Example sentences of "but [conj] it [verb] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad |
| 2 | It 's supposed to clarify and illuminate the argument , but if it confuses and muddies it , so much the better . |
| 3 | But whether it wins or loses RHM , they are a buy . |
| 4 | Society too , of course , changes ( and helps to change us ) , but whether it develops and matures is a matter for another debate . |
| 5 | While ‘ The Prophet ’ was asleep , a violent rainstorm swept across the countryside but when it ended and the farmer went to see how the fugitive minister had fared , he found that , miraculously , an area around the sleeping man had been left untouched by the rain . |
| 6 | But as it grows and the number of people and ideas becomes large , even in an idea-stimulating culture and climate such as this one , a more formal procedure seems required to take care of the creative potential of the employees . |