Example sentences of "but you can " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different views of a sculpture can be presented , but you can not move round a sculpture except with a film camera . |
| 2 | Of course you can not teach confidence but you can teach a way of acquiring it . |
| 3 | But you can get there . |
| 4 | ‘ I work rather odd hours but you can always leave a message for me here at the cafe . |
| 5 | ‘ There are some personal bits and pieces that I 'd like to hang on to but you can chuck the rest , I should think . ’ |
| 6 | If you live in a house , one alarm fitted above the bottom of the staircase will give you some protection , but you can be better protected by fixing another alarm on the upstairs landing . |
| 7 | But you can ask the staff at the antenatal clinic for the results of your Rubella blood test . |
| 8 | You can keep a people ignorant but you can not make them ignorant — ‘ Tom Paine ? ’ |
| 9 | But you can take it as read that you have the contract . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ My beers are certainly bitter but you can drink several pints — and you ca n't say that for many big brewers ' beers . ’ |
| 11 | Grout is usually white , but you can buy coloured grout if you want to make a feature of the grout lines ( an effect that looks best with plain or fairly neutral patterned tiles ) . |
| 12 | Different manufacturers claim widely different life expectancies for both materials , but you can reasonably expect a five-year life from most types ( but as some manufacturers claim a life of only half this , and others double , check before you buy ) . |
| 13 | But you can not deny Greenaway 's craftsmanship , and his intention to put on screen these compound images , using all the arrows in a film-maker 's quiver . |
| 14 | You can continue a ritual after the faith is dead — that is not a conscious , ‘ pretty ’ piece of archaeology — but you can not revive it . ’ |
| 15 | Also , I am a bit older than the rest of you , but you can perhaps understand that I do n't want to drop dead without a proper and public recantation . |
| 16 | In the evening my mother said ‘ I do n't like these clothes but you can do what you like . |
| 17 | Alloy wheels , anti-lock brakes , electrics for the hood , windows , mirrors and central locking are all standard , but you can spend many thousands on extras that ought to be included in the list price . |
| 18 | You ca n't force him to act responsibly but you can make sure he does n't treat you like a doormat . |
| 19 | ‘ You ca n't take your friend 's dog out but you can get up at the crack of dawn to set your hair . ’ |
| 20 | I try not to look , but you can see her boobies and that . |
| 21 | You ca n't hear the sound or nothing , but you can make that up . |
| 22 | But you can help . |
| 23 | The original costs £890 but you can look much the same for £30 and go wild in accessories to add your own signature . |
| 24 | You ca n't save calculations , but you can track back through a chain of arithmetic , alter figures , and see the alterations reflected in the final sum . |
| 25 | ‘ Obviously I would like to be as successful as I was at Everton , ’ he said , ‘ but you can not do that in five minutes . |
| 26 | ‘ Obviously I would like to be as successful as I was at Everton , ’ he said , ‘ but you can not do that in five minutes . |
| 27 | Predicting the weather is a risky business , but you can take out insurance by choosing seeds and plants to cope with both drought and downpour . |
| 28 | George Underwood : David was always a bit over the top and he decided to write to John Bloom , a millionaire business , saying something to the effect ‘ Brian Epstein has got The Beatles but you can have us ’ , but Bloom was n't that interested and passed his letter to Les Conn , an agent . ’ |
| 29 | Gardens are enchanting at night but you can only see the one little bit near you . |
| 30 | In classical breeding and in nature , it 's possible to cross some species borders , but you can not cross all species borders as well . ’ |