Example sentences of "but they [vb mod] [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new directions to be taken may not be indicated by the diagram , or be unclassifiable by present terminology anyway — but they may have something in common with what is gathered here : ambition and invention , perseverance , independence , wit . |
| 2 | Such measures may not tackle the root causes , but they may help everyone to recognise the seriousness of the problem . |
| 3 | No , no no , no I said to her if we could just know , cos er , moving bodies and cars and so on , she probably understands but she said as soon as you see a doctor out here , speak to them and , and then we can erm , but they may know somebody |
| 4 | Well , this is the thing , we have a caretaker but er fo for his services , but I 've been at the council and I have got nowhere , I have from the corporation , there 's an awful lot of people complaining but they 'll do nothing about it ! |
| 5 | ‘ But they 'll do anything to shock their parents , these little momzers . |
| 6 | ‘ With her background it 'll be referred to Special Branch and Five … and that fiddled telephone … and Praeger without any background — we should have left his wallet , but they 'll trace something about him anyway — and then we can admit we went to see her — once — and what we talked about and there we are . ’ |
| 7 | He wo n't be there , of course , but they 'll have someone . |
| 8 | They might suspect — but they could prove nothing . ’ |
| 9 | The questions were pressed but they could get nothing more definite : ‘ It looked like a woman . ’ |
| 10 | Outside , shapes began to materialize — heads , implements — they wanted to recognize friends but they could see nothing but shawls , cloaks , silhouettes . |
| 11 | The Shuttle did n't look much closer , but they could see plenty of other activity . |
| 12 | Coach , Keith Richardson says there is pressure , but they should win one , if not both of their last 2 games . |
| 13 | They can adapt to kennel life but they MUST have lots of human contact . |
| 14 | Possibly the twenties costumes would n't be too kind to Therese , but they 'd do something about that when the time came . |