Example sentences of "but [subord] they want " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are also likely to be the most difficult , independent , bad-tempered , and stubborn ; but if they want to work for you they have the strength of character to extend themselves to their utmost limits , and further than other horses . |
| 2 | Yeah that one 's but I mean th if they say Name one radioactive metal , in nuclear power stations , then okay you can say radium er uranium or plutonium , but if they want a naturally occurring one then you 're not gon na get any marks for saying plutonium . |
| 3 | He added : ‘ But if they want an AIDS test they can have one . ’ |
| 4 | It is not because they are rightists ( they could just as well be leftists ) but because they want to capture the centre not for the gospel but for a ‘ Holy America ’ . |
| 5 | Typically , teachers ask questions not because they do not know the answers , but because they want to test their pupils ' knowledge . |
| 6 | In The Independent of 23 July 1987 Baroness Cox argues that black parents are motivated to demand their own separate schools not by dissatisfaction or frustration with the way that racism is institutionalized in state education , but because they want ‘ a good old-fashioned British education ’ for their children . |
| 7 | No wonder that we cheer when we see older generations giving it just one more go , not because they expect to hear bells ringing or lights flashing , but because they want to reach out and feel that reassuring touch or see that reaffirming glance which means they have an ally in the world who uniquely cares that they thrive . |
| 8 | It is not reasonable to expect Hong Kong to continue to accept , year in , year out , large numbers of people coming from Vietnam — not because they have a well founded fear of persecution , but because they want to better the economic lot of themselves and their families . |
| 9 | But when they want last games of cards |