Example sentences of "[noun] but it [modal v] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Keeping your fingers crossed and plunging on is one way of dealing with tricky situations which may gain a reputation for the school that it has firm and strong management but it can have costs in the loss of a number of unhappy families . |
| 2 | This is not a cure for anxiety but it can help people to take their minds off their problems and regain control of their lives ’ . |
| 3 | I was n't so concerned with Midwinter 's security but it would take ages to phone New York . |
| 4 | A base like this could not resist the authority of the host government but it could protect merchants against local hostility or the attacks of other traders . |
| 5 | I can fix your promotion but it will take time . ’ |
| 6 | Art means dollars but it may take Madison Avenue PR to persuade the Big Apple |
| 7 | But Fitzgerald added : ‘ I believe we have the nucleus of a good squad but it will take time to reach its full potential . ’ |
| 8 | Both Government and Commercial Divisions will require support services but it will take time to define just what is essential . |