Example sentences of "[adj] but you [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because you might start from nought or something I mean they do n't often do this but you might start from nought , and then they ask you What is it at minus ten ? |
| 2 | you can do this but you ca n't do that and and really they 're , they 're like children in a way , they will sort of try it on as much as they can get away with it ! |
| 3 | But then he mentioned , when we wen to see him , he says we will deal with this but you must get somebody for civil |
| 4 | I c I , I wo n't be able to do any of this but you can have a quick go . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't want to burden you with this but you 'd soon have wondered why Mackie did n't come . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Footballers at the top used to be finished between 28 and 30 but you can prolong your playing life by nearly ten years if you look after yourself . |
| 7 | The plastic laminated top is very popular but you must be careful not to chop directly on to it ( use a chopping board ) or to put down hot pots and saucepans . |
| 8 | They 're free but you 'll need to enclose a stamped addressed envelope . |
| 9 | N : The best things in life are free but you can give them to the birds and bees |
| 10 | They may be different but you wo n't be disappointed . |
| 11 | ‘ Her voice is different but you can hear the potential . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We try to make each day that bit different but you can stick up only so many cards or buy so many duvet covers . |
| 13 | Well there 's only look like two that are anything discussing that film about the lambs whatever it 's called with Jodie Foster , the rest did n't look very interesting but you may feel differently . |
| 14 | Yeah but it feels waxy , that 's the waterproof but you can see the wax . |
| 15 | taller but you 'd kind of grow out . |
| 16 | Nevertheless his career reveals the strong point of a ‘ heroic ’ view of evil , the weak point of a Boethian one : if you regard evil as something internal , to be pitied , more harmful to the malefactor than the victim , you may be philosophically consistent but you may also be exposing others to sacrifices to which they have not consented ( like being murdered by Viking ravagers or , as The Lord of the Rings was being written , being herded into gas-chambers ) . |
| 17 | things are actually outside but you can still imagine them in your mind if you ca n't see them |
| 18 | The range of boards and sails available is vast but you should realise that the majority of the equipment is designed for highly specific uses . |
| 19 | You may snort and think that this is very far-fetched but you can be assured that the majority of lecturers who appear before you not only know their subjects but are enthusiastic about them and about transmitting their knowledge to you . |
| 20 | Everybody expects you to be really loud and if you 're in any way quiet they think you 're nervous but you might n't be . |
| 21 | You can keep a people ignorant but you can not make them ignorant — ‘ Tom Paine ? ’ |
| 22 | Do n't use awkward subdivisions of the scale ; stick to units , twos and fives ; computers can calculate accurately how to plot on scales rising by sevens but you will make mistakes . |
| 23 | they 're all classed as white but you can see some are |
| 24 | The product is white but you could mix in a slight trace of pigment or water colour to obtain a better match with the pan itself . |
| 25 | This sounds basic but you would be surprised how many creditors do n't know who their debtor really is in strict and precise legal terms . |
| 26 | You 're fine but you 'll need to stay on your wee tablets I 'm afraid . |
| 27 | Well that 's fine but you 'll have |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , ’ they said , ‘ you are welcome but you must keep very close to the left bank ’ ( Hungarian ) . |
| 29 | So what ? the poxy dry but you can if you squeeze it you can get er some water out . |
| 30 | no I 'm sorry but you ca n't have the cars and bikes out because it 's tea time and you 're going home for your tea , Bryony 's had her hair cut and mummy 's come back there 's look |