Example sentences of "the [noun] but [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third-person pronouns typically refer back ( or forward ) to a nominal expression in the text but may also be used to refer to an entity which is present in the immediate physical or mental context of situation . |
| 2 | I think where the dilemma emerges is in finding equity for an entity that may have had its balance sheet shot to hell in the recession but may now have a strong future to go forward on . |
| 3 | We shall return to these points later in the chapter but should now describe the range of information and advice agencies which will offer help with legal problems . |
| 4 | A company Diploma or Certificate programme can be managed in a similar way to the MBA but can also include the competences approach , learning contracts and mentoring . |
| 5 | It takes effort on the part of the parent but can sometimes help them see that their child is eating more than they thought or eating at the wrong times of day . |
| 6 | This distinction was heavily criticized , chiefly on the ground that courts , when exercising judicial functions , often can not resolve a dispute simply by applying the law but must sometimes exercise discretion on policy grounds to fill gaps in the law ; so the need to have recourse to policy was no reason not to commit a decision to a body which would deal with it in a fully ‘ judicial ’ way . |
| 7 | On the other hand it may have no apparent effect on the child but may still have serious implications . |
| 8 | They can sell to the other people in the business but will probably require a much higher price than net asset value for their shares . |
| 9 | At the time Neath said they walked off in disgust after 35 minutes because their lock Gareth Llewellyn was told he could continue until the interval but would then be sent off . |
| 10 | First , any new shopping development should not only respect the character of the town but should also , as far as possible , be reversible — that is , relatively easily removed when it is no longer needed . |
| 11 | Now I I mentioned some of the things on income tax where i know it does n't er apply to the people in the group but may well do to relatives of them . |
| 12 | In either case he does not run the risk of being left with the goods ; if he can not find a purchaser he can return them to X. The answer is that he is X 's agent if under the terms of his contract with X he has no right himself to buy the goods but can only sell to a third party , Weiner v. Harris ( 1910 C.A. ) . |
| 13 | He would be unlikely to survive the procedure but could well remain dependent on machinery for life support for weeks if not months before his heart stopped beating . |
| 14 | It was held that the goods must correspond not only with the sample but must also be ‘ foreign refined rape oil . ’ |
| 15 | These scents not only communicate the alarm to the rest of the herd but may also produce an aerial trail which other impala can follow without having to break their flight to sniff the ground . |
| 16 | Sunday Punch , 25–1 with William Hill , is out of the handicap but could well run into a place . |
| 17 | In both schools the conversion of depressed and under-utilised premises into business-like , welcoming and tasteful accommodation not only gave visible recognition to the library but must also have increased the attraction of the library and thus encouraged the utilisation of the materials purchased under the project . |
| 18 | An encounter without real warmth , without loving feelings , but exciting in its strangeness , may help achieve his climax within the woman but will only reinforce the message of prison that life is simpler without feelings . |
| 19 | Both of these mechanisms may destroy the chemoattractant but will also cause unavoidable non-specific damage in the immediate vicinity of the neutrophil . |
| 20 | Such infill could not only explain the mascon but could also explain why no Imbrium impact features are visible within Mare Imbrium and why the surface is fairly smooth . |
| 21 | Several of the key issues relating to the form of auditors ' reports on financial statements not only have implications for the APB but should also have major implications for the Accounting Standards Board 's work programme . |
| 22 | Entries will remain copyright of the entrant but can only be returned if they are accompanied by a large stamped addressed envelope . |
| 23 | Other species may not have such a long store of seed in the soil but would soon come back if left uncontrolled for a few years . |
| 24 | At this time in the morning , I shall not go into the details of the report but will simply say that the Committee was shocked by what it found . |
| 25 | This remit is agreed with the client , by the project coordinator , who can be anyone within the organization but would normally be an experienced engineer . |
| 26 | However , she said she would now prefer to try to cope without coming to the hospital but would also said she was sure she would not take a further overdose . |
| 27 | This combines the best of both worlds , as it is sturdy enough to be used in the studio but can also be folded and used for field work . |
| 28 | This combines the best of both worlds , as it is sturdy enough to be used in the studio but can also be folded and used for field work . |
| 29 | Gooch , now 38 , continues to hint that the end of his playing career may be round the corner but would dearly like to complete this summer the double of a Test series win over Pakistan and Essex 's sixth championship title , having been around when all the other five were won . |
| 30 | The Sun is certainly 5000 million years old , and by stellar standards it is no more than middle-aged ; not for another 5000 million years at least will anything drastic happen to it , so that we on Earth have a long reprieve ( unless , of course , we decide to indulge in another major war , which would not destroy the world but would certainly wipe out the human race ) . |