Example sentences of "but [adv] [pron] would [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps , when the battles were over and Ireland was whole once more , they would return , but perhaps they would simply remain in the hill-farms and the distant mountains , forging their own cultures , making their own legends , weaving their strange secret stories into the fabric of Ireland 's history . |
| 2 | Perhaps we would n't but perhaps they would n't have been if it 's the right word for them , a bit sloppy . |
| 3 | But perhaps it would not come , after all , perhaps they would take one look at Mrs Thorne and refuse her admittance into a ward of lunatic old ladies . |
| 4 | I am going to be away Thurs–Sun this week ( Roland , my brother , is getting married and I 'm to be bridesmaid ) but perhaps you would n't mind giving me a ring sometime ? |
| 5 | ‘ But perhaps you would n't mind something a bit stronger ? |
| 6 | ‘ But perhaps you 'd rather tell me later — in my suite . |
| 7 | But perhaps he would not force her . |
| 8 | Richard would be furious but perhaps she would not tell Richard . |
| 9 | There are of course one or two ways up the face of the Arête but personally I would n't advise it . |
| 10 | For the best midfielder in the country I 'd be looking closer to 5–6 mil especially if he went to Rangers or abroad — but personally I would n't sell him , so going on past experience that means Wilko will get rid of him before the end of the season . |
| 11 | We have let a few people remix a few things , just for fun , but normally I would n't want to change it ; it had a certain magic at the time . |
| 12 | She tried to find the words to tell him she did n't want to make love , to tell him she was totally opposed to such casual male dominance , but somehow they would n't come . |
| 13 | So , off I went to Tokyo and spent days in the Russian Embassy with the RCA Tokyo man , Mr Yamamoto , but still they would n't give me one . |
| 14 | Tears ran from her eyes , but still she would not cry out . |
| 15 | The gravediggers got hold of the coffin and shook it ; they pulled it this way and that , twisted it , hacked at it with a spade , levered at it with crowbars ; but still it would n't move . |
| 16 | Once on the ground again she tried pulling the horse , but still it would not budge an inch . |
| 17 | But probably they would n't have known . |
| 18 | But also they would probably have the men working harder than before & they may be more popular . |
| 19 | ‘ I feel I should be worried , but really I 'd just like to know where she is — out of curiosity . ’ |
| 20 | But often we would n't get that straight away ; we 'd have to go through a few guitars before we found the combination of guitar and amp and EQ on the desk . |
| 21 | But today she would n't think about it . |
| 22 | er we we 've we 've agreed the table on on the base basis of erm information best information available a at the moment but but equally I would n't wish it to be seen th that I am in any way attempting to prejudge the outcome of er local plan studies , erm so the information that I 've agreed with with Mr C Cunnane is basically an attempt to clarify the tabulation fo er in |
| 23 | Miss Mates had said not to dawdle , but surely she would n't mind McAllister having a little rest and a long , cool drink ? |
| 24 | But even he would n't have dared to dream up this kind of swansong to his long football life . |
| 25 | The night patrol was meant to come and turn the lights off at a quarter to ten , but sometimes they would n't turn up until eleven or half eleven . |
| 26 | His father looked pale , Jack thought , his eye slightly swollen but maybe he would n't have noticed it if he had n't been involved . |
| 27 | It was a stirring place to visit but maybe you would n't want to live there . |
| 28 | None of these animals have the sort of intelligence that would enable them to function as successful human beings ( ignoring the physical differences ) , but then we would not seem to have the kind of intelligence that would enable us to operate successfully in their environments . |
| 29 | ‘ My dear brother must have guessed I 'd come here and tipped them off , but then he would n't know I had these . ’ |
| 30 | but then he 'd probably guess the rest of it where |