Example sentences of "but [prep] do [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Sejm had voted on Oct. 16 to reject most of the changes to the small constitution proposed by the Senate ( upper house ) , but in doing so had altered its rules of procedure , leading to a call for the Constitutional Tribunal to rule on the legality of the changed procedure . |
| 2 | Fisher correctly points to the need for a close specification of the practice content of care management , but in doing so becomes involved in considering the way in which care management meets the requirements for consumerism and the principles of partnership . |
| 3 | The two girls , locked together , performed feats of graceful athletic skill and balance , but in doing so indulged their audience in an orgy of eroticism . |
| 4 | A headmistress in 1946 said that same thing at greater length , but in doing so collapsed into meaninglessness : In my opinion , such a school should not be an imitation of the old Secondary School ( that is , of the grammar school ) … |
| 5 | This process , whilst seemingly disruptive , is more akin to unravelling or undoing a complex structure in order to better understand its make-up , but in doing so to express differences in terms of juxtapositions or comparisons , rather than seeking a unitary , univocal dimension based on hierarchical values . |
| 6 | Tom Mboya had supported these moves , not least perhaps because of his long-standing animosity towards Odinga , but in doing so sowed the seeds of his own downfall . |
| 7 | Liverpool continued to power forward , but in doing so left too much room at the back — a foolish thing to do when they know just how Beardsley can exploit space . |