Example sentences of "[adj] but [pron] [modal v] be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was very exciting but I shall be very careful next time . |
| 2 | If the point of the reference to Marx is to show that emergent English trade unionism had anticipated his conclusion that workers must take control of the means of production , that , to re-iterate his contemporaneous quotation from A Member of the Building Union : ‘ labour and capital will no longer be separate but they will be indissolubly joined together in the hands of the workmen and work-women ’ ; and again , this time from Bronterre O'Brien to the effect that the object of combination was ‘ to establish for the productive classes a complete domination over the fruits of their own industry … . |
| 3 | She wo n't be comfortable but she 'll be properly fed and cared for . |
| 4 | This set of criteria is really very broad but it could be even broader . |
| 5 | Says David Stokes : ‘ My parents said they would by them for me when the time was right but I would be too embarrassed to ask . |
| 6 | She ran down the steps but turned back for a moment to say , ‘ Uncle Fred 's injured but he 'll be all right . |
| 7 | If used constructively , instructional programs can be very effective but they can be very boring if they are used merely to transfer work to the microcomputer which would be better carried out in the traditional manner . |
| 8 | It need not take very long but it should be fairly strenuous — running up and down stairs a few times will do . |
| 9 | A CID spokesman said yesterday : ‘ She is still very fragile and shaky but she will be all right . |
| 10 | During this year WASL will maintain its opening ours from Tuesday to Friday , from 10am–5pm but it will be formally closed to readers and users during the whole month of August . |
| 11 | I do not know which company in their burgeoning hi-fi industry is responsible but they can be quite pleased with themselves on this evidence . |
| 12 | The Policyholder may consider he is morally responsible but he must be LEGALLY responsible for the injury , illness , loss or damage , etc . |
| 13 | Because when Margaret gets going we 'll have the good on in the office which super but it would be rather nice to have another one . |
| 14 | If we choose to use our resources in the most efficient place at the moment we may avoid those areas which are not so efficient but which will be more valuable in the future . |
| 15 | The crowd capacity at The Valley remains uncertain but it will be more than 8,000 — at least 2,000 above the figure envisaged when Charlton announced the end of their ground-sharing scheme with West Ham . |
| 16 | Running a teashop in a small town may seem fun but it can be agonisingly hard work , as can the village shop , the country pub and the small hotel . |