Example sentences of "[noun pl] but it [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally , a discount of at least 10% would be expected from traders but it should be possible to obtain discounts of up to 30% from jewellers . |
| 2 | It may be described using the statistics of random walks but it must be noted that even this can not be exactly true , since by its very nature the chain must avoid itself . |
| 3 | For example , a receptionist at a solicitor 's office will no doubt meet clients but it would be most unusual for her to be in a position to take advantage of that connection to the detriment of her employer once she has left his employment . |
| 4 | This is not the place to conduct a survey of Karajan 's Berlin recordings but it must be said that the 1962 Beethoven cycle was a tour de force , the finest of its kind since the Toscanini to which it paid partial homage . |
| 5 | Concrete can be moulded into the most complex shapes but it can be difficult to lay and you 'll have to prepare formwork to contain it . |
| 6 | One of the things that does , I 'm not being Chairman , just asking questions , but one of the things that slightly concerns me because I know that in his document the director has put about providing day care type facilities in rural areas and I remember at our last meeting , the last meeting at one , we discussed specifically and area , erm it does , does worry me a little whether the absence of any capital expenditure on our part means that we may be providing day care facilities in some areas but it 'll be of a very much lower quality or a lesser quality than we may be providing anywhere else in the areas like and and . |
| 7 | We have explored only some of the areas but it should be sufficient to establish the need for more comprehensive research into the use of community languages outside the domain of the family and the community . |
| 8 | Association with colleagues after working hours could be taken as an indication of the priority given to company matters but it may be reluctantly undertaken . |
| 9 | There is a list of new ‘ legal-specific ’ features to make Ami Pro more suitable as a word processor for those working on contracts , case law and other specialised applications but it would be misleading to dwell on those aspects and not mention facilities that are not new but are still exciting extras . |
| 10 | Many of you have already sent in details about individual classes but it would be helpful if you could use this form now . |
| 11 | Probably a few friends in high places but it would be better to recruit them instead . |
| 12 | There is an aura of endings and beginnings but it might be wiser not to consider anything finally settled until after the 30th . |
| 13 | Institutions could be granted charters or licences to confer their own awards but it would be in the interests of higher education if the C.N.A.A . |
| 14 | It should not take more than twenty-four hours but it might be better for your wife to go home with Mrs. Bonnard . ’ |
| 15 | This has not proved easy and the following trilogy of United States cases give an indication of the development of tests which may be applicable in the United Kingdom ( United States law has no binding effect on the United Kingdom courts but it may be of persuasive authority , particularly in the field of computer technology ) . |
| 16 | Also , an important book may be missed since it may deal with several topics but it can be shelved only in one position in the library . |
| 17 | Carpet is acceptable in town houses or flats but it must be the best quality you can afford because hallways take a lot of through traffic . |
| 18 | This may be fine when we can identify the output in terms of manufactured goods but it may be more difficult to measure the output of a government official . |
| 19 | You 're doing all the right things but it may be that the source of the irritation is from within your vagina rather than just on the outer labia . |
| 20 | Dr Williams said the charter would not be delivered to all patients but it would be widely available . |
| 21 | Dr Williams said the charter will not be delivered to all patients but it will be widely available . |
| 22 | Foreign and British broadcasters are now negotiating for stakes but it will be based at Thames 's headquarters in Euston west London . |
| 23 | He said the Royal Mail had agreed to pay for the reprinting of the leaflets but it would be too late . |
| 24 | This requires care and patience in the preparation , performance , and marking of the tests but it can be most rewarding . |
| 25 | Literary fiction may not be big in numbers but it will be big in promotions in preparation for two birthdays — 10 years for Black Swan in September , 12 for Picador in October . |
| 26 | ‘ The budget which we shall be presenting to council tomorrow will show a relatively small number of cuts but it will be right across the council so no particular group of employees will suffer , ’ said Mr Carr . |
| 27 | Corrieshalloch Gorge is not for the timid and sufferers from nightmares but it must be seen . |
| 28 | Perhaps identify trainees but it might be something that thinks about when we 're actually designing training yeah ? |
| 29 | Its function is basically to cover a woman 's hair and hide the shape of her breasts but it can be worn in a variety of ways , draped round the top half of her body and head , folded over her chest and hanging over her shoulders or loosely placed round her neck . |
| 30 | There are newspapers and posters , photographs and mementoes but it must be said that a lack of Italian language will limit the appeal of the collection . |