Example sentences of "[modal v] but [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Take three deep breaths , breathing in as far as you can but without straining . |
| 2 | The most valuable resolve anyone who has decided to care for an elderly relative can make is to give her all the love and loyalty you can but without becoming a martyr in the process , for martyrdom in such circumstances often breeds repressed resentment , which eventually boils over into words and actions that are later bitterly regretted . |
| 3 | Well i it can yes but i it can but at the same time it , we have a good detailed knowledge of every product and we only sell products to your needs . |
| 4 | ‘ We can but of course it wo n't be as easy for us to get away once Maggie is gone , ’ she said it in a pleasant way that sometimes humoured him and sometimes could put his teeth on edge . |
| 5 | So for farming rare species : it depends how it is done ; avoid it if you can but in some cases it may be necessary . |
| 6 | However , it seems likely that they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation since it merely requires a local authority to provide sewerage wherever it can but within the bounds of reason and by no means universally . |