Example sentences of "but they [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But they would involve considerable changes for taxpayers , tax advisers and the Inland Revenue . |
| 2 | We gathered from their questions that before take-off from these fields without radio you should telephone your flight-plan to Lisbon , but they would accept airborne flight-plans without any trouble . |
| 3 | But they would agree that anxiety , tension or depression can make the physical symptoms worse . |
| 4 | The precise molecular mechanisms involved remain largely unknown but they may involve lipid bilayers , which form the backbone of cell membranes and dissolve hydrophobic substances . |
| 5 | Inevitably , doubts have been expressed about the credibility of such statements , but they may have some significance nonetheless . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | but they might exacerbate another problem , that of slalom-style riding by adventurous , youthful moped-riders who often view the street furniture as more of a challenge than a deterrent to speed . |
| 8 | More expensive wheeled models are available and are easier to handle , but they might need more room to manoeuvre . |
| 9 | They may need a little time to think about it , but they 'll try most things once . |
| 10 | But they 'll have one man with the nerve needed for a D-day showdown . |
| 11 | But they will give equal pleasure to those who appreciate refinements of handling . |
| 12 | But they will experience those feelings , because human nature is not at either of these extreme points , it 's neither erm , perfectly good , nor perfectly bad , it 's a , it 's a mixture of both , and consequently , although you can improve the world , for it does n't deny you can improve the world , or make it worse , of course . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | and the trade union movement , the liberation struggle , when you look at it it gives you great hope in terms of human capacity but they will need other kinds of help in order to reconstruct and let me say this because it is important and I do n't say it with any kind of arrogance we have one kind of miracle occurring in South Africa that people ignore and that is that out of the hell of racism we have produced a leadership which is the strongest leadership in the world against racism . |
| 15 | WITH the relegation issue in an unpredictable state , Salford 's victory at Widnes proved no more than par for the course yesterday , but they will need radical adjustments in their attacking philosophy if they are to collect further points . |
| 16 | This is to maintain a constant zero level of ammonia and nitrite ; traces may be acceptable in the freshwater aquariums but they will harm brackish-water fish ( and , of course , quickly kill seawater fish ) . |
| 17 | But they will say two pence these days wo n't they ? |
| 18 | They have reached the crucial point at which they can save because they have discharged other liabilities , but they will find such saving difficult . |
| 19 | Of course , these are not necessarily easier to interpret — techniques such as conditional sampling ( Section 19.6 ) may again be invoked — but they can illuminate different aspects . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The conditions may sound wonderful , but they can have dire consequences . |
| 22 | But they can seem that way . |
| 23 | The sufferers may not be able to see themselves but they can see each other and , by identifying features of themselves in the others , they gain insight into themselves and into their own disease . |
| 24 | The researcher could not draw any generally valid or reliable conclusions from such discussions , but they should provide useful guidelines as to what areas should be followed up in the main enquiry . |
| 25 | White ones they was s'posed ter be but they 'd bin boiled wiv the colours I should fink . |