Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [adv] [verb] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pizzas should be well done but remain pale and soft enough to fold in the hand to eat . |
| 2 | The tank should be well planted but have areas of open water for swimming . |
| 3 | He believes rescue missions should be carefully planned but do serve a purpose . |
| 4 | Well , I 'll help you , I 'll be round , I 'll be here helping but I must I want to get on with some work . |
| 5 | The area suggested that there could be earlier finds but I was not too disappointed with what I was finding . |
| 6 | Only even I could n't have known there 'd be nowhere to stay but at the Hall ! |
| 7 | As a result , the Commission — still with 8,000 officials , who may be well paid but are nevertheless overworked — is dealing with more and more material not only initiated by itself in its legislative function of making proposals , but increasingly at the request of the politicians in the European Council . |
| 8 | This may be temporarily quashing but it does not satisfy … |
| 9 | The travelling showman William Haggar 's The Life of Charles Peace ( 1905 ) may be less achieved but the sympathy it elicits for the ingenious villain who had been hanged in 1879 marks it out as a piece of genuine popular entertainment . |
| 10 | The approach may be more considered but Burns still sounds like he was force-fed Brillo Pads as a nipper . |
| 11 | Likewise there may be much straining but only scanty stool . |
| 12 | Thus , addictive disease may be genetically determined but becomes Progressively a disease of adaptation to the various damaging consequences of previous drinking or drug use . |
| 13 | If your opinion is asked , it may be gently given but , in nearly every case , it is neither right nor effective to try to end a relationship forcibly . |
| 14 | The words may be brilliant , the sentences may be perfectly constructed but it has n't got that life in it that the more spontaneous talking will have , and it 's less persuasive . |
| 15 | Who would be most to blame but those who have so long suppressed it ? |
| 16 | On the more general scheme allowing companies the option to pay FIDs , where ACT would be also paid but unused surpluses would be repayable if the FIDS came from foreign profits , the ICAEW said it was not generous and unnecessarily complex . |
| 17 | And say erm where he would be best used but there have been a couple of errors caused by his bad eyesight . |
| 18 | With many more illustrations , a shorter text rigorously checked and edited , decent notes and index , the book would be greatly improved but is is sad to reflect on a great opportunity missed . |
| 19 | ( 1 ) None of the objects set forth in any sub-clause of this Clause shall be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given to each such object , and none of such objects shall , except where the context expressly so requires , be in any way limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other object or objects set forth in such sub-clause , or by reference to or inference from the terms of any other sub-clause of this Clause , or by reference to or inference from the name of the Company . |
| 20 | ( 1 ) None of the objects set forth in any sub-clause of this Clause shall be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given to each such object , and none of such objects shall , except where the context expressly so requires , be in any way limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other object or objects set forth in such sub-clause , or by reference to or inference from the terms of any other sub-clause of this Clause , or by reference to or inference from the name of the Company . |
| 21 | Needless to say , David Sole will be hugely missed but the show must go on . |
| 22 | Nepal 's climbing permits , for example , require an undertaking that rubbish will be adequately disposed but it is rarely enforced . |
| 23 | He will be badly injured but will return to the Highlands and live for many years . ’ |
| 24 | To meet the level of demand likely in the year 2000 , imports from Mexico will be considerably increased but , with exports from the North Sea declining , higher dependence on the OPEC countries is unavoidable . |
| 25 | The purpose of this book is not only to show how threats to our heritage can be successfully resisted but also to suggest ways of putting forward constructive alternatives . |
| 26 | My understanding of shareware is that it can be freely distributed but requires registration by the user for a clear conscience . |