Example sentences of "but he [modal v] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 But he 'll never have a mortgage .
2 You 're sick with love for him , but he 'd never give a plain Jane like you a second 's thought . "
3 ‘ John may be mad , but he 'd never buy a horse as hot as that as a first horse for his daughter ! ’
4 But he can only get a hundred pound back if he 's get it from the bank .
5 This will go some way to draw the fire of the Government 's critics , but he can still expect a rough ride for the bill on the House of Lords .
6 Yeah , but he could probably do a two till ten shift , but the two would be alright , but you would n't want to go out ten o'clock at night and pick him up .
7 nice personalities but he could now do a runner with our van could n't they ?
8 But he could never get a straight answer out of William , not nowadays .
9 ‘ He still has obligations to them but he could still become a priest again .
10 And your father must have a good side , but he must also have a bad one .
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