Example sentences of "but that [modal v] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I believe that he was made a partner as soon as he had finished his degree — but that may be pure conjecture on my part . ’ |
| 2 | A brand-new Tavern , redolent of fresh mortar and size , and fronting nothing at all , had taken for its sign The Rail way Arms ; but that might be rash enterprise — and then it hoped to sell drink to the workmen . |
| 3 | Erm but that might be interesting . |
| 4 | But that might be desirable . |
| 5 | Here and there they could see long , reaching arms , struggling dark shapes , the occasional ripple of something that was touched with silver by the moonlight , but that might be green-tinted and golden by day … |
| 6 | But that would be dishonest , and Robbie had never done a deliberately dishonest thing in her life . |
| 7 | But that would be tantamount to admitting that somehow , by some outrageous quirk of emotion , she cared whether Roman had a relationship with Stephanie … which was unthinkable … |
| 8 | But that would be boring . |
| 9 | ‘ It is always tempting to bowl your genuine quicks as often and as long as possible , but that would be counter-productive . |
| 10 | ‘ I suppose so , but that would be dangerous . |
| 11 | But that would be rash . |
| 12 | Yes , you could make music on one but that would be sacrilegious considering all the other exciting possibilities that it has to offer : eg. killing fascists ( Woody Guthrie ) , saying sorry ( Billy Bragg ) , as a firelighter ( Jimi Hendrix ) , for clubbing amplifiers senseless ( Pete Townshend ) , for levelling stage floorboards ( Ritchie Blackmore ) , as a mini-TV stand ( Billy Gibbons ) , to stimulate groupies ( Steve Vai ) , to cream yourself ( Hendrix again , that infamous Tokai advert or even that sad figure in the current Trantec Systems advert ) , as a shop sign ( Original Flying Vee ) , as a cricket bat ( Ian Botham with the Staccato magnesium bass ) , as a baseball bat ( Steinberger XL ) , you could use one to kill her mama ( like Frank and Dweezil ) and , if you are still bored after all that , you could electrocute yourself with it through your dangerously hot-rodded stack . |
| 13 | A central European bank could regulate the money supply of all EC countries , but that would be unacceptable to many members . |
| 14 | She wished she could talk about it to her mother , but that would be fatal . |
| 15 | It is tempting to call all this hype — but that would be extreme ! |
| 16 | Looking back at the bell-box Sorvino was tempted to find a half-brick and try to put it out , but that would be fun and not duty . |
| 17 | But that would be inconsistent with his other errors , and it seems likelier to be a slip . |
| 18 | She begins by recalling a remark made to her a long time ago by Larkin , about difficulties encountered in his private life — a remark which consisted of a joke to do with ‘ the impossibility of relations between men and women ’ , followed by the notion that ‘ women ought really to marry each other ’ , followed by ‘ but that would be wrong , would n't it ? ’ |
| 19 | It is easy to let this feeling of tragedy overshadow his story , but that would be wrong . |
| 20 | But that must be awful I al I 've always thought for a , a woman who wears really loads of make-up |
| 21 | But that 'd be pink ? |
| 22 | She 's doing very well , considering her age ; she 's tolerated the chemotherapy extremely well — lost her hair , of course , but that should be temporary — and we hope she 's going into remission . ’ |
| 23 | But that should be alright now if you |
| 24 | All reviewers have to try to stand outside the immediate context of their listening , but that can be hard to do at the same time as keeping all emotional wavelengths open . |
| 25 | His work in Peking has now been published in book form , and will hopefully be given the critical accolades it so undoubtedly deserves , but that will be small consolation for a man who may never seen his homeland again . |
| 26 | But that could be bad . |