Example sentences of "[verb] but [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were n't mixed but they wo n't bother them . |
| 2 | 2.4.2 as may be [ reasonably ] required by the Architect provided that no modification shall be made pursuant to this clause 2.4.2 which would substantially alter the design layout nature capacity or standard of construction of the Premises as provided for in the Building Documents or substantially prejudice the use of the Premises for the purpose specified in the Lease It may be preferable to substitute the word " materially " for the word " substantially " in clause 2.4.2 as the latter suggests that some alteration less than substantial may be permitted but which could result in not inconsequential prejudice occurring to the design or use of the premises . |
| 3 | Obviously eventually if people keep on leaking blood their pressure will fall but you could have a situation where there 's not a single drop of blood yet lost to the system and yet the person 's in shock because the blood 's not being circulated properly off the heart , not a drop of blood lost to the system , but insufficient pressure , so shock can be caused by either of those two things , failure of the circulatory system because the pressure of the volume drops dangerously low , okay , you did a lot of work on what the person looks like , yes you as the casu you as the first aider will see this person in front of you , what will they be like ? |
| 4 | It was called , I I ca n't remember it opening but I can remember the the Cooperatives Association , not the , it was the . |
| 5 | And that 's where you start to get your problems irrespective of whether your appliances are correctly fused you must make sure they are correctly fused but you must not exceed the thirteen amp otherwise you 've had it . |
| 6 | The Punjab governor , Mr S.S.Ray , said yesterday : ‘ Every time the Prime Minister comes to the state , such killings are organised but we will not succumb to such terror tactics . ’ |
| 7 | We ca n't win but we must keep trying . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think we should win but everyone would think we were nicer people . ’ |
| 9 | It can not be denied that air pollution needs to be addressed but we should n't be fooled into paying more of our hard-earned cash which will be used to pay for Mr Lamont 's bungles . |
| 10 | This evening 's heavy rain will clear away with the winds dying but it will stay pretty cloudy with the odd shower . |
| 11 | When they had sort it out they just did n't know but they would go you know prancing around saying to one another saying then . |
| 12 | I do n't know but they used to go |
| 13 | Well I , he lived at Stowmarket for years but then I heard not so long ago that they had moved to Ipswich but where I do n't know but they must be , whether he 's than I have now I do n't know either . |
| 14 | I do n't know but they must of done it sometime . |
| 15 | There is no shame in saying , ‘ I do n't know but I 'll try to find out ’ , provided that you do ‘ try and find out ’ and report back . |
| 16 | Er well offhand I do n't actually know but I 'll , I 'll get me glasses I 'll have |
| 17 | Er I do n't know but I would i I would reckon the crime rate since we 've been on the flats , even though the the flats are emptying out , h h has dropped er dramatically . |
| 18 | Now I do n't know but I would imagine that Lord and Lady Fairburn should be drummed out of Parliament , well he should . |
| 19 | Do n't know but I can remember what happens with the alkali and the acid , you get calcium chloride , er it 's the same . |
| 20 | It was n't bad , it was — well , I know something you do n't know but you 'll find out . |
| 21 | Discipline means having an agenda , starting and finishing the meeting when you said you would , answering the client 's questions with authority ( and if you can not give an answer , say you do not know but you will find out ) ; having your paperwork neat and easily at hand ; offering the best hospitality you can provide , such as telephones , a cup of coffee , a comfortable chair and a pad and pencil in case he did n't bring his own . |
| 22 | I do n't know but he ca n't shake it off . |
| 23 | How deliberately he used the wrong names I do n't know but he would announce that he was about to demonstrate the " Leg push " . |
| 24 | I do n't know but he would n't , he would n't have it cooked aboard there , my mother used to cook it for him and I 'd stagger down in an ordinary shopping basket , in two basins there 'd be vegetables in one and his pudding and gravy in the other and I used to take that down for him and he used to come ashore and he used to then go and have it . |
| 25 | When I said she was n't here , he asked where she was and I said Maidstone and he said she 'd moved and I said then I did n't know but he could leave the flowers here for Frank but he would n't . |
| 26 | I do n't know but he could of been ill , he could , it could of been that he could n't take any more you know that but Margaret was terri terribly bitter about him Margaret not coming , but he could , he could n't stand it |
| 27 | I do n't know but he used to drive it . |
| 28 | Whether that is it , I do n't know but it could well be . |
| 29 | Erm I do n't know but there may well be activities for the divisional staff outside Trident , related to work |
| 30 | A cooling system can be installed but you may have condensation problems on the external glass . |