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Example sentences of "but it makes " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He ca n't see me of course but it makes me feel funny .
2	You do not have to accept this offer , but it makes sense to do so .
3	Its tone is playful and frivolous but it makes some valid criticisms .
4	This may be a little exaggerated , but it makes the point quite nicely that the commodity position of British trade recovered strikingly well after 1945 — essential imports could readily be paid for by exports plus the American loan remarkably quickly after the war 's end .
5	But it makes sense to limit your activity — if you exercise outdoors when air quality is poor , you 're more likely to suffer adverse effects .
6	That is no doubt perfectly all right , but it makes you wonder why King Charles ever found it necessary to burst into the Commons with his soldiers , in search of the five rebel members .
7	India 's economic failure is not the cause of the hatred between its religions , but it makes the hatreds worse .
8	Small beer to the police , but it makes you feel a fraction unwanted .
9	His dream of covering whole counties with a giant speaking-tube may be grotesque in itself , but it makes him a remote ancestor of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell .
10	This might be slightly bending the letter of the law in that the prospectus should be a single document but it makes good economic sense .
11	I ca n't nail it down , but it makes me uneasy . ’
12	Karnataka 's aluminium smelter may make little sense to an energy planner , but it makes a lot of sense to the politically powerful elite that reap the profits , small though they may be , from the production of aluminium .
13	The ability of modern technology to cope with the problem of soil erosion is summarised thus : ‘ Growing populations may in part have destroyed more land than they improved , but it makes little sense to project past trends into the future , since we know more and more about methods of land preservation and are able by means of modern methods , to reclaim much land , which our ancestors have made sterile . ’
14	This omission in these sectors is not necessarily or intrinsically a bad thing , but it makes forward planning and therefore continuity of programmes more difficult .
15	But it makes sense to consider other explanations first , because family problems are far more likely to be the source of trouble than household chemicals .
16	You do not have to accept this offer , but it makes sense to do so .
17	It 's not dangerous , but it makes food unappetising or even inedible .
18	Maybe the farmer or his tenant will ask for a percentage of the kill within the agreement , but it makes jolly good sense to ensure that anyone who likes to eat a rabbit and who can influence your sport is well looked after .
19	‘ It is not a frightening play , but it makes you think , ’ said director Tina Higgins , who first read the play like a novel .
20	But it makes up for its lack of colour with interest value for the fishkeeper on the lookout for something different .
21	It 's hard to explain but it makes a lot of sense . ’
22	‘ It 's just a simple two minute job , ’ Dan told me , ‘ but it makes all the difference . ’
23	That orange dress would be lovely at a party , but it makes you look a bit arty and hippy .
24	Not helped by : ‘ So delicious to cat , but it makes the whole flat smell as if the drains were wrong . ’
25	Timidity in pop will get you nowhere , but it makes for great listening .
26	But it makes commercial sense for them to respond to pressure .
27	But it makes me wonder what you were doing if you were worried I was watching ! ’
28	But it makes you feel so bloody weak . ’
29	But it makes Trevor simply furious , although he 's not a person to show his rage .
30	It makes sense to say , ‘ Ah , now I see what metals have in common with ’ ; but it makes no sense to say , ‘ Ah , now I see what things that look white have in common with ’ .