Example sentences of "but [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , but ought n't we to go out and calm the troops or something ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't , ’ Markby said tentatively , ‘ like to interfere with the chef 's methods , but ought there to be that burning smell ? ’ |
| 3 | Playing with the selectors challenged my mathematics as I tried to work out the exact number of available tones , but let's just say there should be something here for virtually every style of player . |
| 4 | ‘ But let's just … put it down to experience . |
| 5 | But let's just do it . |
| 6 | But let's just remind people that , yes , water should be saved , water should be conserved . |
| 7 | But let's just say it has crossed my mind to wonder why you were so keen to keep a foothold in this part of the world . ’ |
| 8 | But let's just notice two or three things i in this particular interview . |
| 9 | Because A you 're not wasting the time , you 're not worrying about the post sort , you 're getting the stuff quicker , you 've got the thing logged in and logged out erm so to , to a great extent , I mean er we should be ab I personally think that we should actually s be trying s we should be expecting to see an advantage but let's just take that as as , as , as neutral so that you have n't got a er a worsening situation and you have n't taken adva taken advantage of any |
| 10 | It 's really shit , yes , but let's just |
| 11 | Let's then just turn our attention to the facilities in this country , the sort of things you 've heard Stan saying here in the studio that there 's a lot to offer in this country , lot 's of different kinds of scenery , lot 's of different types of attractions , but let's just take a look at the sort of facilities that are available in this country . |
| 12 | But let's also resolve to do something to help . |
| 13 | Of course , the participation of teams like Rangers and Manchester United have made the Milk Cup the most prestigious youth football competition in Europe and with the huge support they enjoy it would be naive not to accord them good coverage but let's also recognise fine results by local teams when they occur . |
| 14 | Nothing wrong with that , of course , but let's not pretend that one can really make a decent living just by turning wood . |
| 15 | But let's not be stupid about the freedom we enjoy . |
| 16 | But let's not make comparisons . |
| 17 | ‘ We 'll do what we can , but let's not forget we are here to secure the ship , and the best place to do that is from here . |
| 18 | JEREMY Healy was the genius responsible for the pop classic John Wayne Is Big Leggy , but let's not hold that against him . |
| 19 | But let's not get too serious and religious about disco . |
| 20 | I admit it 's offbeat but let's not get hysterical … |
| 21 | ‘ But let's not kid ourselves . |
| 22 | But let's not ignore the fact that , despite this , rock has been undergoing a certain process of feminisation over the last couple of years . |
| 23 | But let's not get too smart-aleck with the benefit of hindsight . |
| 24 | But let's not get too heavy . |
| 25 | Yes , we that lady over said there were guidelines , there were people that go in and inspect , but there are not enough , it is a known fact , that there are not enough people to go and inspect all the establishments where animal erm , experimentations are taking place and , I love animals , and alright , yes , yo you can do ex , some experiments on animals but let's not be cruel ! |
| 26 | ‘ But let's not talk politics now , ’ said Huw impatiently . |
| 27 | But let's not talk about her — not now . |
| 28 | I looked through her bright red glasses into her light grey eyes and said , ‘ Well , so far so good , certainly , but let's not count our — ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But let's not forget we 've still got a crisis on . |
| 30 | And that 's all right ; but let's not deceive ourselves about the artifice involved . |