Example sentences of "but [vb mod] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | The supervisory authority is not able to grant an exemption from the information required , but may do so in respect of additional information that it has requested . |
| 2 | Local authorities have no general power to make ex gratia payments , but may do so on the recommendation of the local government ombudsman . |
| 3 | The Nubas of East Africa fear to enter the house of their king , but may do so by baring their left shoulder , and having the king touch it . |
| 4 | He is not obliged to deal with proofs lodged after the last date for proving but may do so if he thinks fit ( r 11.3(2) ) . |
| 5 | Thus , his view on the Government 's education record is : good effort , but must do better . |
| 6 | 1.50 Once the 21 days for acceptance have passed or the trial has started the plaintiff can take the money in court only with the defendant 's consent or by order unless the payment in itself was made or increased after the trial started , when he has two days to accept , but must do so before the judge begins to deliver his judgment ( RSC Ord 22 , r5 ; CCR Ord 11 , r3 ) . |
| 7 | The way some people look at it is , why should I let you write a book that wo n't do me any good but might do me some harm . |
| 8 | Word reached Peter Wheeler , the Leicester coach , of a young lad at Wakefield , a full-back , a slick-running full-back at that , who not only could kerplonk the ball like a metronome between the posts but could do it with either foot . |
| 9 | Trying to compose myself , I got back home in time to make tea , but could do nothing except collapse sobbing in my mother 's arms . |
| 10 | The baby saw it happening but could do nothing to stop it , its pudgy fingers would not close tightly enough to grasp the string … . |
| 11 | Luther took fright at the anarchy he had loosed but could do little to prevent it , even when he threw his weight behind the German princes in their crushing of revolutionary movements . |
| 12 | Stephen Pears did well to block Soloman 's shot but could do nothing to prevent Steve Butler tapping the ball into the open goal . |
| 13 | And what if he knew something they did n't and was desperate to tell them , but could do nothing but move a finger ? |
| 14 | He told Hayling that he was keen to help , but could do nothing until he retired in April , more than six months away . |
| 15 | Forsyth 's films are easy to like , but the feeling — often from those who liked them most — was : ‘ good , but could do better ’ . |
| 16 | We advertised , in fact , for people who wanted to smoking but could do with a little help , because I really do think that women do need a little help , a bit of support to do this . |
| 17 | Certainly , when I watched her in the St Trinian 's films , I knew I was watching someone who not only knew all of the people I knew , but could do a wicked job of ‘ taking them off ’ ! |
| 18 | Reforms , like those carried out by the Younger Pitt , were impressive in their own terms but could do little to diminish the greater role of the Excise . |
| 19 | Brace yourself , Leith , she thought , but could do no other than admit , ‘ He — phoned from Italy . ’ |
| 20 | His touch was warm and soft , as were his incredible eyes , hooded now with something she recognised but could do nothing to deny . |
| 21 | Yeah but but the thing is that well , they most probably could do but could do some but what what 'd be sacrificed would be the management skills , y you know , and then |
| 22 | The archers loosed blind in the darkness , but could do so only once without imperilling their friends , for after the shock of meeting it was stark hand to hand work without any daylight art about it , first a hacking and swinging ahead at any flesh that moved , then body to body fumbling where everyone panted out words in his own tongue to be safe from his comrades , and even swords were of little use . |
| 23 | well I do n't know , but could do with it years ago |
| 24 | He admitted that with prevailing high interest rates he was not particularly keen to mount a management bid , but would do so if it was the only way to safeguard shareholder value . |
| 25 | Callers from the street were dealt with by a doorkeeper who either encouraged or discouraged them , depending on how they looked , and entered his impressions in an official diary : ‘ not quite a gentleman … — but would do well for Gold Coast ’ was a typical entry of 1899 . |
| 26 | Gilbey , who was taped making a phone call to Diana , said he is still friendly with her but would do nothing to embarrass her . |
| 27 | Replying to a TODAY story on Saturday headlined The Man Most Likely To , he said he was still friendly with the princess but would do nothing to embarrass her . |
| 28 | It would guarantee continued German coal to France 's steel industry in Lorraine but would do this by a voluntary system , which Germany would join as an equal , rather than through the draconian controls which France had earlier favoured . |
| 29 | For that reason we have not considered sigmoidoscopy an essential part of the investigation , but would do it if the patient was an unreliable historian . |
| 30 | The common law refused to grant damages for innocent misrepresentation but would do so in the tort of deceit if the representation was fraudulent , although this is notoriously difficult to prove ( Derry v Peek ( 1889 ) 14 App Cas 337 ) . |