Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will be tears but mostly they will toast her courage . |
| 2 | He worked for Bonanza some of the time , but mostly you 'd find him lounging around the green tables . |
| 3 | But mostly I would think it would be |
| 4 | It does , it might not seem it at this moment in time , but eventually you will understand everything that 's in there , and what it means to you , yes ? |
| 5 | This may take her some time to really believe ( probably not until she 's around three ) , but eventually it 'll give her a healthier respect for the pain of others . |
| 6 | ‘ I can hardly wait , ’ he said drily , ‘ but perhaps we could leave it for a couple of years ? ’ |
| 7 | But perhaps we could do something about it . |
| 8 | You will think me discourteous , but perhaps I may excuse myself by explaining that it is the discourtesy of grief . ’ |
| 9 | But perhaps I can help you now . |
| 10 | Jane Saren would seem to be the obvious person , but perhaps you would let me know whether you would like me to approach Jane to see if she is willing take this on , or if you would like it handled in some other way ? |
| 11 | We think you will be finalising the report on Wednesday , but perhaps you could clarify your plans with Jenny on Tuesday ? |
| 12 | ‘ Somebody will be asking you questions more formally but perhaps you could tell me if you went out at all last evening ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ My prevailing power with Harry seems to be rather limited , but perhaps you could try him with some straight questions . ’ |
| 14 | I realise that before making any commitment you 'll want to take advice , but perhaps you could let me have your initial response ? ’ |
| 15 | That he 'd do that in the morning as a little part time job for 'em , and all he 'd do is erm , the Pool Manager , which is at Lock Gates , he know what ships come in the day before and he really know the man and then in the morning they 'd say well so and so ship has arrived but perhaps he might know it , then he 'd send , he 'd know what men to send and this , cos I , I used to get the latest information , they did n't worry him , they worried me about lates latest information and of course we knew what ships was due for the next day so we knew what allocation we wanted . |
| 16 | Its good reception encouraged Boyle to set pen to paper , publishing his results in June 1663 , at which time he observed , ‘ Nor is it only by dissection of various animals that the naturalist may promote the anatomist 's knowledge , but perhaps he may do it by devising ways to make the dead bodies of man and other animals keep longer than naturally they would do . ’ |
| 17 | I can not promise a debate on it next week , but perhaps he will find his own opportunities to discuss it in greater detail . |
| 18 | But perhaps she could say nothing , for Alida would not like it , there would be financial considerations . |
| 19 | Singly , the leopard would defeat them , but together they can drive it away . |
| 20 | Scanlon 's successor as President of the Engineers ' Union , Terry Duffy , was , in fact , a strongly right-wing figure anxious to reach an accommodation with the government , but naturally it would take him time to build up his authority . |
| 21 | But only I can say I did n't know before , I thought I was happy . |
| 22 | But already we can see one most unexpected and surprising consequence of this : if what we may call the phallic or Oedipal trauma came first in human cultural history and was the original event from which all else flowed , then in terms of individual psychosexual development it follows last , preceded by the oral stage whose cultural equivalent succeeded it ! |
| 23 | But anyway you can make it |
| 24 | But somehow she would manage it . |
| 25 | the basis of this fifteen grand , is using the fifteen grand but like we can see you using that |
| 26 | And that means we do n't give out the Toy Dogs magazine , but hopefully we 'll offer it a surprise tomorrow to the postal er to the postal winners . |
| 27 | She was quietly , in a place called Peddeston , she 's chucked a travel ticket , it 's a bit much for her to do , big tough training and that sort of thing , but hopefully she 'll pass her test in the near future , and all she needs to be able to do is get her rise so she can afford to make up . |
| 28 | He knew that they came from two different worlds , but still nothing would deter him . |
| 29 | But still he might accept it . |
| 30 | It is part of a drive towards ‘ ability ’ in computer systems , a belated acknowledgement that designers should address not just what the system should do but also who will use it , how frequently , what tasks they must perform , what environment it will be used in ( eg quiet or noisy , light or dark ) , and what the critical success factors are ( eg speed or accuracy ) . |