Example sentences of "[adj] but it [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought of risk and high danger was exciting but it must also have been distorting . |
| 2 | The setting might appear incongruous but it can also be seen as being particularly poignant . |
| 3 | I wish it was quite so simple but it would certainly be a boost for us . ’ |
| 4 | It is certainly what would be expected if the latent inhibitor functions like a CS- but it could just as easily be a consequence of generalization decrement — adding another stimulus to the excitatory CS might modify the way in which the latter is perceived and thus reduce its ability to evoke the CR . |
| 5 | It might not be complete but it 'll certainly give us some of them . |
| 6 | This special pleading is , no doubt , partly emotional but it might very well include reference to children 's lack of knowledge and understanding . |
| 7 | It may be pricey but it will never date . |
| 8 | Amongst Unitarian abolitionists an emotional quality in antislavery commitment was also present but it may often have had different origins from the antislavery of Evangelicals and Quakers . |
| 9 | Alan ‘ Fluff ’ Freeman said : ‘ It was quite good but it could never be the same — we were like kids with a new toy . ’ |
| 10 | Broadly , of course , it meant pro-Russian or pro-Communist but it could also mean an opponent of big business or of big unionism or a proponent of birth control or atheism . |
| 11 | Clearly the benefits of mahogany would have eventually become evident but it would probably have taken much longer . |
| 12 | Not only will this keep the bush compact but it should also give you another flush of flowers . |
| 13 | Haemorrhage is usually immediate but it can occasionally be a late complication . |
| 14 | At this stage the fill colour is yellow but it can easily be changed . |
| 15 | So it was pragmatic but it could also fit into their ideology in that how , that if they 'd gone straight for socialism |
| 16 | Not only is it bulletproof but it will also give you privacy to speak to the ambassador . |
| 17 | At £12,260 the Aura TD is not particularly cheap but it would certainly be near the top of my shopping list if I was looking for a medium-sized diesel hatchback . |
| 18 | A true mystical experience is not only intended to make the adept less egotistic but it should also make him more alert and help him to function better . |
| 19 | So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure . |
| 20 | It was n't entirely true but it could very well have been and he showed no surprise . |