Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I would always include a 5-wood . |
| 2 | ‘ Being a singer for Simply Red would be a nice idea , but I would definitely need a different voice to the one I have ’ , she laughed . |
| 3 | ‘ Everest will always be there but I might never get a chance to play at Twickenham again ’ — WILL KEFFORD ( Harlequins and Middlesex Colts full-back ) who cancelled a trip to join his father 's Everest expedition to play in the Colts Final at Twickenham which Middlesex lost to Lancashire ( 19–15 ) . |
| 4 | I 've recorded a lot of stuff with song writers whose work I like , but I 'll probably do a cover version as my first single because , as a TV presented I 'm bound to get a lot of flak at first . ’ |
| 5 | I never buy it of fortnightly so I I 'll go to the shop and I 'll say , Right , probably seven tins of beans , seven tins of peas , er you know a few tins a few beans er tins of spaghetti and things like that you know , bits and bobs , but I 'll still get a joint for me Sundays . |
| 6 | I 'm up in court next week on a shoplifting charge , but I 'll only get a suspended or something like that . |
| 7 | But I 'll always take a chance with players if I think they are right , and this lad really impressed me . ’ |
| 8 | But I shall never lead a normal life because I 'm so short — we 're both short — that 's why Tilda stands on the deck half the day , it 's because somebody told her that you only grow taller while you 're standing up . |
| 9 | The moon was low now , and there was not much light , but I could just see a small group of men on horses . |
| 10 | OK , educate the child , educate the dog , but I could never let a child of mine walk around a ring with a big , powerful dog like that , because it is a big , powerful vicious beast . |
| 11 | Yeah but I should probably get a bit of today there , no problem . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the name of the horse that won it for me in Italy , but I will always have a special spot for Nicer , ’ he said . |
| 13 | The April issue is the first I have ever read , but I will now become a regular reader . |
| 14 | Now this does n't alter for one moment my recommendation of this as a superb performance , but I can well imagine a non-violinist , with less understanding of the extraordinary soloistic skill involved , homing in on and lambasting the accompaniment , giving only an average rating as a result . |
| 15 | I 'm honest too but I can still tell a joke . |
| 16 | It does n't look very good , having erm , first and the second name without a space between the two , but I can actually put a space there if we entered a formula , by putting a double quote space , another double quote , and then another ampersand , filling the spaces of D six . |
| 17 | If the worst came to the worst and we did get another president , I would do it , but I 'd rather have a break for a little while . |
| 18 | But I 'd rather gain a little more experience first . |
| 19 | But I 'd happily put a quid on his being a social worker . |
| 20 | We have tried to create a centre which first meets the needs of the city , but which can also assume a national role . |
| 21 | As time goes on , there is unwilling acceptance of each other , which may be good-humoured , but which can also hide a great deal of anger and resentment . |
| 22 | It is a science that ordinary people feel powerless to influence but which will nevertheless have a bearing on every major site in the London area . |
| 23 | With Netters you can get away with about twenty , but you 'll still need a Boss , standard , drummer/horn blower , and a Big Boss if possible . |
| 24 | No , but you can , you can build any amount of hostels you like that could accommodate all , all the people that there are , but you would still find a proportion of those who do n't want to come into the system , so , you know |
| 25 | You can register a letter for any country , but you would only receive a small amount of compensation for loss or damage . |
| 26 | The fact that we had a more open policy over those ten years has actually infiltrated into or irrigated the BBC and ITV , but you will still see a great area of editorial heads , or heads of departments , the equivalents of the commissioning editors , the executive heads , where there are very few women . |
| 27 | Well , if you have a problem after , say , the tenth month after purchase , you will be too late for any claim under the Sale Of Goods Act , but you will still have a claim under your guarantee — as long as it is for more than ten months , and providing you sent off the registration card ! |
| 28 | Oh you you you paid but you could always get a place there I could remember a lot of parking time when I was n't driving . |
| 29 | But you could actually put a bag all the way and tie it into tie it into er the it 's the Skillery Bridge that one . |
| 30 | If the client has a salary in excess of forty-five thousand , you still take the seventy-five per cent off the forty-five , but you could then take a third of whatever is over that forty-five . |