Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] be [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll stay one more night with Victor , because he 's got the spaghetti going and he 's bought an airbed , but I 'll be gone tomorrow . |
| 2 | This suggests an important point which will be taken up in detail in the final chapter but which should be mentioned here . |
| 3 | The inquiry represents a genuine need for information which could have been partly fulfilled by traditional means such as telephone books or local guides but which could be investigated more thoroughly by using Prestel . |
| 4 | And there was a hunch that ‘ heavy ’ newspaper readers would be attracted by a tasteful paper with plenty of news , but which could be read quickly . |
| 5 | But we 'll be told beforehand , or I 'll find out . |
| 6 | A classless society would no doubt constitute subjects who ( like Miss Beale and Miss Buss ) , would be different from us , but they would be constituted nonetheless , and could not know that their own conviction of being unexploited was not mistaken . |
| 7 | It 's just that we do rather more sophisticated versions sometimes of very similar things which are done at school , but they might be done more precisely , simply in a rather more sophisticated way . |
| 8 | Hundreds of New Age vehicles are heading for Stonehenge for the weekend , but they 'll be turned away and could head north into Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire . |
| 9 | We shall not pursue these matters further here , but they will be noticed again in connection with the nature of conditional statements and the subject of causation and science . |
| 10 | A dictionary of legal words is usually used to calculate the probabilities , but they can be calculated dynamically from the text being processed . |
| 11 | The purpose of the white ear spots is uncertain but they can be seen very clearly here ( right ) . |
| 12 | Their front wings give them the protection of camouflage but they can be pulled forward rapidly when the moths are attacked , to flash the startling false eyes . |
| 13 | Many and varied reasons have been put forward for this basic element of practice , but they can be summarized under three headings : ideological reasons ( the right of a person to decide for himself or the recognition of this as an existential reality ) , educational and developmental reasons ( participation as part of human growth and development , for the individual , the family , the group , the organization or the community ) , and political reasons ( participation as a means to enfranchisement and empowerment , an antidote to alienation ) ( Ross , 1960 ; Bernstein , 1960 ; Katan , 1980 ; Freedberg , 1989 ; Rothman , 1989 ) . |
| 14 | She had some tiles to paint , but they could be done tomorrow . |
| 15 | But they could be expected especially to move a religious audience committed to a divine order comprehending all men . |
| 16 | These are included to assist the reader and as a means of illustrating drafting techniques , but they should be used carefully with appropriate amendment . |
| 17 | Passive verbs are sometimes necessary , but they should be used sparingly and for a purpose . |
| 18 | The savories are not as well known as the majority of culinary herbs , but they should be used as often as marjoram or basil are , as they have their own distinctive , spicy , warming flavour to add to many dishes . |
| 19 | There will be occasional hints at a theory of performance but they should be taken very hypothetically . |
| 20 | " We are not saying there is anything wrong with these kinds of products , but they should be labelled so that consumers have a choice " , according to the report 's author , Sue Dibb . |
| 21 | Not only should you understand these boundaries but they must be conveyed somehow to your subordinates and above all , your boss . |
| 22 | But he would be moved sideways , rather than demoted . |
| 23 | But he must be got somewhere . |
| 24 | There 'd been neither sight nor sound of James since that fateful day and no doubt he had forgotten her as quickly as he had taken her , but he must be told there was going to be a child . |
| 25 | Motivation is the subject of an earlier chapter of this text , but it may be summarised briefly as the process which determines how much effort , energy and excitement a person is prepared to expend in his work . |
| 26 | For this exercise , a script plus storyboard may be sufficient , but it may be found more desirable to produce an ‘ animatic ’ . |
| 27 | No plant matter is actively used in the construction of the nest , but it may be used indirectly to anchor the nest and stop it from floating away . |
| 28 | There is some doubt about the circumstances of Molla Yegan 's death , to which reference will be made in due course , but it may be remarked here that while el-Kefevi is possibly right at least about the rough date of Molla Yegan 's death , the slightest suspicion attaches to the basis for his statement by reason of the fact that his words ( if not their order ) are practically identical with Taskopruzade 's statement about the death of Molla Taj al Din Ibrahim , known as Khatib-zade ( Hatibzade ) : Hatibzade and Molla Yegan are associated in an anecdote related by Taskopruzade in the biography of the former but included by el-Kefevi in the biography of Molla Yegan . |
| 29 | But it would be regarded as less serious than 20 to 30 years ago , and less so in the theatrical and film worlds where it 's regarded as almost normal . ’ |
| 30 | In Example 52 the quaver movement looks restless , but it should be subdued so as to be less an addition to the rhythmic movement than an almost intangible filling-out of the harmonies . |