Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I would n't be chairman of the bank if I 'd made very many mistakes . |
| 2 | The cycle chain came off twice on the three miles back to the van , but I could n't be cross . |
| 3 | ‘ But she can not be Queen . |
| 4 | I 'm terribly grateful to you for all your help , but we 'll just be friends tonight , OK ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But we would n't be nuisances ! ’ exclaimed Linda indignantly . |
| 6 | I mean , that 's no reason , but we should n't be sort of saying , well look let's not , lets all not do this booklet now |
| 7 | If p(x) then x is in the cluster but there may also be objects x , in the cluster , for which p is false . |
| 8 | The boundary between the mantle and crust represents a significant change in rock density but there may also be differences in chemical composition . |
| 9 | Erm I do n't know but there may well be activities for the divisional staff outside Trident , related to work |
| 10 | Alternatives would be offered in the curriculum plan but there would also be opportunity for many other alternatives hopefully designed at teachers ' workshops . |
| 11 | He considered tearing off his waders but there might still be time to cross the far side of the breakwater without having to swim for it . |
| 12 | What you perceive will be different from what I perceive but there will probably be overlap . |
| 13 | He will have his failures , of course , but there will always be failures while learning anything and I can only repeat that it is a method well worth learning . |
| 14 | The more of these questions you can anticipate the better , but there will always be surprises . |
| 15 | But there will always be pockets at any one time where we ca n't give as an equally good service as we would like . |
| 16 | But there will always be clients whose English is poor , who are bewildered or have perhaps tried but failed , and who will still need specialist care . |
| 17 | But there will inevitably be time lags and imprecision in the process . |
| 18 | But there will still be differences . |
| 19 | But there will obviously be sort of an ongoing training and so on because I , I know that in some ways I think it 's been very mixed and I qu I put |
| 20 | There may be many things you would like to say in this report but there will only be room for important ones . |
| 21 | But there can also be trickery using material clues . |
| 22 | This may well be the first fusion process used in a reactor , but there can also be fusion between deuterons alone or between deuterons and nuclei of helium-3 . |
| 23 | But there can not be complacency in Downing Street or satisfaction in the country as long as the unemployment figures continue to rise so sharply . |
| 24 | But there must also be ships , and while France could not provide a sufficient number of them for herself , she was obliged ( as the English were on some occasions ) to seek them elsewhere . |
| 25 | But there must still be doubts about his job security . |
| 26 | TOM : But they would n't be trees . |
| 27 | But they will also be rivals when former Blue Peter girl Caron , 29 , presents a game show on Radio 5 — at the same time as mum is on air on Radio 2 . |
| 28 | But they will always be cuties to their mums — and Hello ! readers . |
| 29 | He has devoted time and energy to people because it is the people who will one day be his subjects , and he feels a sense of responsibility towards them ; but he will also be King of the British Isles , and has a responsibility to safeguard those Isles for future generations . |
| 30 | He may sometimes be consultant and analyst ; sometimes investigator and policeman ; but he must also be negotiator and judge ; inspector , educator , and public relations representative . |