Example sentences of "but [conj] we [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm an administrator by background , and I think that 's interesting , because one of the things that we are trying to do in the health service is to open up our management posts to people of all professions , and to recognise that management is not the prerogative of any particular group , but that we 're looking for the right people to manage our services from wherever they might come , and I 'm one of three people who has a responsibility to the senior manager in the community at the top , for the managing on a day-to-day basis the health services in Oxfordshire . |
| 2 | Like Heidegger , he understands that the root of the problem is not that we are born black or Jewish or rich or blind , but that we are born at all and much of his best writing deals with that most fundamental of displacements . |
| 3 | Despite economic recession , I am very pleased that , over the last year , we have not only delivered £56 million of projects and programmes but that we are achieving that balance . |
| 4 | Does he realise that France and Germany are already benefiting from the scheme , but that we are denied it because of the Government 's obstinacy ? |
| 5 | Is it possible when we get a new member of , that , not that they 're brought round , which I think must be frightfully intimidating , but that we are told , and therefore we can drop in and say , hello , I 'm so and so , just to say hello . |
| 6 | The Minister assures us that the door is not closed but that we are edging forward . |
| 7 | In other words , we are not forgiven because we keep the law : but once we are forgiven we are called to keep it . |
| 8 | But although we are entitled , in our theory of the origin of life , to spend a maximum ration of luck amounting , perhaps , to odds of 100 billion billion to one against , my hunch is that we are n't going to need more than a small fraction of that ration . |
| 9 | We much regret that this involved a net loss of some jobs but if we are to remain competitive against increasing overseas competition , it is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and the most efficient facilities . |
| 10 | Ours is a voice which can not be ignored , but if we are to use our influence to full effect we must both recognise and be capable of using our strengths . |
| 11 | But if we are to talk about pedagogy , individual effort must be referred to more general ideas , otherwise there is no way for experience to be communicated , no way in which others can derive benefit from the particular successes of the individual . |
| 12 | But if we are to move towards the maximum recycling of plastics , and the maximum environmental benefit , then food packaging should not be ruled out . |
| 13 | But if we are speaking as Christians , we must quickly add that this situation is a problem only because of the Fall . |
| 14 | We are not proposing any subscription increase at this stage , but if we are to continue to balance our books in a rapidly changing world we will need to take some tough decisions . |
| 15 | But if we are to preserve the creatures that rely directly upon water as their medium , technique and science alone are not enough . |
| 16 | True , a state-of-the-art aerobatic machine is expensive , but if we are to represent our county at major championships in a competitive manner then it is required of to run competitive machines . |
| 17 | Commonly we consider a disease to be the symptoms that we experience when ill but if we are to take the susceptibility into account then we need a word to include it in this larger view of disease . |
| 18 | If by it we mean a support system to strengthen and assist those who wish to engage in political lobbying , well and good , but if we are to take on a proper campaigning role as Oxfam has done , then this would require additional staff with the necessary experience and specialisation . |
| 19 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 20 | This is adequate if one is simply trying to calculate who is receiving certain benefits , such as old-age pensions , from official sources , but if we are seeking a realistic conception of who is and who is not a dependant or a net contributor to the economy in a broader sense such definitions are not helpful ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 13 ) . |
| 21 | But if we are tempted to share that judgement and the prejudice behind it , the compiler of Genesis would have us think again . |
| 22 | But if we are tempted to call it ‘ pain ’ , what is the content of the suggested check on this temptation , the check which we operate in order to see whether it is justified ? |
| 23 | But if we are going to accuse them of this then we had better also accuse them of inventing the doctrine of the Trinity , for although the New Testament provides evidence for such a cardinal Christian belief it does not set it out in a clear or distinct fashion . |
| 24 | But if we are going to meet expectations of clients then really we have to know exactly what it is the client needs and would be happy with . |
| 25 | Erm , in Shropshire the M F U are known to be in favour of compulsory dips , there 's no difference between us , but if we are going down , you are going to send a re erm , er , a joint representation , then I think before you agree to send a joint representation then you need to have a meeting with M F U and C L A , to make certain that we 're all saying the same thing . |
| 26 | But if we are intruded upon what should we do ? |
| 27 | But if we are to relate the romantic picture of historical generalization to the hard facts of life as it was lived , we need examples , great and small , of cities at work . |
| 28 | But if we are to generalise , it is better to characterise the Tory position as paternalist , rather than populist . |
| 29 | But if we are to reduce the number of new infections and protect our young people , they must be given the facts about AIDS/HIV and given the opportunity to discuss the issues openly . |
| 30 | This woman/man is not my life , but if we are meant to be together , we will be . |