Example sentences of "[vb pp] but [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm what I wanted to say is , erm , in response to the lady in the red , was that a lot of feminists have a lot to answer for because , in the sense , men erm can be discriminat , well not discriminated but we can say things about men which are generalizations , whereas if a , one man says one generalized thing about a woman , then he 's just , you know chauvinists is everything , and he 's got a really bad name to him , so I think it 's got to be looked at from both sides . |
| 2 | Ideally this should be done before candidates are interviewed but it can happen that differences in preferences for candidates reveal different opinions between board members which the chairman can detect and deal with . |
| 3 | The hedgehog can not dig itself in when threatened but it can protect its soft parts by rolling up into a tight ball . |
| 4 | You ca n't stop a lot of the environmental damage being done but you can make efforts to reduce it by acting ‘ green ’ . |
| 5 | Many Welsh cockle beds are licenced but anyone can harvest the Ferryside bed . |
| 6 | All right I 'll put y Oh by the way the tickets have gone those tickets have gone but you can get them on the door at the Mapley Plain Social Club this Wednesday in Nottingham and you can see the Ivy League Alf , Berry and Heather Nixon , Night Ride organist and drummer and the compere Peter Lawrie six quid the tickets are admission at eight o'clock this Wednesday an all star show at the Mapley Plain Social Club in Nottingham . |
| 7 | Another patient who has multiple sclerosis is not cured but she can walk after years of being wheel-chair bound . |
| 8 | Many Welsh cockle beds are licensed but anyone can harvest the Ferryside bed . |
| 9 | But I tell you something now when you go skiing on January the fourth I 've never skied but I can assure you this James I know for a fact is going to special lessons . |