Example sentences of "of [noun sg] but [pron] [vb mod] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is usually tucked away under a fold of skin but it can be quickly erected and used as a weapon . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Taylors have a certain amount of stock but she will be bringing extra samples from London especially for the show . |
| 4 | Eggs are a good source of protein but they should be cooked without using fat . |
| 5 | This monocausal approach had the advantage of clarity of distinction but it could be highly misleading as a guide to macroeconomic policy since it is perfectly conceivable that classical and Keynesian unemployment may coexist at one and the same time . |
| 6 | The introduction of life peerages was partly designed to broaden the base of membership but it can be argued that life peers have not made as large a contribution to the work of the House as had been hoped . |
| 7 | They are accused of nationalism but they would be , would n't they ? |
| 8 | Anthropology thus played a central role in the development of Marxism but it would be totally misleading to think of Marx and Engels as early anthropologists . |
| 9 | There will be occasional hints at a theory of performance but they should be taken very hypothetically . |
| 10 | The main icon installed inside the sanctum of the temple is usually carved of stone but there will be one or more metallic images to serve various ritualistic ends . |
| 11 | It was in the winter time so it was full of hay but they would be very careful and we would ask them that they had no matches in case er there was no cigarettes much and that but pipes they were pipe smokers . |
| 12 | Of course during the er during the course of this year we will be considering prototypes which will enable those young people to reach that high level of qualification but he will be aware that under the national training and education target there are some of those targets which are directly related to the points that he has raised and the important priority for this government is to ensure not only that we have young people training to an even higher level but through programmes like investors in people , that we encourage every member of the work force and those er who are primarily unemployed at the present time , to train to even higher levels of qualifications . |