Example sentences of "[noun] but it [modal v] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of product development , HDTV may not have profound implications but it may change some design factors . |
| 2 | Anyone who was born at the Elsie Inglis Hospital can take part and the story will depend on the participants but it will include half an hour of songs from the other two shows . |
| 3 | The fact is that the ultimate choice will not matter to the departed pet but it could make all the difference to the real pain of separation from a beloved companion . |
| 4 | If this were all that Goody claimed he was saying there would still be problems of definition but it might provide some insight into the specific nature of classical Greece and the specific forms of literacy developed there . |
| 5 | Civil libertarians would be up in arms but it would mean fewer animals whose final romp is into a killing-room . |
| 6 | Kinetics is still a young science but it would seem that human ability to exert conscious control over body language is less easy than with verbal communication and most people , at times , are aware of sending contradictory messages . |
| 7 | What will emerge from Alpine may not have the sprint car look , nor the integral tonneau or open-to-the-elements driving position but it will have most of Laguna 's mechanicals . |
| 8 | Chapter 8 can not claim to clear up the confusing array of approaches but it will offer some guidance , though with the definition of a national curriculum the role for the school in this is unclear . |
| 9 | Gas and air produces a lightheaded feeling that takes the edge off the pain but it can make some women feel nauseous . |
| 10 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |