Example sentences of "but it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a bleakness which centres on Patrick 's infidelities : but it may also be true that the rudeness and aggression with which Jenny , their sex object , is treated by various chuntering males has grown grimmer with the years than it was reckoned to be , by the author , by me and by many of his readers , at the time . |
| 2 | Even with ground handling someone must take charge , but it may not be the pilot . |
| 3 | I was n't expecting the press to get hold of it , mind you ; but it may be no bad thing . ’ |
| 4 | Not only will this make the water unpleasant but it may cause leakages if the corrosion goes right through the cistern . |
| 5 | But it may not be enough according to some industry commentators . |
| 6 | It is unlikely that further knowledge will improve treatment , but it may allow prevention of the disease , at least in a proportion of cases . |
| 7 | But it may soon be forgotten , because now comes the bad news : the All Blacks arrive tomorrow . |
| 8 | ‘ In 10 years , it wo n't be Crystal Palace but it may be Southern League , Division Seven . ’ |
| 9 | Protectionism ( exchange controls , import controls ) is likely to be extensively applied by developing countries , but it may still be relevant in an industrialised country which is suffering a high level of unemployment , with consequent pressure on the government to take economic measures to remedy this situation . |
| 10 | Such displacement may be a symptom of a continuously destructive semi-repression , but it may also be an effective way of minimizing within oneself , or a group , disabling complications within identity . |
| 11 | This will not stop you catching the smaller fish but it may swing the odds in your favour of selecting one or two of the larger fish . |
| 12 | If not , it is unlikely to change its aims , but it may very well change its non-armed methods . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | This method of progression is unsettling enough to make some riders seasick , but it may hold the key to the beast 's endurance . |
| 15 | Hopefully the new home which you are now considering as a prospective purchase will be suitable for your needs in every way , but it may well be that a need for some renovation or refurbishment is indicated from the surveyor 's report or that you will wish to make improvements or alterations of your own . |
| 16 | Professional management will be needed to keep firms afloat , but it may not be enough to restore the explosive growth of the past few years . |
| 17 | But it may be as little as a century old . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It is impossible here to enter into the details of this controversy , but it may be noticed that |
| 20 | A bill of sale is commonly used as a means of mortgaging goods ( see p. 105 ) , but it may also be used as an out-and-out conveyance . |
| 21 | At present it is also the most popular method of analysis for provenance studies in archaeology , but it may not always be so , since scientists are continually looking for new instrumental methods of obtaining a comprehensive chemical analysis of a material . |
| 22 | That may be so , but it may be suggested that as much depends on the surrounding legal rules as on the mandatory penalty . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | This is of course an extremely simplistic presentation of the after life but it may illustrate why many people , as they approach the end of their lives , are concerned to ‘ put their affairs in order ’ . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | If the horse suddenly starts bucking when we ride it , and we jump off and swat it with a cane ; the horse will remember , but it may remember the wrong thing . |
| 27 | But it may still be significant of at least part of contemporary reaction to Mary . |
| 28 | Pollsters say they have detected signs of a swing back to the Conservatives — and that Labour support may have peaked last week — but it may not come in time to save the Tories . |
| 29 | But it may say something also about the condition of the musical theatre that this subject has caught the attention of two composers . |
| 30 | But it may also have had something to do with the fact that the Independent co-sponsored the exhibition . |