Example sentences of "[pron] but [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got the impression that he was personally not keen to stand himself but could be persuaded . |
| 2 | Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends . |
| 3 | The reason is obvious to you but may not be so to them at all . |
| 4 | Told you but would you listen ? |
| 5 | I commend that exercise to you but wo n't go into more detail about it now . |
| 6 | Tried to ring you but could n't get to a phone . ’ |
| 7 | They say : ‘ I 'm so sorry to disturb you but could you sign this piece of paper ? ’ |
| 8 | The majority of these operate ‘ bussing routes ’ so that the expatriate families do not necessarily need to live close to the school itself but may choose to live along the school bus route , over a wider area of the capital . |
| 9 | It is also true that the service is still obsessed with the idea that it should , if possible , not act itself but should operate through some external agency . |
| 10 | Each movement is complete in itself but must flow into the next and become part of the total choreographic design . |
| 11 | The conditioning of muscles is , therefore , of importance to everyone but may be of additional importance to those who are interested in modifying their body shape through exercise . |
| 12 | My Mummy loves me but can not look after me any more . |
| 13 | My mummy loves me but can not look after me any more . |
| 14 | My mummy loves me but can not look after me any more . |
| 15 | as if the person was alive , and wanted to speak to me but could n't . ’ |
| 16 | Remind yourself that relaxation costs nothing but can pay dividends in better health and in better speechreading . |
| 17 | It will cost him nothing but will greatly benefit him , as well as homeowners . |
| 18 | Bernheim 's results suggested that he had found some substances which were good for tubercle bacilli , and , by applying the principle of competitive antagonism , he sought closely related compounds which would also be taken up by them but would block the pathway of the stimulants . |
| 19 | I mean , you may like them but would you say that we need the monarchy ? |
| 20 | Firms may not wish to prosecute an employee who has been fiddling them but may prefer to deal with the matter informally , to avoid bad publicity or appearing inefficient and the Possible loss of the confidence of their clients . |
| 21 | I will not dwell upon them but will re-emphasise what has already been said and ask you to give us all your support . |
| 22 | Two German boats away to port challenged them but could not report the intrusion as these harbour patrol boats had no wireless . |
| 23 | Eventually she found them but could n't get near — the crowds were as dense further up and , push as she might , she could not make a parting for herself . |
| 24 | Still , it was the sort of match that we 'd have only managed to draw last season , i.e. all over them but could n't put the ball in the onion net . |
| 25 | It does not claim that the reasons which are supposed to be displaced by authoritative instructions are not replaced by them but should count as additional independent reasons alongside the instructions . |
| 26 | They were all related to the general principle , said to have been established with the introduction of legal aid in 1950 , that ‘ … legal services should be available to those who need them but can not afford to pay for them . ’ |
| 27 | Well you could try Clwyd or something but ca n't think everybody you know . |
| 28 | Then we have a range of measurements where the conflict control systems of animals are not able to work properly ; for example , where the animal wants to do something but can not , or is frustrated . |
| 29 | Whoever had come last night had been determined to find something but must have left without doing so . |
| 30 | Again , Anne felt she ought to do something but could not think of anything . |