Example sentences of "but they [modal v] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opponents see this near certainty of success as proof that the whole thing is rigged , but they would say that would n't they ? |
| 2 | But they would agree that anxiety , tension or depression can make the physical symptoms worse . |
| 3 | A number of software vendors such as Bitstream , Adobe and Microsoft themselves can supply extra fonts but they may cost more than the budget user can afford . |
| 4 | Phyto-oestrogens are thus unlikely to represent an important factor in the development of breast cancer , but they may have some contributory effect in younger women . |
| 5 | Inevitably , doubts have been expressed about the credibility of such statements , but they may have some significance nonetheless . |
| 6 | No books or videos are likely to be totally adequate to prepare one , for example , for the first day at ‘ big ’ school , but they may provide some insights and ‘ structures ’ so that the experience is not overwhelming . |
| 7 | But they may save more of the skills that NATO 's defence planners will need for the future . |
| 8 | Yeah , but they might do that |
| 9 | I doubt it , but they might do that |
| 10 | but they might exacerbate another problem , that of slalom-style riding by adventurous , youthful moped-riders who often view the street furniture as more of a challenge than a deterrent to speed . |
| 11 | More expensive wheeled models are available and are easier to handle , but they might need more room to manoeuvre . |
| 12 | The adventurers can easily get two rings ( by breaking the other three ) , but they might find some ingenious solution to the problem . |
| 13 | They may need a little time to think about it , but they 'll try most things once . |
| 14 | He coughed , then went on , ‘ They wo n't make you entirely independent , but they will ease any worry about the maintenance of the house and estate . |
| 15 | CSOs may well assist doctors in the management of some difficult patients , but they will do little to assist those patients who have been denied proper care and treatment — whether through lack of resources , shortage of hospital beds , or ineffective use and misunderstanding of the powers already available under the Mental Health Act 1983 . |
| 16 | But they will experience those feelings , because human nature is not at either of these extreme points , it 's neither erm , perfectly good , nor perfectly bad , it 's a , it 's a mixture of both , and consequently , although you can improve the world , for it does n't deny you can improve the world , or make it worse , of course . |
| 17 | I have great respect for my right hon. and hon. Friends , but they will choose those of my hon. Friends who are in favour of the Bill , and I think that the Bill stinks . |
| 18 | I take it , it will mostly be building new prisons , but they will take some time , especially if the Ministry of Works have anything to do with the plans . |
| 19 | Oddly , the wasps pay no regard to the building birds , but they will attack any other creatures that dare to approach either their nests or those of the birds . |
| 20 | They have reached the crucial point at which they can save because they have discharged other liabilities , but they will find such saving difficult . |
| 21 | Of course , if that 's too much for you , there is always the Princes over at Newport , but they will get all the future fish as well . ’ |
| 22 | The idea of doing relaxation exercises may sound unnecessary , but they can make all the difference . |
| 23 | They have no means of assessing the reliability of automatic control systems but they can make some assessment of a skilled individual and without knowing very much about his working procedures they will trust his actions if he seems calm , competent and mature . |
| 24 | They may not be able to give final answers , but they can provide some very important insights ( see also Shipman 1988 ) . |
| 25 | But they can seem that way . |
| 26 | The sufferers may not be able to see themselves but they can see each other and , by identifying features of themselves in the others , they gain insight into themselves and into their own disease . |
| 27 | Peasants might share their longing to see the abolition of taxes and noble landownership , but they could make little of the more visionary socialist elements of the young radicals ' propaganda , or indeed of their attacks on the revered Tsar . |
| 28 | The Indians could not install table games like baccarat and poker ; but they could introduce any other sort of gambling already allowed outside the reservation , including off-track betting and , if they could afford it , live races round a track . |
| 29 | ‘ But they must know that by now ! ’ |
| 30 | I looked for the knitted garments that I used to help her with but they must have all been sold . |