Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] but [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Certainly the first appliance will arrive but on the opposite carriageway because it 's coming from Nutterworth or Hinkley or Colvill severely hampering what that appliance crew can do speedily . |
| 32 | Time will tell but at the moment we are quite hopeful that this lovely sword will now be established within the European hobby and grace fishkeepers ' tanks for years to come . |
| 33 | Only time will tell but at least it is a step in the right direction and certainly in line with the views expressed by Mary Joe Fernandez in a splendidly reasoned and cogent article which she wrote for The New York Times at the end of last year . |
| 34 | Outgoings will vary but in my own case I already know that for gas , water and the poll tax I shall need an extra £132 . |
| 35 | In part , the mothers need the emotional support that such a communal life-style can bring but on the other hand , many simply do not have anywhere else they can safely go . |