Example sentences of "[adj] but it do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jezrael thrashed to get free but it did n't work . |
| 2 | He had a reputation for being a bit slow-witted but it did n't perturb him in the least . |
| 3 | The revolution at Northampton may have been different but it did have uncanny echoes of what had gone on at Neath . |
| 4 | Just presenting the final sum is quite interesting but it does n't really help you get a feel for how well the investment has worked for you . |
| 5 | On the outside but it does n't stop the light |
| 6 | I do n't know whether this will be acceptable to Policy and Resources Committee or the Council at the end of the day , but essentially what is showing there is something that , taken over the three years meets er , a figure equivalent to the annual but it does n't do it uniformly over the three years . |
| 7 | The September night was hot and humid but it did not perturb Constance as she struggled through the crowds of noisy , gesticulating passengers purposefully carrying cardboard boxes , mattresses and crates of chickens down the long platform . |
| 8 | In view of the stringent financial requirements imposed on BR by the government this may be a little unfair but it does neatly encapsulate the views of many commentators looking at the likely impact of the Tunnel on the South East after 1993 . |
| 9 | Well if it was me to keep it balanced I usually put the bigger ones near the bottom or on one side so that the small bit are at the top and the big bits are at the bottom and artistically it looks a bit better balanced but it does n't really matter for the maths where you put it . |
| 10 | Using a mouse is optional but it does make the game more playable . |
| 11 | Using a mouse is optional but it does make the game more playable . |
| 12 | Well okay it might be obvious but it does n't give you the right answer . |
| 13 | The language is a bit spicy but it did n't put me off in the slightest . ’ |
| 14 | It 's probably right but it does n't actually count in that calculation it 's something quite separate . |
| 15 | The incidence of board theft is thankfully low but it does happen . |
| 16 | As their only match preparation for the Test , it was patently inadequate but it did alert them to the vast difference between the cricketing conditions and environment in the Caribbean and those in Australia and New Zealand where they had performed so impressively in gaining the semi-finals of the World Cup . |
| 17 | We fixed it up as well as we could — which was n't well but it did give us both somewhere to live away from our parents , a first real taste of independence . |
| 18 | Washing carefully around the anus is helpful and hygienic but it does n't remove the health risks completely . |
| 19 | The tone was casual but it did not deceive Iris . |
| 20 | This is tedious but it does provide an absolute calibration on which other devices can be based . |
| 21 | This , too , is entirely reasonable but it does require that attention be paid to compatibilities of systems so that future system integration remains possible . |
| 22 | The language of a classical play is challenging but it does give the student chance to see how early voice training can be used with a very demanding text . |
| 23 | It 's still disturbing but it does have a certain grandeur . |
| 24 | That does not make them quiescent but it does diffuse their conflicts . |
| 25 | Well it was hot but it did n't come out quick . |
| 26 | Academically , this test is not very accurate but it does have some value as a rough comparative test between different materials . |
| 27 | It was an attempt at prohibition that was never wholly successful but it did set an example . |
| 28 | Maybe I should have been more tactful but it did n't seem to occur to me . |
| 29 | The article was n't particularly poignant but it did , in places , slide too near to home and too close to the bone . |
| 30 | Wonderful but it does n't actually mean anything . |