Example sentences of "[noun pl] but it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It traverses a glacial valley enclosed by Whernside and Ingleborough ; its attractiveness is rather marred by the debris of disused quarries but it does have features of special interest along the way . |
| 2 | ‘ I take a bit of stick from the younger drivers but it does n't worry me , ’ said Eric , print pre-production manager at the Courtaulds Packaging Betts Tubes site in Stevenage , UK . |
| 3 | that hunting justifies the the end of killing foxes but it does preserve country life . |
| 4 | It does n't mean that you do n't look for efficiencies but it does mean that we need to recognise that we are putting a burden on our staff which I think we will be callous and stupid to disregard . |
| 5 | It is n't easy to be assertive in sexual relationships but it does get easier as you practise . |
| 6 | Systems theory is a useful way of identifying complex entities , particularly those which have a functional unity and of talking about relationships but it remains at some level of abstraction from reality . |
| 7 | It 's one of these I E words but it does n't make an E sound does it ? |
| 8 | Aye , but I 've been chewing them buggers this last six months but it has n't worked for me |
| 9 | Hence we might find instances of accuracy in the production of such formulas as fixed phrases but it does not follow that the learner can transfer the accurate production of forms to a wider range of constructions and contexts . |
| 10 | this is a good word because it well it 's not because of the associations but it stresses the femininity and that 's what a lot of the sixties feminists lost , I think was their own femininity because they saw it as man 's imposition |
| 11 | There have been problems with one or two areas but it has n't been a a a general problem . |
| 12 | ‘ I know Hitler is always falling out with foreign countries but it 's got nothing to do with us , has it ? ’ |
| 13 | Taking a funeral policy can cost less than paying for a funeral plan by instalments but it depends on average life expectancy . |
| 14 | these are recommendations from a joint working party D of E of the erm local authority association and they are to almost unbelievable for us to consider and I can only assume that the that we must remember that this is really a response to what I call Heseltine 's last squeeze which was the idea of executive mayors and so in a sense lip service which has to be paid somewhere along those lines but it does recommend that we think seriously about cabinet govern government about single party committees and I ca n't imagine how anybody in their right minds would argue now that the cabinet government when they see what cabinet government leads to in Westminster and what de facto cabinet government leads to in majority ruled councils up and down the country erm , there is of course a I think a misleading er er brownie point the idea of relaxing restrictions on members allowances but members must realise why that is in there . |
| 15 | NT is , however , compliant with Posix 1003.1 base functions but it gets there via a subsystem that does not integrate with the Windows environment and Windows applications are not Posix-compliant . |
| 16 | Not only does it meet his own policy expectations but it does so in language supplied by Mr Greenspan in congressional testimony which would allow Mr Greenspan to run rings around his Administration critics . |
| 17 | Now I have to be careful what I say about Lady Thatcher 's because of the laws of libel and also I do n't know who 's written which pieces but it 's known she 's had help you see . |
| 18 | ‘ We are checking rail stations but it seems you can catch a train to anywhere in the country at 5pm on a Friday from Leeds and so they could be absolutely anywhere . ’ |
| 19 | It takes more than a few days but it goes again , just about . |
| 20 | ‘ I make no comment on the account of her son , but it does seem that he concealed the fact that his mother was laying for days but it does not affect the cause of death . |
| 21 | You know light vans and commercials but it 's used for anything now . |
| 22 | This provides the best possible security for their workforces but it means something more in terms of the ‘ family silver ’ . |
| 23 | That might seem like the wackiest of wacky ideas but it becomes ever more fascinating as it is explored in a barrage of speculation , invective and anecdotes , all designed to prove that money , in a practical rather than puritanical sense , is the root of all evil . |
| 24 | Nowadays , most physicians would regard this as an over-radical approach to the problem of warts but it does reflect the despair , by no means restricted to those days , felt by doctors trying to cope with recurrent genital condylomata . |
| 25 | Oh yeah , they colonised all these places but it makes you wonder , you know , you see all this unemployment and of course this John Major 's in his answer now is ooh well it 's the same everywhe , it 's not , not here , it 's everywhere ! |
| 26 | I 've done that quite a few times but it does n't have any lasting effect , so maybe I 'd be a bad catch , ’ he says . |
| 27 | It may well be that such an approach is incommensurate with the difficulties presented by international disagreements and internal conflicts but it does suggest a way of looking at law which enhances its potential as an instrument for peace . |
| 28 | This is intended to reflect her costs as ‘ carer ’ of the child(ren) but it seems probable that many people will interpret it as being money for her maintenance . |
| 29 | That 's the difference between Knightshayes and some of the lovely old seventeenth-century gardens where you have a beautiful garden with no connection with the outside ; is suits the houses but it does n't blend . ’ |
| 30 | Most visitors arrive in cars and coaches but it remains for walkers an excellent base for mountain expeditions , with major climbs in the immediate vicinity . |