Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I 'll need some support if I am to give him the service he wants . |
| 2 | But I 'll need some time . |
| 3 | Miss Jennifer Honey was a mild and quiet person who never raised her voice and was seldom seen to describe , but I shall make some attempt to do so a little later on . |
| 4 | It 'll be a pot of potatoes but I should put some onion in there though . |
| 5 | ‘ But I will need some money . ’ |
| 6 | I ca n't give you a figure now , on how many American firms there are in the county , erm , but I can do some work on it and come back to you . |
| 7 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 8 | I congratulate Yarrow on its good fortune in securing a contract for three ships at once , but I must express some dismay on behalf of Vosper Thornycroft , Southampton , which has built many naval ships in the past . |
| 9 | Italian cuisine is so good we do n't bother to comment , but you 'll find some hints about catering in Cannigione on page 45 . |
| 10 | ‘ Not immediately , perhaps , but you would have some time . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was hard work but you used to have some enjoyment out of yourself . |
| 12 | ‘ I accept your Lordship 's offer but you must answer some questions first . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But you must have some kind of idea what sort of chair you want to spend your holidays in ! ’ says his wife . |
| 14 | Cold , I 'm afraid , but you could heat some soup if you want — the top 's done . |
| 15 | But she would make some man happy some day . |
| 16 | She says she does not like housework but she can manage some tasks . |
| 17 | She could not sing , she said , not really , but she could tell some stories for her supper . |
| 18 | ‘ But we 'll get some linseed oil to soften them up . ’ |
| 19 | But we 'll have some carrots |
| 20 | It would be difficult to give a definitive answer , but we may have some clue . |
| 21 | But we must meet some people . |
| 22 | Theirs is a much more popular course , admittedly , but we must have some sort of chance , somewhere along the line . ’ |
| 23 | It is easy for the Liberal Democrats to do a demolition job on the way that the economy has been managed and the way in which unemployment has crept up , but we must provide some analysis of remedial and positive measures to tackle the problem . |
| 24 | Such vast periods of time baffle the imagination , but we can form some idea of the relative duration of the major phases of the history of life if we compare the entire span , from these first beginnings until today , with one year . |
| 25 | No one can speak for all women , but we can draw some conclusions . |
| 26 | Our 1986-87 panel study has not been repeated , but we can get some idea of the impact of the press in 1991-92 by comparing Mori polls of newspaper readers ' voting intentions in 1991 with votes in 1992 . |
| 27 | Inevitably , doubts have been expressed about the credibility of such statements , but they may have some significance nonetheless . |
| 28 | No books or videos are likely to be totally adequate to prepare one , for example , for the first day at ‘ big ’ school , but they may provide some insights and ‘ structures ’ so that the experience is not overwhelming . |
| 29 | I take it , it will mostly be building new prisons , but they will take some time , especially if the Ministry of Works have anything to do with the plans . |
| 30 | They have no means of assessing the reliability of automatic control systems but they can make some assessment of a skilled individual and without knowing very much about his working procedures they will trust his actions if he seems calm , competent and mature . |