Example sentences of "but could " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we met at the Bacon show and I smiled at him he smiled back at once , then remembered and tried to scowl , but could n't and we both burst out laughing . |
| 2 | But could feel it all . |
| 3 | You see , whoever put that poisoned cherry on the cake must have got sugar on his hands , but could n't lick them because of the poison , and could n't wash them because there was no water available . |
| 4 | The pilot released the cable but could not keep the glider straight , or stop in time to prevent the collision . |
| 5 | But could he have been ? |
| 6 | He undressed , but could not bother to do so in the proper order , to remove his socks before stepping out of trousers and boxer shorts . |
| 7 | Another patient could name letters but could not sound them out , suggesting a problem at the level of grapheme to phoneme assignment . |
| 8 | This may well be more economic in ‘ costs ’ to the GP budget or DHA involved , but could well create considerable extra cost for the person and his or her family , both in terms of travelling to and from hospital and in loss of support from friends and relatives who may not be able to visit . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , some 730 ‘ cables ’ had been transmitted over the line and so Field and his colleagues had proved that a transoceanic cable was not only feasible , but could also take a great deal of traffic . |
| 10 | In a second , the screen was replaced with a one-way mirror so that the mother could see the interacting pair but could not herself be seen . |
| 11 | It said it would absorb Information Consulting but could not disclose details of the transaction . |
| 12 | What did emerge though was a personable and seemingly deeply caring young man , claiming not to understand why sportsmen could not go to South Africa but could go to India , which imported South African gold . |
| 13 | THE WINNERS of the Nehru Cup one-day tournament in India later this month will collect nearly £25,000 , but could lose money , too . |
| 14 | The Pole was first in the compulsory figures but could finish only third in the original programme , behind both Eldredge , and Vladimir Petrenko of the Soviet Union , in a nine-strong field . |
| 15 | British Aerospace , possibly in partnership with Thomson CSF of France , has emerged as the leading British contender to mount a bid but could face Ministry of Defence objections . |
| 16 | To date , each system uses models of sounds uttered by one person , but could be developed to cope with anyone speaking in one language or accent . |
| 17 | In assessing the financial relief to be awarded to the former wife of a millionaire after their divorce , pursuant to section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 ( as amended by section 3 of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 ) , the court should not calculate the wife 's share solely by reference to her needs , but could take account also of any exceptional contribution she had made to the creation of the husband 's wealth . |
| 18 | But could too much Hinterland be a political disadvantage ? |
| 19 | At the Saulnier farm ( 6 Commando area ) I washed my arm in the cattle trough but could not get rid of the smell . |
| 20 | Goering had boasted that no enemy 'plane would fly over the Reich and here they had shown that they could not only do this but could attack the capital itself . |
| 21 | The reader is never bored — but could be disappointed that the book does not go beyond its 120 pages . |
| 22 | But could the discussion do any good ? |
| 23 | The Queen , he said , should not be put off by any oddity of manner but could be assured that this was a man of great learning , deep human sympathy , and outstanding pastoral gifts . |
| 24 | For ages Bernie maintained he already knew her from somewhere but could n't quite place it . |
| 25 | Here , he reiterated the British position based on the new White paper with ‘ bluntness ’ ; he told Berle he was not prepared to discuss routes , but could discuss the principles of a civil aviation convention and the equitable division of traffic . |
| 26 | She groped for the light switch , but could not find it . |
| 27 | There were also many years of frustration in my youth when the business was very small and I was bubbling with ideas , bubbling with energy and desperate to get things to happen but could n't in the very dull environment of the 1950s and early 1960s . |
| 28 | But could I switch to be chairman of Burtons , for example ? |
| 29 | I was getting more fish than him but could n't get the quality despite trying every bait in the book . |
| 30 | A hit with stick float anglers but could be won on the pole or waggler . |