Example sentences of "[vb pp] but it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ideally this should be done before candidates are interviewed but it can happen that differences in preferences for candidates reveal different opinions between board members which the chairman can detect and deal with . |
| 2 | The hedgehog can not dig itself in when threatened but it can protect its soft parts by rolling up into a tight ball . |
| 3 | It is not known where the Gospel was written but it must have been written for a Jewish Christian community . |
| 4 | The hard disk can be reused but it will need a new AT controller card . |
| 5 | If Peel had not got into it I think it would have still been well received but it would have taken longer , ’ says Gedge . |
| 6 | Mike had a dream the other night that she had a , a little boy , but er , the funny thing was it 'd only just been born but it could talk |
| 7 | It had only just been born but it could talk properly and everything |
| 8 | The identity of Marjorie is not known but it may have been Ayrshire 's Marjorie Bruce , daughter of Robert Bruce and mother of the first Stewart king ( See Chapter 16 ) . |
| 9 | A consultant paediatrician said the bruising would have caused a degree of distress when inflicted but it would have been temporary . |
| 10 | This provision does not appear to have been formally invoked but it may prove of particular assistance in some federal systems where there can be constitutional problems in appropriating funds for these expenses . |
| 11 | The answer was lost but it must have reassured Sid , for he sounded somewhat mollified . |
| 12 | A quarter of Ray 's stock was killed but it could have been a human life lost . |
| 13 | New trees are being planted but it will take a very long time to repair the damage . |
| 14 | Dancing had been suggested but it would have bust the spell , and moves by Mallachy and Rory to get them off alone were put down with spiteful glee , accepted with good humour . |