Example sentences of "but it [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't expecting the press to get hold of it , mind you ; but it may be no bad thing . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ In 10 years , it wo n't be Crystal Palace but it may be Southern League , Division Seven . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Patten has promised enough resources for the inspectorate to solve this problem but it may be years before it is strong enough to effectively enforce its new duties . |
| 4 | But it may be as little as a century old . |
| 5 | But it may be the one part of Daimler that is able to do a deal with some of the Mitsubishi companies , which are eager for a way into trading , finance and other service businesses in Europe . |
| 6 | It is impossible here to enter into the details of this controversy , but it may be noticed that |
| 7 | That may be so , but it may be suggested that as much depends on the surrounding legal rules as on the mandatory penalty . |
| 8 | The decision is controversial in its reasoning , but it may be explained as an attempt by the judiciary to improve the workability of an ageing legal structure . |
| 9 | I do not think it can be said that the manner of death is any more horrific than it used to be ( although it may well be different ) but it may be that the way of reporting someone 's death has radically changed and that this has brought its own problems . |
| 10 | Obviously , that was not the case but it may be that Viola was so used to people thinking like that about her that she felt a need to assert herself as well . |
| 11 | But it may be that in the morning he will be better . |
| 12 | But it may be , as this discussion suggests , that whilst the confusion Ayer points to is a real one , the meaning of the word ‘ existence ’ is genuinely complex . |
| 13 | It is not something which presents too much of a problem , but it may be causing damage in the long term . |
| 14 | It might be tempting to make a small charge for this but it may be even more advantageous to offer this as a free service with the profit being goodwill . |
| 15 | Neutrality is possible in some cases , but it may be impossible in others . |
| 16 | The court does not offer any criteria of awfulness ; but it may be that the law will reflect those factors involved in the analysis of the circumstances in which treatment is considered to be ethically not indicated . |
| 17 | But it may be that even where there is evidence that the patient was mentally unfit or too young , the doctor would still avoid liability , not so much on the basis of the patient 's refusal as on the proposition of Elliott that further treatment was useless , or that of Williams that life had become a burden to the patient . |
| 18 | But it may be that God 's primordial action occurs in the previous verse : And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters . |
| 19 | These two areas are not entirely distinct , but it may be useful to examine them separately . |
| 20 | But it may be important in terms of setting an agenda for change , for challenging stereotypes , and for highlighting particular areas of injustice faced by older workers . |
| 21 | But it may be well to keep it in existence . ’ |
| 22 | The mechanism and pathophysiological significance of this abnormality remain unclear , but it may be a remnant particle accumulation which might in itself be atherogenic ( e.g. , like LDL ) . |
| 23 | So far we have considered three ways of sampling directly from a given population , but it may be thought that this direct method has dangers attached . |
| 24 | Digestion is not frequent ( 5–13 per cent ) , but it may be distributed over the whole enamel surface , where it appears as slight to moderate pitting ( Fig. 3.22 D , E ) . |
| 25 | ‘ A man may deposit on his land excrement which is foul smelling and a nuisance , but it may be that the evil effects wear off in twenty-four to forty-eight hours so it is difficult for a local authority to serve an abatement notice and prove that the nuisance was still in existence when service was made , whereas now , once the deposit is made and is indeed a statutory nuisance , then the statutory nuisance has occurred , and if the local authority are satisfied it will occur again they may serve a prohibition notice ’ . |
| 26 | ( 11.30 ) In Section 10.2 it has been argued that this solution must be considered to be unphysical on its own , but it may be included as a factor in more general solutions . |
| 27 | This is n't the place to go into the details of the technology — turn to page 237 for the sordid facts — but it may be worth saying that the computer brings a new flexibility to the typesetting . |
| 28 | Often , the usual guidelines still apply , but it may be reassuring to highlight and comment on a few of the special situations in which some parents are placed . |
| 29 | Boys appear to outnumber girls by about five to one , but it may be that girls with the problem are less overtly hyperactive , and tend to display more subtle symptoms , such as inattention , speech disorders and mood changes , which may not always be identified as hyperkinetic syndrome . |
| 30 | This is not possible for everyone , and it is not something to be undertaken lightly , but it may be the only answer for some babies . |