Example sentences of "but they [verb] [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peculiar , they all agreed , but they knew they would go to cabin 10 none the less , for the deep , dark eyes held a mystery . |
| 2 | They know that protests to the foreign office wo n't bring their daughter back , but they hope it may help prevent a similar tragedy occuring again . |
| 3 | Not very seriously — just a hand up her dress — but they felt they would prefer a better neighbourhood . |
| 4 | Pedrosa was convinced that this average track runner could be transformed into a top marathoner. he eventually persuaded the authorities to allow her to run the 1982 European Championships marathon in Athens but they insisted she must run the 3000m as well . |
| 5 | Well , I suppose to find out his surname , but I have n't found it out , but they said they would stop it anyway . |
| 6 | They did n't even know I could sing , but they said they could do things to my voice . |
| 7 | I talked them into it because at first they were scared , one because they thought they 'd get docked for it — but they said we could have half a day off for it and not get docked — and also because they thought Ros and Maureen were going to be looking down on them , " Oh , you 're only young girls ' , things like that . |
| 8 | I thought that would be that , but they said he could have a vote , and he loves to go . |
| 9 | They could n't even look me straight in the eye , but they agreed I should withdraw from everything . ’ |
| 10 | When st when staff ca n't all receive that information at the same time but they y'know they can read but they need the information but that ca n't all receive it simultaneously they as many staff many staff , one more and the last one is one you like computer stuff like that where you 've got a lot of detailed information you know that you want detailed information |
| 11 | But they say they 'll think long and hard before they deciding whether or not to accept the offer . |
| 12 | But they say they can do nothing . |
| 13 | But they say you must leave it running for two days . |
| 14 | But they think they can run everything from Detroit and that 's the way the organisation is going to be restructured . |
| 15 | Detetives still have n't been able to build up a description of the attacker but they believe he may have worked with horses in the past . |