Example sentences of "but [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing could now keep Chapman and London apart . |
| 2 | There was a figure on either side of him but I could only see Charlie Vaughan . |
| 3 | Diet is fine , but you could also try mussels , prawns , beef heart and good quality pellets to ensure correct vitamin balance . |
| 4 | But she could maybe turn Elizabeth against her husband . |
| 5 | Her real destination was Fleet Street and the offices of the weekly Clarion Cry , but she could hardly inform Dr Neil or Matey of that interesting fact — it did n't quite fit the sad picture which she had drawn of the friendless , abandoned orphan without employment — not that the money which she earned from the Clarion would have kept her . |
| 6 | But we could well encounter sales resistance if it is the biggest . |
| 7 | Both Dr Laurent and Dr Blackwell thought that it was a virus infection but we could only isolate bacteria in our small microscopes . |
| 8 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 9 | We could sell his story but we could never make money from other people 's suffering … ’ |
| 10 | There were another three Jet Skis buzzing around on that part of the river and a few water-skiers with their big-engined speedboats , all creating a fair old racket , but we could still hear William laughing ; the guy thought buying a frighteningly expensive piece of machinery and spending most of your time falling off it into the water was just the most enormous wheeze . |
| 11 | ‘ But we could still have chaps like you taking messages back and forth , bringing tea , that sort of thing . |
| 12 | In polluted regions of the Northern Hemisphere , seasonal increases in ozone concentration have been observed ; such changes could arise from photochemical reactions , but they could also involve transport from the ozone-rich stratosphere . |
| 13 | Alton Ants ( sponsored by Booker & Bolton Solicitors ) have found improved form , but they could never master Meon 's six foot-plus shooter . |
| 14 | But he could always get work in good old BBC radio : that was his stamping ground . |
| 15 | It may have been a stopping-place for drovers — but he could still do Dr Johnson the honour of making lemonade from fresh lemons . |
| 16 | This service is intended for people who are hard of hearing but it could also help language learners follow the programme . ) |
| 17 | It was , therefore , given wide powers of managing and disposing of land ; but it could also develop land itself . |