Example sentences of "but the [noun sg] [vb mod] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theseus is no doubt right ( the double axe is his distinguishing weapon ) , but the other must be Peirithous . |
| 2 | If that were so , one accused might be guilty on the basis of concert but the other could be guilty also on the basis only of his own actings . |
| 3 | He could walk now with a crutch , but the going would be slow , and they would spend the night in Lorpa . |
| 4 | Not only must the eye itself be functioning fully and normally , but the brain must be intact and visual perception possible , if vision is to be fully developed . |
| 5 | Yet we go on and on , driven by some creative demon , or perhaps even vanity , but the cost may be high . |
| 6 | ‘ We have thought about developing our own commercial but the cost would be prohibitive so we are looking at repeating the success of the ‘ Nature ’ commercial by taking advertisements from other parts of the world . ’ |
| 7 | Matching often occurs when food is served , but the sharing may be haphazard . |
| 8 | Each treatment might be acceptable but the treatment would be inconsistent and would render the analysis of the series of doubtful validity . |
| 9 | Some of the bed spaces will be leased , but the majority will be purpose-built and owned by the university . |
| 10 | But the company would be able to dismiss workers selectively . |
| 11 | On the licensing of overseas editions : A reasonable royalty to be negotiated in line with standard publishers ' rates which will be payable on the Publisher 's net receipts , but the Publisher shall be entitled to deduct from its net receipts any direct or first costs |
| 12 | But the user must be patient when learning the ins and outs of an expansion card . |
| 13 | but the quantity can be embarrassing . |
| 14 | There will be many elements to action , but the whole should be systematic . |
| 15 | The distinction could be between two sounds which are not in themselves difficult to distinguish , but the contrast may be difficult to hear because it is new . |
| 16 | The chip , for cost efficiencies , would come off the same line as the RS/6000 chips but the silicon would be impressed with the 390 instruction set . |
| 17 | The researcher aims to investigate a sample of the population , because this is cheaper and quicker , but the sample must be representative of the population as a whole . |
| 18 | According to Steve Hinton , the project is currently being held up due to a lack of parts , but the machine should be airborne within a couple of months . |
| 19 | But most of the population forecasts from the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys suggests probably going to about fifty eight million by the early twenty-first century or the turn of the century , but the structure will be different . |
| 20 | But the money would be useful . ’ |
| 21 | But the money will be good . ’ |
| 22 | But the simplicity can be deceptive . |
| 23 | The performance of existing duties under a contract can amount to consideration for a promise if performance confers a practical benefit on the promisor ( Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicolls ( Contractors ) Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 All ER 512 ) , but the promise will be unenforceable if it is obtained by duress , including economic duress . |
| 24 | Erm but the door would be open for anybody who |
| 25 | But the way will be clear for American Airlines and United Airlines , to buy the London services of TWA and Pan Am . |
| 26 | This one wo n't stay on a model track in the back garden , it 's being exported to Holland to pull passengers round a theme park , but the builder would be delighted to do it again . |
| 27 | But the Union must be clear about the demarcation between their role and the self-determination of oppressed and disadvantaged groups , otherwise autonomous groups will be sucked in and dissipated . |
| 28 | So conversely , the form may be the same or similar , but the function might be different . |
| 29 | But the aim must be high , extreme . |
| 30 | Erm so that I 'll have oh plenty of gathers you see but the pole will be smooth . |