Example sentences of "but [modal v] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pregnancy is acceptable , but should a woman lose her baby she will lose her right to apply for such a post . |
| 2 | This type of damage is fortunately fairly rare in the United Kingdom , but should an earthquake occur , it would be advisable to appoint Loss Adjusters . |
| 3 | But should the UK fail to deflect the Commission and the Directive goes ahead , then its impact could be considerable . |
| 4 | But should the fight start there will be country-wide strikes involving all classes of workers . ’ |
| 5 | The bit about is OK but should the Lukic figure read — 1.5 million , he has after all scored more goals for the opposition than for us . |
| 6 | FEW lawyers think it right to have affairs with their clients , but should the law prohibit it ? |
| 7 | But should the thrust of society as a whole not be directed towards producing a change of heart in criminals ? |
| 8 | But should the war be regarded as the cause or merely the precipitant of the revolutionary transformation of Russia ? |
| 9 | But should the climate change , ‘ an auction house is in an ideal position to adapt quickly . |
| 10 | But should the barrels stay missing for a while , they are not likely to be posing much of a health hazard — at least , not nearly as much as that posed by the tonnes of poison whose storage , legal or otherwise , is now going to be looked into . |
| 11 | 3 Deliver the script as typescript , double-spaced on one side of A4 paper , but should the Author ask the Publisher to prepare the script as required such costs shall be borne by the Author . |
| 12 | Only the good Lord knows why the poor bastard killed himself , but must a suicide be buried near a gibbet at the crossroads with a stake driven through his heart ? ’ |
| 13 | Would the exit road from the beach not only carry tanks but could a matting road be laid beside this route to carry wheeled vehicles ? |
| 14 | But could the platforms , seen as extensive patterning in aerial surveys of the Maya lowlands just as likely have formed naturally ? |
| 15 | But could the discussion do any good ? |
| 16 | It might be bending the law , but could the director and his wife be said to be ‘ the person making the car available to them ’ ? |
| 17 | But would a publisher — or the reading public for that matter ? |
| 18 | But would a man like Weaver do more than threaten the kids ? ’ |
| 19 | But would a solicitor ? |
| 20 | Poison was traditionally a ‘ woman 's weapon ’ — but would a woman bake a cake for a competition and then put poison on it ? |
| 21 | ‘ But would a train be allowed to leave during an alert ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ There was also a trail of water on the floor , but would an assassin be so clumsy as to leave that ? ’ |
| 23 | If there is a court case , I shall refrain from commenting further , but would the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster urge the Tory party to refrain from wallowing in sleaze , which he calls scholarly ? |
| 24 | But would the story have been told in quite the same way if I had been black , or a woman , or nearer their own age and social background ? |
| 25 | But would the United States go over the nuclear brink to save Britain , France , Germany or any other NATO member from a conventional attack ? |
| 26 | But would the peasants trust the Communist Party ? |
| 27 | But would the pain of losing him be any the less simply because she 'd managed to hold him at bay ? |
| 28 | But would the Ping Tiao take such a radical action ? |
| 29 | Plus , it 's all NEW at the Co-op , but will a break from the past pay dividends ? |
| 30 | His exhibition closes at Derby 's Metro Cinema on 1 March , but will no doubt appear at other venues soon . |