Example sentences of "but [vb mod] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We will leave soon , Master Lieutenant , but may I ask one favour first ? ’ |
| 2 | It dropped a message from Jack ‘ All in good health — J Alcock , H Aird , S J Wise ’ , and also a message from the Germans ‘ The three British Naval officers are prisoners , uninjured , but should you have any clothes , tobacco , soap , and any gear of theirs , if you wish to fly over Chanak aerodrome at 10am on October 1917 we promise not to molest you . |
| 3 | ‘ But must we use that word , solicit ? |
| 4 | They say : ‘ I 'm so sorry to disturb you but could you sign this piece of paper ? ’ |
| 5 | You will probably be stuck with what 's on site , but could you make better use of it ? |
| 6 | But could you do two copies between the four er three of you . |
| 7 | ‘ I will , but would you do that favour for Mrs Richards ? |
| 8 | It sounds slightly improbable that my right hon. Friend will be called to a meaningful debate on Scottish constitutional matters in the near future , but will he assure Conservative Members that were he to be so he is fully aware that people in England would take it amiss if any proposition were seriously entertained which allowed Scottish Members to decide matters in Scotland and then to have a say in English matters in England ? |
| 9 | Yeah but can we plays that tape so that everybody 's can hear ? |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but can we get one thing straight ? |
| 11 | I do know that we 've been trying to get er recognition for about fifteen years with that company but can we pursue that issue ? |
| 12 | ‘ Harry , I do n't know what that was all about , and I 'm not asking , but can I beg one thing of you ? |
| 13 | But can he use that difference to call his opponents ' view ‘ metaphysics ’ and therefore nonsense ? |