Example sentences of "but it [vb -s] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know a life like that makes a good story but it takes its toll on the person . |
| 2 | It may be more of Home Guard proportions these days , but it retains its enthusiasm . |
| 3 | The composition of the garden flora changes from year to year , but it retains its characteristic of high , though contrived , plant diversity , which coupled with structural diversity , is often cited as a cause of complexity . |
| 4 | But it hopes its contribution will form part of an international force protecting food convoys . |
| 5 | But it hurts my belly ! |
| 6 | The law therefore does not confer an explicit right of protest but it circumscribes our freedom to do so , and what is left can be enjoyed . |
| 7 | I mean that 's the only thing in here you ca n't put I mean I could do away with me birds and have another single chair standing there , but it shortens your room |
| 8 | The wind must be blowing from them to you , since this not only minimises the noise you may inadvertently make but it prevents your scent blowing towards the rabbits and giving them advance warning that all 's not well . |
| 9 | Not only does alcohol displace essential nutrients from the diet , but it blocks their absorption by the body . |
| 10 | It 's environmental benefits may be undisputed , but it seems its suitability for the car engine has now come into question . |
| 11 | But it seems my taste for traditional sex objects is terribly old-fashioned . |
| 12 | This is not only likely to be painful for him , but it undermines his stability , so that he can only walk slowly , with constant concentration , and he is much more likely to fall over if he has to change direction or if he is distracted . |
| 13 | The detail , then , is in this sense gratuitous , but it has its effect : Wilekin buys Margery with the same money that Dame Sirith can use to buy animals ; the bargains , and the items bought , are reduced to the same level . |
| 14 | Being trivial is not the whole answer , but it has its place . |
| 15 | As information it is far from perfect but it draws its significance from the weight and faith which parents place on their view of which items constitute the stepping-stones of their children 's ambitions . |
| 16 | Excuse my preoccupation with this journey around Britain , but it occupies my waking , and indeed sleeping , hours . |
| 17 | ‘ It lives on sap , but it smells your blood . ’ |
| 18 | But it owes its status as a national monument to the way it has reflected from its opening in 1796 to its closure in 1924 the most dramatic and moving events in the history of modern Irish nationalism . |
| 19 | The News International ban was arguably effected along party lines , but it owes its place as a landmark in censorship , and censorship in libraries in particular , to the fact that legislation and hence the State was used to lift censorship rather than to implement it . |
| 20 | The address on his letter is that of a hall of residence , so the description must have been exaggerated , but it conveys his exasperation . |
| 21 | But it shows my profession in a good light at a time of tragedy , not always the case . |