Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] could be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The highest prices are expected to be paid for a 1982 Mouton Rothschild at upto £250 a bottle , but perhaps it could be topped by an outsize bid . |
| 2 | I believe that Eton now admits women to its sixth form , but nevertheless there could be no serious doubt about which was the man and which was the woman . |
| 3 | MEED cited the official , from the Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , as also hinting that US aid for fiscal 1991\92 was under review , and that " the contribution should be $24,000,000 , but now it could be reduced to $3,000,000 " . |
| 4 | You usually like to keep things at the status quo , but today you could be willing to make a few changes . |
| 5 | ‘ No , but maybe I could be a friend if you 'd let me . ’ |
| 6 | What form these certificates will take is not known , but maybe it could be something along the lines of : ‘ This is the spot where I flattened … ’ |
| 7 | Colonel Mayhew was another , and Canon Devlin , but then they could be excused as being respected elders , as it were , of the community . |
| 8 | Mrs Browning moved restlessly , cleared her throat , said nothing in reply , but then what could be said ? |
| 9 | I have this theory that at such times he 's communing with the mother ship which gave him his mission on this planet , but then I could be wrong . |
| 10 | It seems unlikely that a Tibetan would have got up there to take them , but then it could be argued that it 's equally unlikely that a yeti was the culprit . |
| 11 | To some extent it may be that things are now different , but then it could be that parliamentary democracy is no longer a truly viable form of political organization . |
| 12 | That was why , when you first asked me about this , I turned the whole question round and said ‘ You have to begin from the philosophical problem ’ , but indeed it could be applied in many places . |