Example sentences of "but [Wh pn] would [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But who would deliver King the full count ? |
| 2 | But who would guess , for example , having read some of the Lydgate he quotes — |
| 3 | But who would make up figures which are patently absurd ? |
| 4 | In India and Burma the fundamental question was no longer if or when would the British give up , but who would inherit their legacy ? |
| 5 | But who would expect it to have a place in fire extinguishers and on oil rigs ? |
| 6 | But who would think of refusing Lucy 's invitations , providing as they did the last vestige of a social occasion within the enclave ? |
| 7 | ‘ But who would send her messages ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But who would 've made the drawings ? ’ asked Betty . |
| 9 | I was thinking I might use up all my odd scraps of wool , to make a scarf perhaps , but who would wear such a strange-looking garment ? ’ |
| 10 | In the United Kingdom diploma-level courses are normally associated with either school-leavers or individuals already at work who are seeking career advancement whose academic qualifications are weak but who would benefit from an extensive course but one whose approach is related to skills acquisition rather than in-depth analytical studies . |
| 11 | The rooms are rather drab and institutional , and the loos are unpredictable , but who would complain , when the average Chinese family probably lives in an apartment half that size ? |
| 12 | But who would choose to commit suicide in the middle of a dinner sitting next to the Prince of Wales ? ’ |
| 13 | Joanna Wood , 48A Pimlico Road , SW1 , is one of those shops that sells charming fripperies , the sort of place where you can be sure of finding the very thing for someone who would prefer to buy their own toaster but who would love to be given a Limoges breakfast set or monogrammed shoe-bag . |
| 14 | But who would bowl a beamer at nice John Major ? |
| 15 | There are , however , a lot of old soldiers who can not attend but who would welcome the chance to meet their old comrades . |
| 16 | But who would want to issue now anyway ? |
| 17 | It 's inedible , but who would want to bother anyway , since they are at most two inches high ! |
| 18 | ‘ Ah , but who would want an old man like me who is not even English ! |
| 19 | But who would want to ? |
| 20 | ‘ Some of the newspapers say so , ’ replied Lord Henry , ‘ but who would want to murder poor Basil ? |
| 21 | But who would want to ? |
| 22 | But who would want to give up their son ? ’ she said . |
| 23 | ‘ But who would come out here to scribble on rock ? ’ asked Betty unanswerably . |
| 24 | ‘ But who would live here ? |
| 25 | There was no mention of his absent wife , whom he had not troubled to divorce , but who would claim her widow 's portion later . |
| 26 | And as a child his own household included not only his father 's father but his mother 's grandmother , who spent most of her days hidden away ‘ in her own cabin ’ , but who would emerge on Sundays , always knitting a long stocking . |
| 27 | ‘ But who would dare approach the aloof Lady Eleanor ? |
| 28 | Arrangements may have to be made for existing £6 membership who genuinely can not afford more but who would like to continue to receive the magazine . |
| 29 | HER contacts book was known to be extensive , but who would have thought Cynthia Payne 's network stretched to Austin , Texas . |
| 30 | ‘ But who would have the knowledge to do such a thing ? ’ |