Example sentences of "but you [modal v] [verb] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But ye 'll know him , ’ Rab said , ‘ if ye see him again . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But you 'll hold him ? |
| 3 | ‘ No , but you 'll find him in the bar at the nearest race meeting to London . |
| 4 | He can use his ‘ devices ’ , as you call them , in something else , but you must stop him , ma petite Opal . |
| 5 | ‘ But you must admit he has n't seen your ability , and you know what men are like . |
| 6 | The visitor was wearing a suit , but you could tell he was n't in the City as it was single-breasted . |
| 7 | But you can bet he knows retsina , the national wine with what even locals call an acquired taste ; ouzo , the aperitif that could blow off your sunburn if you do n't watch your step ; the taramasalata fish roe dip ; vine leaves stuffed with mincemeat , rice and herbs ; and keftedes meatballs . |
| 8 | ‘ You do n't know what scale it was , but you can tell him Dieter says he 's sorry . ’ |
| 9 | You look at Sir Tom on the screen and it does n't matter what part he 's playing but you can tell he 's a great guy . |
| 10 | You hardly know him , but you can see him that clearly , understand what he 's about — and yet you 've never understood a thing about me , and we 've been together , sharing a bed and our weekends , for weeks now ! ’ |
| 11 | He is very stupid , but you can trust him and he knows more islands than all the crew put together . " |
| 12 | You ca n't cure this type but you can keep him in order . |
| 13 | Now he 's too young for me to hit — but you can get 'im at school , or somewhere . |