Example sentences of "[adj] but could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think all these developments will be painful but could come to a good end : the genetic bad luck of a very few may , eventually , be helped by many in that general health insurance and tough anti-discrimination laws could become reality . |
| 2 | The banding system looks neat and simple but could lead to a mess . |
| 3 | His mission was to show that socialism was not only politically possible but could work well in practice , a natural extension and not ( as it was sometimes portrayed by the left ) a betrayal of his previous commitment . |
| 4 | This book is useful but could have been of more value if it had been more clearly grounded in practice . |
| 5 | The magistrate said the words were neither abusive or insulting but could have led to a breach of the peace . |
| 6 | Those helped were not only the elderly and unwell but could include people like young mothers with toddlers . |