Example sentences of "[vb infin] but it [be] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Well I do n't know but it 's still going .
2 He did not succeed but it was not for lack of trying .
3 The squash had an undertaste that I could n't identify but it was n't unpleasant and I happily drank it .
4 I know what I 've got ta do but it 's just doing it
5 It 's something she would naturally do but it was not the job alone that spurred the gentleman to buy her flowers .
6 I do n't mind but it 's just not fair at all
7 There are charts and general guides available to help you decide but it is still difficult to pinpoint an exact weight at which you will be just right .
8 cheque for a few thousand or something , that would have but it were n't .
9 so er usually people , people do , people do leave but it 's usually because they , they , they 're they 're sick of it or you know they , they want
10 I can cough but it 's not coming nowhere .
11 Well I dare say but it 's far more dignified to play golf .
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