Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Giles I 'm a ‘ Jeremiah ’ who should be capable of ‘ an act of faith ’ — act of lunacy , more like ; to Hans Haenlein and others I 've got incredibly deep pockets ; to Peter Davey , for whom I voted and who is now so far removed from ‘ the cultural gangsters ’ as to be a cultural kamikaze pilot , I need ‘ a heroic proposal ’ ; to Mervyn Miller I should n't ‘ surrender my birthright ’ — but I may have to sell it . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll leave it at that for the moment but I may have to ask you that question again . |
| 3 | ‘ All right , we 'll leave it at that for the moment , but I may have to see you again . ’ |
| 4 | Erm it 's in Leeds erm and they know that I 'm going but I may need to call them and say that I 'm sending somebody else because I ca n't possibly go anywhere during the day on Wednesday . |
| 5 | I see that the title is down as Historical Memory , but I would prefer to call it , if it must have a title , Memory of History . |
| 6 | Hopefully they will go there as champions but I would love to see them win the Irish Cup , ’ said Flanagan . |
| 7 | But I would like to reassure him that everything possible is being done . |
| 8 | But I would like to refer you to the erm notice of approval of the nineteen eighty structure plan where I think erm there there is a phrase to the effect that a policy of broad restraint of development is erm erm er accepted by the was accepted by the then Secretary of State on the basis of the high environmental quality of the county . |
| 9 | ‘ But I would like to thank them and let them know how very grateful I am and how much it helps to know his grave is being cared for . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But I would like to thank you for one thing — ’ |
| 11 | This is something we must come back to — the whole question of how young conductors are best trained and developed — but I would like to ask you about your years in Aachen . |
| 12 | ‘ He 's not expecting me , but I would like to see him . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Wales have made enormous strides , but I would like to see them being more creative before I would say they are a real force again . ’ |
| 14 | I 'm not suggesting that we should n't care about these little games and trifling details of life , for God wants us to practise on them in this world ; but I would like to see us not so strained and frantic in our concern about them . |
| 15 | ‘ But I would like to see you again this evening to take a fuller statement . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Gentlemen , and lady , ’ he said with a gracious nod in the direction of the only woman present , a journalist with one of the golf magazines , ‘ I do n't wish to spoil your enjoyment , but I would like to give you a brief tour , and I promise it will be brief … . ’ |
| 17 | They do n't tell you why you are given honours but I would like to think it was because of Minder . |
| 18 | ‘ It takes a lot out of you to do anything well and it very often involves working long hours , but I would hate to believe I am a total workaholic . |
| 19 | But I might have to cancel it on what , what Deborah 's said . |
| 20 | I 'm prepared to pay but I 'll have to do it , just let me do it a bit a week . |
| 21 | But I 'll have to give him a caution at least . |
| 22 | Helen will want the wedding to take place from here , but I 'll have to hold her back from making it into such a big affair that it will take months to prepare . ’ |
| 23 | But I 'll have to tell you a bit of my history . |
| 24 | But I 'll have to get me red and white coat out again |
| 25 | These can be expressed in varying degrees of complexity but I shall try to keep it as simple as possible . |
| 26 | I do n't think I can find her lodgings , but I could try to get her into a home . |
| 27 | But I should have to consider it very carefully indeed . |
| 28 | but I should like to examine it for a little longer . |
| 29 | But I should like to make it clear that the suggestion that BAT has been ‘ dumping ’ this pesticide in Kenya has not foundation of truth whatsoever . |
| 30 | SALESPERSON : Yes , the initial cost of the tractor is a little higher than competitors ' models , but I should like to show you how , over the life-time of the machine , ours works out to be far more economical . |