Example sentences of "but [noun prp] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Nicandra knew he would stay with her . |
| 2 | The arm lying across her was relaxed and heavy , but Isabel knew it could become an iron band , trapping her in an instant . |
| 3 | I 'm dying to tell you , but — well , I have n't exactly promised , but Ian says it could cause trouble if I did . ’ |
| 4 | The adoption should n't affect her , they should n't take her into account , but Kegan thinks they might want her token agreement , so I 've got to handle this right . |
| 5 | We were both disappointed but Nellie said we could wait until the next time . |
| 6 | But Molly knew he would say when they got home , ‘ For what I shelled out for the water we might as well have filled the loos up with Chianti . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ T was such a strange place to … but Matilda said she would have you killed and … |
| 8 | Charman felt it should be split four ways between each band member , but Gedge thought he should have most of it because he had actually written the songs . |
| 9 | I wanted to wear my hair up in a knot but Elise said you 'd prefer it loose like this . ’ |
| 10 | They 're now almost 1200 pounds out of pocket , but Norman says it could have been much worse if he 'd gone to America and fallen ill . |
| 11 | But Moore assumes we can ascribe inherent value to smaller units of reality and indeed this may be a necessary presupposition for the kind of calculations on the basis of which he thinks we should decide what is most worth doing . |
| 12 | Yanto had told her to give the small salmon to Sid , providing he coughed up the twenty quid , but Mary decided she could get something out of it herself , especially after that uncomfortable bicycle ride . |
| 13 | But Forbes warns it may come unless film-makers abandon the pornography of violence for which there is no excuse . |
| 14 | But Tracey feels she should mention about Mrs Brown 's incontinence . |
| 15 | Trace Coley was impossibly spoilt , but Drew felt he could handle her . |
| 16 | The highland regions of most of Africa , South Asia and Southeast Asia are currently too cold for malaria to flourish , but WHO predicts they may become vulnerable if global warming continues . |
| 17 | But Greg knew he would answer his questions about anyone local , for he knew everyone , and dearly loved to display his knowledge . |
| 18 | Undergrounding some or all of the cables is seen by many as one way of lessening the visual impact of the line but NGC says it could cost up to 18 times more than overhead lines . |
| 19 | It could mean up to £10 off the average bill , but BT say it will take months to work out exactly how much you will save . |
| 20 | But Elizabeth thought they would console each other , and ended with their marriage . |
| 21 | He did n't elaborate on this unease but Wexford thought he must have been worried lest the two hundred and fifty was n't forthcoming . |
| 22 | But Wilkes said they can offer something unique to their practice because of their direct experience of oppression . |
| 23 | But Murphy knows he can run a successful business — PRCS has been voted consultancy of the year by its peers — and the odds must be on him wanting to play on a bigger stage once he is free to do so . |