Example sentences of "but they [modal v] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they would be on the lines they would be on there are erm measures being taken at the moment |
| 2 | Arguments amongst the girls would break out but they would be of a trivial nature to begin with . |
| 3 | Floppy drives and video are all OK but they might be in need of modernisation . |
| 4 | But they will be without skipper Mark Wright , who picked up a ‘ dead leg ’ against Wimbledon on Saturday . |
| 5 | But they will be on the way . |
| 6 | ‘ Local children can still come here and pay the low fees , but they will be in separate classes . |
| 7 | ‘ Not yet , ’ put in the thin man , ‘ but they will be by the time we 're back there . |
| 8 | Tales are usually of the past , but they can be of the future too . |
| 9 | But they could be in arrears by more than one payment could n't they ? |
| 10 | probably destroyed but they should be on disk . |
| 11 | Mail-order companies selling hampers usually reserve the right to swap items if necessary , but they should be of similar type and value . |
| 12 | Sections required for teaching purposes do not need to meet the stringent requirements of those used for research , but they should be of good standard ; they are , after all , the primary material on which all geologists are trained . |
| 13 | Such features may have increased the cost slightly and perhaps put the encyclopedia beyond the reach of individual purchasers , but they should be of great help to reference librarians and readers . |
| 14 | But they must be for ever content to owe to the English that elegance and culture , which , if they had been vigilant and active , perhaps the English might have owed to them . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't know the figures for mental illness , but they must be of the same order , though better hidden . |
| 16 | Research topics do not need to be immediately related to BP Chemicals operations but they must be on environmental matters . |
| 17 | But they must be at their best to overcome the visitors , who are comfortably holding down third place in the division . |