Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firstly , the makers wanted to make Henry blacker , but nothing would stick to his wiry , go-anywhere , wash-it-and-leave-it coat . |
| 2 | Your wife will be frightened , but nothing will happen to her , of course . |
| 3 | Now the Presbyterian Church as the Church of Scotland enjoys a unique place in Scottish life and its structures it has a privileged place but I would suggest to you it has also therefore a number of responsibilities and one , I would suggest in this case , is to try and ensure that these local regional teams are in place . |
| 4 | But I would suggest to you that we need to press Rentakil and say , you know you the conditions of the guarantee we feel we 'd comply with , and wait until we get anything back from the solicitors , before we do anything else . |
| 5 | I have reservations myself about the access at Shilton dip , but I would suggest to the County Surveyor that if Shilton dip is dangerous for a potential site of gipsies , then it 's just as dangerous for the people who live in Shilton right now . |
| 6 | ‘ I said that I could not commit myself as my academic time was not yet finished , but I would like to be at their disposal later . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't know her , but I would like to . ’ |
| 8 | It will not be possible in the space available to detail these changes but I would like to briefly mention some . |
| 9 | I have never flown in a tail dragger before but I would like to in the near future . |
| 10 | ‘ My — my English is not too good , you understand , but I would like to be able to talk to you for a while . ’ |
| 11 | But I would like to be more ambitious : we will harness all the BBC 's skills across radio and TV , the regions and World Service to mount such major specials . |
| 12 | And the hall is available to us this evening , but I would like to con I think well I hope you will concur that I would like to conclude on H two today . |
| 13 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
| 14 | But I would say to you that such a fundamental change of strategy , would normally have its proper place in a replacement plan , rather than an alteration . |
| 15 | But I would say to you Well the point is this is spending on hope . |
| 16 | But I would say to you , ‘ Be bold , and take the risks . ’ |
| 17 | But I would say to each of your listeners I sure you know people who find a tranquility , a centredness , a source of strength and confidence in their religious faith , they are the representatives of what religion can do , not the Ayatollahs , and not the fanatics , and not the people on television , but the people who spend their lives trying to be good and helpful , and one day they 'll look around and realise that happiness has snuck in the back door when they were n't even looking for it . |
| 18 | er , yes , yes but I would need to , to loose a little weight |
| 19 | The deadline is Monday 3rd of May , but I would need to be sure the article will arrive ( sooner if you can do it ) . |
| 20 | ‘ I think I should earn more as the WBC title is recognised as a better class than the WBO but I might come to a 50-50 split . ’ |
| 21 | But I 'll go to the other Chinese , I 'm not going |
| 22 | But I 'll talk to Saxby . |
| 23 | But I 'll talk to you some time about the heating because I mean the trouble is that no |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I 'll tell you what , the guitar 's a little bit more shallow when you 've got to sing and play some of this shit , and the new album 's got a lot of riffs , but I 'll rise to the occasion . |
| 25 | We still do not have a proper address for Nanking , but I 'll try to sent it to you soon , as I understand a comrade from Nanking is coming to see us here to make arrangements for our visit there . |
| 26 | Yes , but I 'll try to be brief . |
| 27 | Well , it does n't look too bad , but I 'll have to ground you till you heal up a bit . |
| 28 | I fancy a cup of coffee from the buffet , but I 'll have to be careful with money . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , thanks for explaining it all to me , but I 'll have to be going too , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 30 | but I 'll have to , I 'll have to stop doing Wednesdays if I do the course for three months |