Example sentences of "but [vb -s] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A moment 's thought will convince the reader that the crossed reading is prohibited here : this sentence can not be used to describe a situation where Arthur knows that the animal in question is an alsatian , but is unsure of its sex , while Mike knows that it is female , but thinks it might be a wolf . |
| 2 | Market researcher , Summit Strategies , claims Sun Microsystems Inc is talking to IBM Corp about ‘ access to CICS ’ but adds it wo n't follow Hewlett-Packard Co in price listing it and will go through third parties instead . |
| 3 | Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says he regrets the demise of the Soviet Union but says it would be impossible to bring back . |
| 4 | SunSoft says it has n't worked out whether Solaris for the IBM Corp/Motorola Inc PowerPC RISC will be compatible with the PowerOpen environment that IBM is developing for the CPU , but says it 'll observe all binary standards . |
| 5 | Pyramid says it is happy enough with the specifications for MIPS ' next-generation R5000 and R10000 but says it 'll wait until it sees the things before it believes the projections . |
| 6 | Canon has reportedly already expressed an interest in buying the hardware business , but says it wo n't make any decisions until the end of May . |
| 7 | IBM Corp is using the 88110 in its new X terminals but says it will probably migrate to PowerPC 601s when it 's got them in volume : a 40MHz 88110 offers roughly the performance of a 33MHz SuperSparc . |
| 8 | SunSoft says it has n't worked out whether Solaris for the IBM Corp-Motorola Inc PowerPC RISC will be compatible with the PowerOpen environment that IBM is developing for the CPU , but says it will observe all binary standards . |
| 9 | Hewlett-Packard Co sees no prospect of cutting its cost of sales further , but says it will continue to work to cut operating expenses . |
| 10 | SunSelect will push the software through Sun Microsystems Computer Corp 's distribution network initially — the parent hardware company will sell it too — but says it will build a channel of its own outlets in future . |
| 11 | IBM is using it in its new X terminals but says it will probably migrate to PowerPC 601s when it 's got volumes . |
| 12 | The company says it is looking at how emerging distributed computing and management technologies might be incorporated into its system , but says it will continue to use its own Remote Procedure Call mechanism for now . |
| 13 | On the demise of the Open Software Foundation 's Architecture Neutral Distribution Format effort , Hewlett-Packard Co says ‘ there should be an ANDF technology out there , but says it will be happy to work with whoever can provide that solution , ‘ we 're not religious about that , ’ says HP UK 's workstation marketing manager , Richard Owen . |
| 14 | Sequent wo n't currently go into details over products , but says it will be ‘ leveraging its technology and knowhow ’ gained from its line of high-end Intel-based multi-processor Symmetry systems , aimed at corporate users looking to downsize their mainframes . |
| 15 | X/Open , which has already endorsed the Network File System component of ONC seems unlikely to recognise Sun 's version of RPC at the moment — although the DCE agreement does not preclude it — but says it will ensure ‘ co-existence and interoperability ’ between the two , though it has n't figured out how it will do this yet . |
| 16 | The ITC will closely monitor response to the ad but says it will be difficult to edit out offending elements . |
| 17 | The Banking , Insurance and Finance Union has resolved to cooperate with a scheme for voluntary redundancies but says it could take industrial action if the job losses are made compulsory . |
| 18 | Psion intends to invest substantially in expanding the range , but reckons it will have to cut prices below $500 to sell in high volumes . |
| 19 | Taylor feels the same but fears it may have become an unbeatable campaign against the enigmatic 29-year-old . |
| 20 | Guttersnipe could not summon up the enthusiasm required to wade through sufficient of this turgid stuff to find out what the ‘ bizarre test ’ was but suspects it might have something to do with explaining the meaning of the words ‘ Do-be-do-be-do ’ at the end of his popular tune ‘ Strangers In The Night ’ . |
| 21 | He accepts morale is low , but hopes it will pick up . |
| 22 | He said the firm does n't expect to match that price but claims it will offer twice the performance at just under £5,000 . |
| 23 | Parker also expects 3i 's stake to reduce slightly , but believes it will remain a major investor . |