something we know nothing about . |
| 15 | But but we do it |
| 16 | ‘ Everybody 's saying that black comedy is the next big thing , because it 's something strong and different — but unless we do something ourselves , it 's not going to happen at all . ’ |
| 17 | I do n't make any apologies for that , and maybe it is going over the old ground , but unless we do it , unless we try to do it , if we 've done it the way before been and it has n't produced what we , what we want , then surely it 's not for us to sit back and say , ‘ Well , it 's been through that and it has n't worked ’ , surely we ought to try again , and that 's what I hope to be doing , sort of value your support and see you . |
| 18 | We shall return to this issue later in this chapter , but before we do we need to take a brief look at the way in which ideas of change have influenced other aspects of education , in particular curriculum development and innovation . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But before you do you 've got to look at the material in the working file . |
| 21 | I want to concentrate on my constituency , but before I do I shall make two points . |
| 22 | I am going to criticise modern farming methods , I promise you , but before I do it is also worth remembering that the primary beneficiary has been the consumer . |
| 23 | But whether they do it on a Saturday I do n't know . |
| 24 | Very few vehicles pass , but when they do they bear down from nowhere full of gun-toting unsmiling men in the American uniform of checked shirts , peaked caps and bullet-proof , puffa-waistcoats . |
| 25 | But when they do they have to be sensible and wash their hands . |
| 26 | The addresses wo n't change very often , but when they do you can easily amend the appropriate DATA statement . |
| 27 | ‘ We do n't often use part-packs anyway , but when we do we simply pour the chemical into a jug then into the hopper . |
| 28 | We have not received the report of the social policy research unit at York , but when we do we will publish it urgently . |
| 29 | ‘ I can not say when I will retire but when I do it will still be madness . |
| 30 | When you put the and that 's the difference about drama at college is you 're doing it to please yourself and the , the group that you 're in with and ultimately I suppose your tutor but when you do something like a pantomime when you 're doing it to please the punters |