Example sentences of "but this do [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Dealers may like people to take E , but this does n't stop them ripping the users off .
2 There is no sound on the moon , but this does n't matter because there is no one to hear anything .
3 The text which appears in them is usually in lower case , but this does n't matter .
4 But this does n't explain why we should think it is the sort that is invoked in an argument from analogy .
5 The painted finish on the windshield is charred in places but this does n't affect its performance .
6 But this does n't affect the fact that they would topple over , for in worlds most similar to ours tailless kangaroos do topple over and are not given crutches .
7 But this does n't mean you ca n't dream of a green Christmas .
8 But this does n't mean that you can forget about calories .
9 For example , the colour most associated with Middenland is blue , but this does n't mean that all troops from Middenland wear uniforms entirely of this colour : some regiments might have blue coats , others blue-striped jackets , while some just sport blue feathers in their caps or blue ribbons .
10 Wholemeal bread contains more nutrients than white bread and three times as much fibre , but this does n't mean white bread is bad for you ; it contains valuable protein , carbohydrate , calcium , iron and B vitamins , and some fibre .
11 But this does n't mean we can become complacent — times are still hard in the beef industry — beef margins are tight and competition from other breeds is fierce .
12 But this does n't mean that I am anything less than an enthusiastic supporter of Scottish rugby .
13 But this does n't answer the more important question : how , and when , did a simple ( if magnificent ) living bird of the 1830s get turned into a complicated , transcendent parrot of the 1870s ?
14 Economic proposals by big-city mayors have the newslife of an earthquake in Chile , but this does n't alter the fact that it remains the only substantive programme .
15 But this does n't alter the point that I want to make .
16 But this does n't win her enough of the meaty character roles she 'd love to play .
17 ‘ Japanese companies have amazing efficiency in manufacturing but this does n't apply to offices , ’ he said .
18 As you know because of the activities of benefit 's action over a couple of years , Social Fund in Harlow was quite good because we urged people to apply and Social Fund was then based on the year before 's applications , but this does n't apply now .
19 But this does n't happen too often , so it is usually up to you to create your own image .
20 Neil is Max 's dad ; Neil is also a chiropractor but this does n't concern Ralph at all since his only dealings with Neil are merely in his capacity as Max 's dad .
21 But this does n't take into account the capital equipment you need if you 're to be self-sufficient .
22 It 's a very simple rhythm , but he had written the whole thing shifted over and I got the manuscript and I 'm looking at it and going ‘ Man , I know it 's been a while since I read a lot of solo guitar , but this does n't look right ! ’
23 Large numbers of women still work in the non-formal sector and in agriculture , but this does not show up in statistics .
24 But this does not show that the sentences from which we can start must differ in type from those , only that their degree of observationality must be much greater .
25 But this does not disqualify them from using the word , any more than the English who displaced the ancient Britons are disqualified from continuing to use the name ‘ Britain ’ ( no doubt to the irritation of their southern neighbours , the Bretons of Bretagne ) .
26 But this does not mean that he is advocating head-hunting .
27 From the outside people may say she has married into such and such a descent group but this does not mean that she is also not at the same time the wife of a particular man .
28 But this does not mean accepting whatever kind of Greater Germany may come into being .
29 ‘ I would like to think that any sort of physical abuse does n't go on any more , but this does not mean that people might not get a bucket of water over them sometimes . ’
30 But this does not mean that they have no essence from which their characteristic properties arise .
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