Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] but [pron] could [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Israelis had turned the Damiani soap factory into a municipal museum but you could still see the family 's name in fading Arabic letters on the archway at one end of the building . |
| 2 | At the moment it is still a new and unproven product but it could well represent the next generation of TechDoc software , at least so far as the corporate publisher is concerned . |
| 3 | At best this achieves virtual elimination of the transfer problem ( 'I learned a lot of good stuff but we could never apply it here ! ’ ) as it demands a clear ‘ contract ’ being made between any individual and his/her organisation ( his ‘ managers ’ or superiors ) before any training takes place . |
| 4 | Uridia , as a developing planet , is much in need of practical schemes but it could no longer pay for them without today 's increase in the subsidy . |
| 5 | An interface , in computer jargon , is simply a means of connecting the computer to the world outside its box — in this instance we are concerned with connecting printers but it could equally be a cassette recorder , joystick or another computer that we wished to connect . |
| 6 | The cubicle was thick with fragranced fog but he could just make out a dark hunched shape on the floor near the door . |
| 7 | nice personalities but he could now do a runner with our van could n't they ? |
| 8 | A quiet dignity pervaded its saintly stations but we could never stay long because of course we were late … |