Example sentences of "but i [modal v] [adv] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of the quite different issue which was before the House in Gillick 's case I venture to doubt whether Lord Scarman meant more than that the exclusive right of the parents to consent to treatment terminated , but I may well be wrong . |
| 2 | I was grateful for not only was I four years older than he but I would also be the oldest of the potential candidates . |
| 3 | She would have liked to deny me the gin and vermouth I was craving , but I would soon be a married woman and she could n't . |
| 4 | ‘ But I would still be a lady , would n't I ? ’ |
| 5 | It 's a privilege ; I 'd say more , but I would only be cut for the usual reason , lack of |
| 6 | I do n't stick to one particular brand but I would never be without my face powder and I usually go for the heavy Sixties-style eye make-up — lots of black kohl pencil and mascara . |
| 7 | ‘ I wo n't promise anything , ’ she said following him , ‘ I 've never tackled a job like it before but I might just be able to make a built-up boot for you . ’ |
| 8 | Aubrey 's keen to go but I 'll probably be bored . |
| 9 | Maybe I 'll try to understand — but I 'll probably be too busy packing . |
| 10 | But I 'll also be keeping an eye on you . ’ |
| 11 | You have a year or two 's advantage on me , but I 'll still be here when you 're off looking for fresh fields to conquer . ’ |
| 12 | I 'll be your friend but I 'll never be your lover . |
| 13 | But I 'll only be 29 when this contract finishes . ’ |
| 14 | Perhaps I 'm bigger and older now , but I 'll always be your little Anne . |
| 15 | In attempting to apply this reasoning to British general practice I shall use some of the field-data collected by Jim McIntosh and myself ( Horobin and McIntosh 1977 ) but I shall also be trying to apply a sociological perspective to the mundane background knowledge which we all possess as societal members . |
| 16 | As a result , I shall experience a succession of different " complexes of qualities " but I shall still be looking at the same bunch of flowers . |
| 17 | I did not think it a good book , but I shall always be grateful to it . |
| 18 | But I shall certainly be looking into the circumstances of the provider who has written to me . |
| 19 | Flow on this stretch is usually sluggish but today , with the extra water , the flow is much quicker but I should still be able to use a waggler . |
| 20 | I should have been the hero of the game but I will always be known as the one who lost it . |
| 21 | My belief that I am in pain may be justified , perhaps , but I can hardly be said to base it on reasons , conclusive or otherwise . |
| 22 | ‘ I know , but I 'd rather be left alone down here . |
| 23 | of it er but I 'd rather be viewed on my own merits on my own worth er be willing to take a few risks in life erm and know that I 've got the rewards at the end of it for making a success . |
| 24 | But I 'd rather be safe than sorry , ’ she beamed , unaware of the look Jill exchanged with Lindsey . |
| 25 | But I 'd rather be there . |
| 26 | But I 'd still be a bit wary of taking a risk like that . |
| 27 | But I 'd still be able to use them anyway , cos all them Boot Boots smellies and stuff so |