Example sentences of "but then [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then they 'd still presumably report back to the main group about what they 'd been doing . |
| 2 | ‘ But then they must truly come from me . |
| 3 | Sheridan might have made a difference given the chance — but then we 'll never know quite what sent the skilful midfielder packing to Sheffield Wednesday after hardly a sniff of the City Ground . |
| 4 | I know but he can probably be nice like that but then he 'll just change and become all cool when he wants to be |
| 5 | but then he 'd probably guess the rest of it where |
| 6 | Peter Roebuck might not have looked 13 in 1969 , but then he could well be taken for less than his 36 years now . |
| 7 | And with this in mind and I 'm I 'm you will notice that I have n't spoken at all and that is quite deliberate on my part but then I can also say the same for many people sitting round here who know quite well that they have n't spoken either . |
| 8 | I could almost bemoan the fact that the two greatest Bach obligato violin parts ( those contained in the St. Matthew Passion ) , are not included ; but then I can hardly blame Miss Battle for not being contralto or bass ( shame though ) ! |
| 9 | If I was a young mother I 'd write in and demand re-runs of Joseph Losey movies or continuous showings of Jewel in the Crown , but then I 'd never get to learn about biological cleaners working at low temperatures . |
| 10 | If you did n't all want to go , you know you do n't have to go , but then I could just take maybe ten or fifteen of you , but how many will be interested in going to the one in the summer in this lovely out-door theatre ? |
| 11 | yeah , but then you 'll only have fifty P for lunch and that 's not enough |
| 12 | For the first time she regretted being an identical twin ; none of this would have happened if she and Dana had been ordinary sisters , but then you might never have met Roman Wyatt , her subconscious whispered . |
| 13 | You 've been very gentle with me , which makes it even worse ; perhaps if you 'd been more brutal I could have managed to stop … but then you would never be brutal . |
| 14 | But then you can really have a mortgage for that . |
| 15 | You 've had to be like that all the time , otherwise you feel like you ai n't getting there , they 're getting the better of you , like … ’ cos you listen , do n't you , when you 've had the baby they are supposed to help you and advise you , so you take all their … but then you can only take so much , and you think these must be the mad ones , like . |
| 16 | You would n't expect much speed out of it , but then you could confidentially run it over any terrain without adverse effect . |
| 17 | if can go away but then it can just strike you ! |
| 18 | In other agencies , this role is filled by the account executive , but then there may well be a research specialist who fulfils a service function , advising on market research and its interpretation , and perhaps doing some small-scale research personally . |
| 19 | She was tempted to tramp noisily down so that if Shildon had lingered he would be scared away , but then she would never know whether he had been there . |