Example sentences of "[pers pn] but it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ah but she ca n't help it can she but it puts you off going when he 's in dun n it ? |
| 2 | Now as you probably know this is a level nine course it 's a it 's a course on which a platform is erected for other courses as Gordon said then the the introduction to management you have to make a short presentation do n't you but it does n't concentrate just on this . |
| 3 | Now er in the in the An engineer if you 've any engineer friend engineering friends I could explain it all to you but it takes time . |
| 4 | It does n't tell you anything I have n't already told you but it gives you reassurance . |
| 5 | The idea excites me but it scares me too , ’ she confesses . |
| 6 | This was a side of her nature that she 'd kept hidden from me but it made me realise my feelings were justified . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm so excited , ’ said Elaine , ‘ I did n't think a style like this would suit me but it does . ’ |
| 8 | Forgive me but it seems to me strange that a lady such as you … how shall I say … should stay in a pensione . |
| 9 | The doctor told me they were strong : in fact he prescribed them for me but it seems more logical to give them to Mum since it 's her that stops me sleeping . |
| 10 | The important things though are things like who 's gon na tutor them but it does n't actually does it and target dates , completion dates and tests to be done . |
| 11 | Okay , we need to wash them but it does n't matter too much does it ? |
| 12 | They could see their pals being shot down in front of them but it made no difference . |
| 13 | He , he was a real friendly guy and like I say he never said cheerio before he went , but one day he just painted his aircraft up with the D-day landing signs which we did n't know at the time and the next day he was gone of course it was very much top secret that was but the town just emptied of all Americans it was like a ghost town after them but it had been previously . |
| 14 | it sort of er er gave them lee a , ladies leeway who wanted to work after they were married , some married and then could they come back well they could n't keep me on and not let them work you see , so oh yes it was mostly married women , there were a lot of married women there when I left , but erm it sort of set a precedent I suppose for , for them but it did , it did them some good really . |
| 15 | They 're not actually prepared to go in to diagnosing dementia which I think is very wise of them but it means that you could then get into a very interesting discussion about whether we 're talking about people with dementia or about people who are simply confused . |
| 16 | Surprisingly little drink was enough to intoxicate him but it seemed as if the wine released the power in him . |
| 17 | He had taken a bottle of cough mixture with him but it had n't helped much . |
| 18 | It was soul-destroying to him but it gave him money for his wife and child . |
| 19 | Jezrael hugged him tighter as if to hold the life in him but it trickled out around her . |
| 20 | She may have told him but it did not stop the questions . |
| 21 | I 'm sure he would n't have liked the way we communally beheaded him but it did the job . |
| 22 | ‘ I saw him but it did n't get me very far ; he 's one of the old and crusted . |
| 23 | We will be looking for another assignment for him but it looks unlikely until next winter . ’ |
| 24 | In the heat of the moment he had wanted her but it had meant nothing after all . |
| 25 | It 's alright for her but it does n't suit us . |
| 26 | Perhaps it was only that the hot climb had tired her but it seemed more than that . |
| 27 | It was not appropriate for the son to care for her but it became too much for the daughter-in-law , who was admitted to psychiatric hospital with a nervous breakdown , and the problems were referred to the local area social service office . |
| 28 | He then picked up a stool and brought it down towards her but it smashed a ceiling light . |
| 29 | The question did not appear to surprise her but it did surprise him , as did the very fact that they were walking so companionably together . |
| 30 | Its crassness repelled her but it slid inside her because she recognized it as her name and suddenly there was a dark pit , a chasm , a void , and the gravity of being dragged her down into the dark heart of weight . |