Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] but [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You wo n't be allowed on Silbury Hill as it 's a Site of Special Scientific Interest but you can walk around it and get good views . |
| 32 | Keeping your fingers crossed and plunging on is one way of dealing with tricky situations which may gain a reputation for the school that it has firm and strong management but it can have costs in the loss of a number of unhappy families . |
| 33 | The distinction is important because performance indicators may support personal experience but they may also pre-empt criticisms based on personal experience : the aggregate statistics may look reasonable enough but these might hide specific areas of ineffectiveness . |
| 34 | As such it is seen as the first part of a larger work , to be completed by sequel works of a similar kind but which will be separately specified and will be covered by separate agreements in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down in Clause 14.1 . |
| 35 | They have a serious side but they must have a lighter side as well , must n't they ? |
| 36 | The Governor has a similar philosophy but he can express his thought . ’ |
| 37 | ( b ) The unlawful act need not be a violent act but it must be " a dangerous act , that is , an act which is likely to injure another person " : Larkin [ 1943 ] 1 All ER 217 . |
| 38 | Moths can be a real pest but they need n't be a permanent one . |
| 39 | The final fence is usually an inviting , straightforward obstacle but it can still cause problems . |
| 40 | This may seem to be a gloomy picture but it must be noted that , in relation to work , age is not a large aspect of individual differences compared with natural endowment , and that increases in ability can more than compensate for small decreases in capacity . |
| 41 | People who own holiday homes available for rent at least 140 days a year will not have to pay a standard charge but they will be liable to pay business rates . |
| 42 | The unique number , which must of course appear on the cost printout , will enable management to identify each individual docket but it may well be a laborious process to extract the costing details for one subsection of a project from the filing for the whole company . |
| 43 | ‘ I was going to have an early night but I wo n't bother if you 're going to come in pissed and play your Little Feat LPs around midnight . ’ |
| 44 | As a matter of fact we were like two atom bombs — we 'd go off together and there would be this tremendous explosion but we 'd come down together , too . |
| 45 | There is no record of Jamie Macrae 's early career but he must have made steady progress . |
| 46 | Pierre Matisse , son of the painter Henri , also had works by Miró in his own personal collection but it would appear that all the works acquired by Katshuda belonged to his gallery and were intended to be sold . |
| 47 | He said : ‘ It is not a time limited offer but we will be sending the contracts out and expecting a response to them . ’ |
| 48 | I think the monarchy is stopping us from being a classless society but I ca n't think of one country in the world whether it 's communist , whether it 's a new country like Australia what does n't have the rich , the poor , the upper class and the lower |
| 49 | Erm so what I 'm saying is that there is a partnership between the states and the federal government , there is no single fixed correct relationship between the central government and the state government , it changes from time to time er more and more of the cards are coming to the hands of the central government but you would , you would be wise not to underestimate the independence and the diversity of the American states which have a , a genuine er sense of , of local er democracy and difference er and states very frequently resist the federal government . |
| 50 | She smiled at the stewardess with real friendliness but she need n't have bothered because the answering smile was strictly professional . |
| 51 | Earlier statements that Japan must surrender all colonial possessions were reiterated but the precise fate of Korea was not clarified : Korea was to become independent at a future date but what would happen in the interim period remained to be decided . |
| 52 | THAT old glass paperweight hiding in the back of the china cabinet may seem like a worthless ornament but it could be worth more than you think . |
| 53 | Not only will they see each other and converse in real time but they will be able to share and manipulate together the contents of their computer screens . |
| 54 | We stand for a de democratic party but we will not allow a bunch of politicians to hijack this party ! |
| 55 | 2.35 In claims for the death of an infant child there is rarely any actual dependency but there might be prospective loss and it is well established that prospective loss is sufficient to found a claim by the parents . |
| 56 | The procedures are basically the same as for an ordinary appeal but you will have to pay a fee — usually about £38 . |
| 57 | It will inevitably be a political process but it will be a more informed political judgement , the reformers claim , than the pure bargaining process that preceded it . |
| 58 | The fact is that the ultimate choice will not matter to the departed pet but it could make all the difference to the real pain of separation from a beloved companion . |
| 59 | It has a fearful chip above the right eye but it can stand a few chips . |
| 60 | This is a far from ideal measure but it can be used to compare performance over time and to establish target rates of return . |