Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I might look in a bit later . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not God , but I 'll put in a word for you , ’ Mr Lambert said quietly , pushing her behind him . |
| 3 | But you might pick up a thing or two just by looking . |
| 4 | But you can find out a great deal on your initial farm walk , and much more in the weeks and months before you sign a contract or bid at auction . |
| 5 | We shall never know exactly the sequence of events in St Pierre on that morning , but we can build up a fairly accurate picture from the physical evidence of the ruins , and the reports of eyewitnesses . |
| 6 | It 's more difficult to capture the interest of TV and radio but they will pick up an unusual event or a visit to the school by a celebrity . |
| 7 | There 's too many metal and dirge infested undertones but they 'd go down a storm supporting Silverfish . |
| 8 | There 's too many metal and dirge infested undertones but they 'd go down a storm supporting Silverfish . |
| 9 | The mike concealed in the head of the figure is only medium-quality , technically speaking , but it would pick up a flea farting in a smallish room . |
| 10 | To be sure working with a narrower aperture will decrease Ap but it will bring about a compensating uncertainty Ax in the electron 's position . |