Example sentences of "but [Wh det] [vb mod] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sara Maitland says : ‘ I could say something which I thought was warm and friendly , but which might be regarded by the voters of Milwaukee as offensive . ’ |
| 2 | Third , there may be rules that do not directly sanction that which might arguably constitute a breach of fiduciary obligation , but which might be thought to assume its legitimacy . |
| 3 | It is also acknowledged and agreed that I will perform my functions hereunder solely for the said parties and neither correspondence relating to the dispute nor any finding or award made by me as expert shall give rise to any right in favour of any person not a party hereto and any such correspondence and finding [ or award ] will be confidential to the said parties and will not be disclosed without my prior written consent , which I will not unreasonably withhold but which may be given subject to conditions . |
| 4 | In a somewhat similar vein nuclear physics contains examples of processes that appear to have little in common , but which may be unified . |
| 5 | If we are to know anything , we must proceed on the basis of certain things which can not be proved but which must be presupposed . |
| 6 | A full programme schedule , including transmissions not intended for Europe but which can be heard in the UK , can be obtained from Radio Netherlands , PO Box 222 , NL-1200 JG Hilversum , Holland . |
| 7 | Most of the articles focus on the social and personal circumstances of pupils , reaching towards elusive but crucial contexts which contribute to increasing understanding but which can be lost behind statistics and attempts to categorise information . |
| 8 | In these cases there is no ambiguity or uncertainty about A , but it is patient of further elaboration , in directions that it does not perhaps explicitly state , but which can be seen — especially on reflection after reading B to be latent in it . |
| 9 | The height of the embankment can be judged by looking at the elevated section of the M6 which now runs beside the canal but which can be seen moving away to the northwest as a two tier motorway junction viaduct on spindly columns . |
| 10 | Classical economy is said to have assumed that all men are alike in sharing certain needs which must be satisfied if they are to survive , but which can be met in a variety of ways . |
| 11 | Thermoplastic : a synthetic rubber related to resin-rubber but which can be fused by heat and therefore processed into soles by injection moulding . |
| 12 | Another test which , like the F-test , is based on the sum of square residuals , but which can be used in much more general situations , is the likelihood ratio test . |
| 13 | This suggests an important point which will be taken up in detail in the final chapter but which should be mentioned here . |
| 14 | Something which she failed to translate , but which could be recognised as distinctly unflattering . |
| 15 | The term ‘ ecology ’ could be used as an umbrella to cover a wide range of research traditions that did not interact at the detailed level , but which could be seen to deal with one aspect or another of the relationship between living things and their environment . |
| 16 | Few mystical treatises get off to a more intriguing start than The Fire of Love , which describes the first time Rolle became aware of a heat in his breast which , he insists , was not imaginary or metaphorical but which could be felt as a finger felt the heat of the flames in which it had been thrust . |
| 17 | The inquiry represents a genuine need for information which could have been partly fulfilled by traditional means such as telephone books or local guides but which could be investigated more thoroughly by using Prestel . |
| 18 | WORLD CUP CRICKET 1992 : — Hot-off-the-press paperback covering the World Cup which touched everyone but which could be won , alas , by only one country . |
| 19 | This is a rich , satisfying casserole with more than a taste of the exotic , but which could be included in nearly any dinner party menu . |
| 20 | And there was a hunch that ‘ heavy ’ newspaper readers would be attracted by a tasteful paper with plenty of news , but which could be read quickly . |
| 21 | Are there ideas which were not right for the time but which could be revived and used , ow ? |
| 22 | But whatever might be achieved in architecture by such methods , in an organisation the results were less satisfactory . |
| 23 | This is not a new idea , but what will be said here differs from the version of radical deviance theory which informed , for example , attempts by radical social workers to mobilize their clients as a self-sustaining force for social change . |
| 24 | The question once again , much accommodating rhetoric to the contrary , is not what can be done but what will be paid . |
| 25 | But what can be done ? |
| 26 | Clearly there are few barriers to filling the site 's personal computer with survey data , but what can be done with it ? |
| 27 | The structure of a spoken language determines not who says what to whom , but what can be said at all in a given tongue , irrespective of who the interlocutors are . |
| 28 | No perceptible direct line connects Edward 's law with Wyclif 's radicalism , but what can be asserted is that in this matter — as in so many others — Wyclif was not breaking new ground but appealing to ideas already long current in certain circles . |
| 29 | But what can be used ? |
| 30 | But what can be used by us can just as easily be used by our enemies , and I 'm loath to see this one fall back into their hands . |