Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb base] they [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawrence added : ‘ I know it has been an expensive season for fans , but I hope they will dig deep to back the team in their final home game . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But I hope they will allow independent investigators access to the inquiry . ’ |
| 3 | Yeah , but I mean they will make progress , I mean this colony |
| 4 | Yeah but I mean they can afford to , it 's just like women or |
| 5 | useless but I mean they should come out of somebody 's drawer under their own personal supply . |
| 6 | But I wish they would aim at scrupulous accuracy regarding the facts and moderation in their comments . |
| 7 | I have no strong views on the trousseau , but I wish they 'd show that famous snap again , the one where she 's holding the kid in her arms and you can see right through her dress . |
| 8 | ‘ No — but I know they 'll manage without me . |
| 9 | I 'm so pleased with them — thank you for your advice , they are a great success , and the room now ‘ just ’ needs a coat of paint/wallpaper and a decent bookcase … but I doubt they 'll happen very soon due to my finances £18.66 to last 7 days oh dear oh dear ! |
| 10 | I should think that happens quite a lot , but I doubt they 'd call themselves The Hell Fire Club . |
| 11 | It must be time to go , maybe to Yugoslavia , East Timor or Iraq , but I suppose they 'll send me back . |
| 12 | ‘ I would like that , but I expect they 'll want to see me . |
| 13 | But I expect they 'll charge him some time today . |
| 14 | ‘ But I reckon they 'll have to get into the Premier League before they get the chance . |
| 15 | Maybe in the , in the , outlying districts maybe , but I think they 'll have to travel to go to work . |
| 16 | Of course , but I think they 'll have a wide |
| 17 | But I think they 'll come up well in the next few years . |
| 18 | Erm I do n't know if if I 'm right in saying , but I think they may have given a tip to other people like er the chore boy , there used to be a chore boy . |
| 19 | AT present the family have no plans for returning to England in 1997 , but I think they could decide pretty quickly if they needed to . |
| 20 | But I think they could have afforded , just the idea of me leaving home . |
| 21 | But I think they could learn something from us . |
| 22 | ‘ You could try , but I think they 'd find your case more interesting . ’ |
| 23 | It is in order for Ministers to quote , but I think they should do so briefly . |
| 24 | I appreciate that the television companies have to get the best shots of the game or we 'd complain about that , but I think they should bear in mind those people who have paid to see the game and , in some cases like mine , travelled a long way to see the match . |
| 25 | I understand the feelings but I think they should study circuses like us and say this is the sort of circus we want in Witney with no caged animals . |
| 26 | I can accept their fears , but I think they should listen to the explanation from the professionals before they start jumping to conclusions . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't know how they will respond to my abuse in the chip pan after a few months ' use , but I think they will fare better than other brushes I 've used in the past . |
| 28 | Er they may have had some inkling , but you know they might have applied for a timings , you know it suddenly comes . |
| 29 | I know but you see they 'll regret it later but they need a bit more |
| 30 | When st when staff ca n't all receive that information at the same time but they y'know they can read but they need the information but that ca n't all receive it simultaneously they as many staff many staff , one more and the last one is one you like computer stuff like that where you 've got a lot of detailed information you know that you want detailed information |