Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this Mr Mitchell may have regretted his generosity for he coloured , but nothing could stop Granny when she wanted to create a drama . |
| 2 | I wo n't offer to meet the ferry — it docks at eight in the morning — but I 'll arrange transport for him to the cottage . |
| 3 | But I 'll finish Chairman , by saying that also I 've received complaints from er , a tenant farmer , not one of our tenant farmers , but a p a person who farms who actually has problems because of the pressure that that farmer is under to allow the hunt to go across their land because they 're surrounded by by farmers who do allow them . |
| 4 | But I 'll give Rainbow this : she has the gumption to sound ungracious . |
| 5 | They know some signs , all right , but I 'll need time to find out how many . ’ |
| 6 | But I 'll have skin again all over , nice young skin and the mind to appreciate it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know exactly what we have up there , or what stuff we are likely to be sending up in the next few years … but I 'll take side bets on orbital weapons , either ready or in the pipe-line . ’ |
| 8 | But I shall expect film directors to call me Sir Anthony . |
| 9 | It is only November , but I could smell snow in the air . |
| 10 | But I should think part of that good fun would be able to devise means of grabbing power back from Central Government when they 're taking it away from you . |
| 11 | But I will give way if he wants to develop his point further . |
| 12 | All right , so I did , muttered Sam , but I can make mine come true if I work hard . |
| 13 | It is a relatively small sum that you 're talking about here because there are not that many employees with long service involved , and so the indemnity is , in our terms not a sizable amount , but I can understand Age Concern 's worries in terms of simply pick picking it up as part of transfer , and why we 'd certainly recommend it to you . |
| 14 | I would have liked to have done better in the League this season , but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now . |
| 15 | Mr Tony Walker , Port of London Authority liaison officer , said : ‘ I do not believe that any of the reputable large cruise lines are involved in this fraud , but I can envisage trouble with some of the smaller , five-day Mediterranean cruise operators who might not have enough decent vessels . ’ |
| 16 | Mr Tony Walker , Port of London Authority liaison officer , said : ‘ I do not believe that any of the reputable large cruise lines are involved in this fraud , but I can envisage trouble with some of the smaller , five-day Mediterranean cruise operators who might not have enough decent vessels . ’ |
| 17 | But I 'd say brick . |
| 18 | But I 'd say funding is tight ’ . |
| 19 | This is a tricky one to diagnose at a distance but I 'd put money on some kind of video configuration problem within Symphony . |
| 20 | Hon. Members have already discussed the Bill briefly , but I must mention clause 1(2) ( a ) again . |
| 21 | I do n't think Conrad was latching on properly , but I must admit breastfeeding did confuse me . |
| 22 | Tell him I 'll give him anything he wants but I must have time . ’ |
| 23 | I will be brief , but I must take issue with the hon. Member for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) . |
| 24 | ‘ Believe me , I know how you feel , but I must take account of your safety . |
| 25 | But I used to do work for customer down the garage there he used to have two cars to hire and I drove one in my spare time . |
| 26 | But I used to enjoy speed quite a lot , y'know , but never , I never used it intravenously . |
| 27 | And , and you think to yourself oh we 've seen everything , but I used to get pleasure in taking somebody to the potteries because I knew they had n't seen it and it would be like ooh , when they got there , you could see the shock , the surprise in their eyes when they went in there |
| 28 | But ye 'll need money . |
| 29 | But nobody could tell Hurley what to do . |
| 30 | It is a conclusion that need not worry supporters of inequality but which should cause concern to those who believed that social services could and would create a more equal society . |