Example sentences of "but he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said the world 's racing authorities could persecute him all they liked but he would find a spanner to throw in their works , and they 'd regret it . ’ |
| 2 | But he would have a drink and a warm bed awaiting him when he got rid of it . |
| 3 | And er from his conversation he appeared to be a homely sort of a chap and er he was outspoken but he would call a spade a spade . |
| 4 | I think Jim Mason 's viewpoint is also urging for cooperation with the environment but he may cause a bit of controversy . |
| 5 | In that respect , the Minister 's intervention is not valid , but he may have a point in relation to electricity . |
| 6 | they have n't got any scampi but he 'll have a spring roll no I do n't want , will that be |
| 7 | ‘ No , but he might own a boat . |
| 8 | He would not give them as long , probably , but he might allow a day or two . |
| 9 | I remember seeing his ball disappear into what I thought was sand dunes left , but he 'd hit a woman on the head and nearly killed her , and his ball had flown back 60 or 70 yards into the fairway . |
| 10 | But he 'd need a lot of shelter to survive . |
| 11 | He may not know a word of Burmese but he will share a fag with the interested Burman who is watching all that is going on , and as they puff away together contentedly , something intangible will pass from the one to the other . |
| 12 | But er in France , there are , there are sixty year old , seventy year old jockeys , but he will win a race because all jockeys win races , I mean it does n't matter how good they are , sometime or other they do win . |
| 13 | He can not forbid the Common Law Courts to try an action ; but he can forbid a man to bring it , or to go on with it , or to take advantage of the judgement which he has got , and can put him in prison if he does not obey . |
| 14 | The visionary can see not only utopias but he can find a goal that reconciles difference and towards which all men can strive and work . |
| 15 | He was keeping his head pointed firmly downwards , but he could feel a disresonance and his eyes searched over the stencilling shading of rock , scrub and moor . |
| 16 | He can get away with his accent but he could do a lot to improve his tone . |
| 17 | But he could put a note on it . |
| 18 | But he could fill a flask with coffee . |
| 19 | than that dear it 's down the other end , the other side of Old Harlow , but he used to have a surgery there which he , you know , made it better after the erm , to ease up Dr surgery cos that was so packed and the shops were absolutely and you used to have to queue and queue for , to get your shopping , you could n't , I used to cycle into Harlow and leave my cycle somewhere and then go along do my shopping , but it used to be two or three hours ' job it was , you did n't get done till dinner time and then I used to call it a , a lady used to say call there that used to have the fried fish and chip shop on the corner of erm Harlow and I used to go there and have a cup of tea before I came home because I used to be so long shopping you could n't get served you see , it 's too many people , there was nowhere else for them to go , it was only Bishop 's Stortford you had to go |
| 20 | But he must appoint a premier ( prime minister ) who is acceptable to the assembly and the assembly can , subject to restrictions , remove the government . |