Example sentences of "but [subord] [pron] [vb base] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , all ministers must have reasonable discretion in such matters , but if they depart from a clear , professional recommendation they must have good reason . |
| 2 | Undoubtedly , if two persons enter into an arrangement for the sale of any particular property , and try to settle the terms , but can not agree , and after dispute and discussion respecting the price , they say , " We will refer this question of price to AB , he shall settle it " , and thereupon they agree that the matter shall be referred to his arbitration , that would appear to be an " arbitration " , in the proper sense of the term … ; but if they agree to a price to be fixed by another , that does not appear to me to be an arbitration . |
| 3 | But if I speak of a stone that turneth all to gold , or a treasure hidden in the menstruum of whores , then the imagination is set to work . |
| 4 | if I do M D space put here , it will create a sub-directory , below the one two three directory , but if I want as a sub-directory from the roots directory , I have to type M D back-slash put . |
| 5 | While high pay is not a myth , it is not as high as is generally supposed — but if you turn into a super advertising star , the sky 's the limit . |
| 6 | ‘ And that person could be a key witness in our investigation ; but if you insist on a Court Order … ’ |
| 7 | But if you get in a couple of hours |
| 8 | If you go to see this football club to watch the football match , you are not allowed to park on the grass verge outside because the police do n't let you but if you go to a car boot sale at the football club the next day the cars , the grass verge is littered with cars cos it 's Sunday presumably and the police are not allowed to enforce on it so I do think that some of the traffic problems maybe need to be more carefully reinforced to stop this , you know , to stop the dealers you 're not going tyo these places but you know I think you do need to , you do need to , to regulate them but please , you know , do n't let's push them out altogether . |
| 9 | As I say it 's one of these er competitive market things , but if you go into an electrical shop and you buy a piece of electrical equipment , or if you want er a plug for it , a piece of electrical equipment because you found out that the plug on the electrical equipment at home is defective , it 's got cracked porcelain or something like , then please have a word with the person who is selling you the plug and say look , this plug is gon na be fitted on X appliance . |
| 10 | By all means work to emphasize your positive qualities and to control your weak points , but if you put on an act you are almost bound to get caught out and you certainly will not be able to relax . |
| 11 | You wo n't get any increase this year , but if you put in a good bid now you might get your allocation upped for next year . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But if you allow for a middleman … ’ |
| 13 | But if you look at a modern group like those Fishbone fellas , hell they 're really into my Funkadelic stuff : ‘ Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow ’ ! |
| 14 | This does n't come automatically to a dyslexic person very often , and we also look at letters from left to right , but if you look at a u and then turn it upside down in your mind , you have an n , or h and y can be reversed to turn into each other , if you like , in the same way . |
| 15 | Easily Accessible : There are plenty of splendid walks in the area in the Quantocks and Blackdown Hills , but if you feel like a gentle stroll , you are welcome to explore the farm . |
| 16 | But since they operate in a real world , their force and the respect they can command depends to a very considerable extent on the degree to which they take account of the real world . |
| 17 | The highest court in Britain is the House of Lords , but when they sit as a court the Lords consist only of a panel of members who have long judicial experience and who have been appointed as Law Lords . |
| 18 | But when you know without a shadow of a doubt that , even without doing anything clever , you have pulled an animal back from the brink of death into the living , breathing world , it is a satisfaction which lingers , flowing like balm over the discomforts and frustrations of veterinary practice , making everything right . |