Example sentences of "[det] but it [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Collingwood was unable to locate this but it might , perhaps , have been a working on the Kernal Vein , at a point just above the Levers Water Waterfall/Red Dell " water-race , at N.G.R. SD 29 NE 2843.9900 . |
| 2 | It might be tempting to make a small charge for this but it may be even more advantageous to offer this as a free service with the profit being goodwill . |
| 3 | Mr Fowler conceded that a union might not always be able to do this but it would have to show that it had used its best endeavours . |
| 4 | I 'm rather surprised that but there you are this this er this stuff this is coming they were both being one and another er put here and er um um I suppose the idea is that the er two people should be fairly good but I think it 's going somewhere and as I say it 's down again … let's see what else has gone er the the this is just I do n't know how she di ’ how they did this but it must have been fairly hard when they did it and er I think there is n't v-very much there I think . ’ |
| 5 | His sonorous voice and deliberate utterance may to a great extent account for this but it should also be remarked that as Highbury Quadrant was the first church to introduce the Electrophone , perfection has been probably acquired by long practice in the details requisite to success . ’ |
| 6 | You guys are gon na sponsor this but it will bring the the trade buying price , not the retail because that 's there is n't there 's no such thing in in as a retail price for that sort of industry . |
| 7 | if you 're taking six foot of film it wo n't weigh much but it 'll take a lot of room up . |
| 8 | CLUE is n't a page makeup system as such but it can be used to create very impressive documents , Blackwells recently used it to publish their book catalogue . |
| 9 | I hear that the Ancient Teutons get twice that but it ca n't be true because they lost . |
| 10 | Now you would n't do that but it may that may be worth a go . |
| 11 | I am sure that an America would love that but it may not you know , to an English audience because er we might not be sure what they are talking about . |
| 12 | Elderly people require a lot of time and effort on a GP 's part , the GP gets extra money for that but it may not compensate for the extra work . ’ |
| 13 | I know we 're not inviting anybody for lunch Christmas day could n't cope with that but it would be quite to have them in the afternoon ca n't cope with the people ! |
| 14 | She 'd been writing for the NME , about David Cassidy and things like that but it must have been quite a struggle to get by . |
| 15 | Talking to children about death is a new thought for many but it can help prevent much anguish and pain if the subject is dealt with sensitively . |
| 16 | I admit that it will not be a lot more but it will be more , whereas should the Tories win I will pay less . |
| 17 | ‘ It will be a place he can call his own but it will be in a block with a single entrance point and a resident warder , ’ |