Example sentences of "but [modal v] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be sure , the vocabulary for defining such rhythmical effects is yet to seek ; but should not critics apply themselves to seeking and finding that vocabulary , instead of pursuing semantic and allusive niceties ? |
| 2 | Firstly , quality is the primary responsibility of senior management who must transmit quality values to all but must also build quality into managerial relationships , notably through communication , commitment , recognition and providing facilitating structures in the context of explicit objectives . |
| 3 | All very well , but could n't people like the Kaufmanns have done rather more to undermine the evil regime that had their country in its grip ? |
| 4 | But could even Fouché be trusted ? |
| 5 | Stephen Pears made a fine save but could only palm the ball into the path of Steve Butler . |
| 6 | But would n't cricket have been better served by frankness from the outset and an early investigation of suspicions concerning Pakistan ? |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , but would n't life be dull ? |
| 8 | But would n't Tacitus have praised the skill |
| 9 | We welcome the security that the present orders offer to 1994-95 , but would not Harland and Wolff 's future , as well as that of other British shipyards , be better secured if we were to adopt the policy of new build for Britain 's merchant fleet and thus ensure that shipyards throughout the United Kingdom employ our people and that our seamen have jobs to go to ? |
| 10 | It would n't be much , but would maybe tide me over till I could find something better . |
| 11 | As stated , top management can reinforce acceptance through their actions and by biasing the reward system to favour behaviour in accordance with the core values , but will not organization participants seek a form of rational justification for compliance in terms of their own long-run success and survival ? |
| 12 | ‘ Fine by me , but wo n't Bryant smell a rat when he sees me walking out with all this ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But wo n't Antoinette object ? ’ |
| 14 | In his concluding essay , Urwick wrote : The club can catch him , but can not discipline him , the Boys ' Brigade can discipline him to a small extent , but can not catch or keep him when he most needs it ; the voluntary evening school can do neither . |