Example sentences of "but it give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But it gives them a fighting chance . |
| 2 | No it does n't , but it gives them the means to promote it . |
| 3 | Des starts to offer coffee , but it gives her another opening : ‘ No , I 'll go make my own , thank you . |
| 4 | But it gives me great pleasure to introduce Mark Lennox Boyd , the parliamentary under secretary of state , the foreign and commonwealth office , a position he 's held for some time . |
| 5 | In view of the fact that I am walking this is somewhat academic , but it gives us a point of contact . |
| 6 | Because we 've got sixties all over the place so maybe it was n't a brilliant one to try but it gives us some indication of what 's going on . |
| 7 | But it gives us an advantage . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's a dangerous game , but it gives us a chance of winning . ’ |
| 9 | It would n't convict our man , but it gives us an excuse to go and pay a call on the Putts of Swinbrook Manor . ’ |
| 10 | he never made any thing else in his image , but he made you to be created in his image and with that there 's that status , were not just a more intelligent animal , were not just something else that God made even , but were that , that peak of his creative genius , the peak of it , the very pinnacle of it , not because of what we are , but because of the image , the pattern that he was using , his own self , created us in his image , so that gave us status but it gives us responsibility . |
| 11 | This is probably nowhere near as long as your list but it gives you some idea of how much detail is needed in recording items . |
| 12 | That Tele 's so basic , but it gives you so much freedom . |
| 13 | ‘ When I came out again my weight had gone down to 8 stone and it 's definitely an experience I would n't like to go through again , but it gives you a new outlook on life . |
| 14 | They use the idea for designing the interiors of buildings and so on ; essentially it 's a toy in its current form , but it gives you the idea . |
| 15 | But it gives you the peace of mind to know that , if the worst should happen , you could cope with the situation . |
| 16 | That 's a bit extreme but it gives you the idea . |
| 17 | I gather that in general ditches are the responsibility of Southern Water and then in some point it 'll change in but er there are areas in the county er and upon this appears to be one where the ditches adjacent to the highway are the responsibility of the , the Highway Authority , that is the County Surveyor , but it gives you an example of an area in which we responsibility of the public er find it difficult |
| 18 | You do n't really need to , but it 's , there usually is n't time to cover it , cos you 've got other things , but it gives you a much better feel for it if you , if you see the other side of the picture all the time . |
| 19 | Now correlation , in a similar way , measures something similar to association but it gives you a bit more detail . |
| 20 | It does n't tell you anything I have n't already told you but it gives you reassurance . |
| 21 | Mind you , it was partly her fault ; they could afford to live without her factory work , but it gave her some company and a feeling of contributing to society . |
| 22 | But it gave her a clear view into the houses backing on to the tracks , the private mess usually tidied out of sight , the outside lavatories with unhinged doors , the laundry racks flimsy as the skeleton of a bird 's wing , with trousers and underwear like broken feathers hanging ; a burst , sodden mattress . |
| 23 | But it gave her a patina of respectability , and , as far as I know , only my father knew the truth , because she told him . |
| 24 | But it gave her another flare of confidence , this elusive and somehow warming reminder of her childhood . |
| 25 | It was only a momentary lapse on his part , but it gave her enough time to whirl round on him , her eyes widening as she spotted a revolver in his hand . |
| 26 | But it gave him an excuse to retire for a while , to re-assess things . |
| 27 | He had to go the long way around , but it gave him plenty of time to watch for any indication that there might be anybody at home . |
| 28 | He drank heavily , but it gave him no elation , merely intensified his mood . |
| 29 | But it gave him no comfort . |
| 30 | It hardly made him a frequent visitor , but it gave him a few numbers to ring . |