Example sentences of "[to-vb] but [pers pn] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , many of the other items are also sound and have a part to play but they could be improved upon . |
| 2 | Wickham recognized the type : willing enough to help but he must be allowed to go back to his friends with the news that his information was so valuable he had been allowed to talk to the man heading the inquiry , and if he could throw in a description of a place as exciting as a newspaper office so much to his credit . |
| 3 | No I , I , but I 'm sure I 've got one more to pay but it 'll be the fifteenth of March that 'll be due . |
| 4 | Her mother identified it as a wayfaring tree and she 'd been cutting it back during the summer and it did n't seem to mind but she 'd be very grateful for any information about the wayfaring tree which presumably she 'd like to keep and continue to grow in her garden . |
| 5 | The 140 mile main route takes 12 days to complete but it can be done in sections . |
| 6 | ‘ I ca n't figure out which buttons to push but it might be that he 's rather more intelligent , ’ admits Dad . |
| 7 | The majority of smokers who give up do so by simply deciding to stop but they may be helped by the informal support of the family , friends or colleagues . |