Example sentences of "but [vb mod] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But may I politely suggest that in future they beat their meat in the privacy of their own studio instead of soiling our evening with such toss ? |
| 2 | But should we then ignore it , or even |
| 3 | But should he ever lose faith in the principles behind his asceticism , and fail to put other principles in their place , he will not find himself living in a void without grounds for preferring one apple to another . |
| 4 | But should you not prune them lightly |
| 5 | But should you really play Muggins up front ? ! |
| 6 | Fortunately I have never had this problem either with ferrets or dogs but should it ever hit my animals it means more than just the loss of the ferrets . |
| 7 | But might it not draw you and Peter together ? ’ |
| 8 | But could they ever secure a conviction on that basis against an heir to the throne ? |
| 9 | But could it really happen ? |
| 10 | But could it really happen ? |
| 11 | I do n't suppose for one minute that it is that simple but could you please advise me ? |
| 12 | I mean , I know it 's something to do with funding but could you just explain that for me ? |
| 13 | Now of what we 've been doing today with fractions was there any of it that you 're not quite sure of and you think , But could you just tell me about that bit again . |
| 14 | Mr we will show the jury in in just a moment but could you just tell us first of all what the card says , in general terms . |
| 15 | Make it clear that you have taken in details by phrasing questions along the lines of , ‘ I 've looked at your educational record which seems excellent but could you perhaps tell me why you did not pass maths until two years after your other 0 levels/changed schools halfway through A levels/took a year off while doing your degree ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 17 | Er I think Michael has made the point er but could I just draw attention the regional erm the strategic and sub-regional policy point that erm I wished to emphasise er and I would refer to the Greater York study w e e of sixty one . |
| 18 | , can I , can I just say , thank you Chairman , but could I just say on two three , I think that one of things that built the partnership was actually the launch of Ludlow , and that all those organizations were there , and helped part of the process , and I think one of the things we need to think about , Chairman , is now we 've got that B status , even though we 're arguing at the fringes , we 've actually got it , is perhaps doing another event like Ludlow , to involve all the organizations that , that , that will be participating in the programme , to give them a , so that they feel a , a common ownership of the programme , they can put forward the projects they want , they feel they are part of the process . |
| 19 | That sounded expensive , and limited spending money was really all she had at her disposal , but could she seriously spend even one night under the same roof as that … that arrogant … libertine ? |
| 20 | He had changed his clothes , his hair , his moustache and his expression , but could she really believe that he had changed his most secret thoughts and beliefs ? |
| 21 | Ask anyone about vitamin C and they will be able to tell you that it is found in oranges — but would they also know that it is in melons and tomatoes ? |
| 22 | But would they even have the strength to dig counter-mines ? |
| 23 | I told the club those gates had rusted and would cause an injury , but would they bloody listen ? ) |
| 24 | But would we really miss it if it closed ? |
| 25 | This uncle who was also presumably the uncle of er , not only the Rivers ' children , but would he also have been the uncle of Re Mrs Reed 's |
| 26 | On that very point sir I 'm grateful to the honourable member for giving way but would he not agree with me that actually the failure of G A T at the end was that by which Caribbean bananas failed to be protected . |
| 27 | Grateful to the minister for that reply but would he not agree with me that where local authorities erm local chambers of commerce and trades councils er and his own department of employment , are already working well together with good small initiatives , to put upon them English Estates , TECs , British coal enterprise er is in fact to do precisely what he does not advocate to make a mushrooming of bureaucracy and will he not undertake to evaluate these initiative to see if they really do work or whether they 're just providing jobs for the boys . |
| 28 | ‘ But would he still have had the strength to kill Harry ? ’ |
| 29 | She had great qualities , Mum , of charm and kindness and general decency , but would anyone ever appreciate them and not hurt her ? |
| 30 | This would always be true , but would she always want it ? |