Example sentences of "but it [modal v] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of this story will necessarily be unfamiliar to them but it may offer some understanding of how the work of God here has developed and of what there is that is worthwhile in the legacy of the past . |
| 2 | In terms of product development , HDTV may not have profound implications but it may change some design factors . |
| 3 | But it might suit some people . |
| 4 | If this were all that Goody claimed he was saying there would still be problems of definition but it might provide some insight into the specific nature of classical Greece and the specific forms of literacy developed there . |
| 5 | Xerox Corp , figures , page five , says it expects the European economy to remain weak for the rest of the year , but Xerox forecasts ‘ some encouraging signs of recovery ’ in Japan for the remainder of 1993 ; the plan to leave the financial services business remains on track but it might take several years . |
| 6 | He had been told from the start that recovery would happen , but it might take some years , so he felt their hopes were realistic . |
| 7 | He probably is n't the only man in London with a cut on his face , but it 'll feel that way to him . |
| 8 | Civil libertarians would be up in arms but it would mean fewer animals whose final romp is into a killing-room . |
| 9 | She did n't mind but it would put more pressure on her schedule . |
| 10 | can not be denied , but it would seem that man 's instinctive awareness of his mastery of his own destiny , is influenced by an equally instinctive awareness that he can not peacefully and successfully control that destiny unless he can locate , or himself create some supreme form of guiding influence which is recognised by all . |
| 11 | But it would take many years before Nordhausen became a green town , many years before it could even start to ease back on the pollution it coughed on to its inhabitants and the surrounds in which they existed . |
| 12 | I 'm quite happy to go into that , we have all the information here , we can do it but it would take some time I suspect . |
| 13 | An effective platform for history should not shy away from the argument about increased employability , but it should place this argument within the twin contexts of specific skills and general skills and abilities . |
| 14 | ‘ But it must work both ways . ’ |
| 15 | He 's created the media thing , rightly or wrongly , but it must put more pressure on him . |
| 16 | His son , seeking to staunch the outflow of money on the Scottish war , quickly arranged a truce , but it could offer few hopes of long-term disengagement . |
| 17 | The lord president tried to attract support by embarking on a reform of the council , particularly by a reduction in its fees ; but it could make little progress against the obstructionism of Secretary Ingram , who had the backing at court of the lord treasurer , Lionel Cranfield ( later Earl of Middlesex , q.v . ) . |
| 18 | No , but it could have several cheeks , quite often yes . |
| 19 | LET YOUR MONEY DO THE WALKING The number of new residents a tax haven can accommodate is limited , but it can hold any amount of companies , trusts and offshore funds |
| 20 | Gas and air produces a lightheaded feeling that takes the edge off the pain but it can make some women feel nauseous . |
| 21 | But it can take many months and , as Wendy realised , the longer she waited , the harder it would be to trace Eva . |
| 22 | ESA has already paid for a launch on Ariane , but it can transfer this money to cover the launch of the Giotto mission to Halley 's comet in 1985 . |
| 23 | But it will mean some form of acceptable lifestyle that will subject us to the discipline of God 's world and the needs of his creation . |
| 24 | But it will reflect some aspect of you . |
| 25 | Chapter 8 can not claim to clear up the confusing array of approaches but it will offer some guidance , though with the definition of a national curriculum the role for the school in this is unclear . |
| 26 | But it will have little impact on crime and if it serves merely as a pretext for disarming honest citizens , it will prove a serious mistake . |
| 27 | Probably unintentionally , Ron Bowers has written an excellent recruiting bookk for the RAF Engineering Branch , but it will interest all ex-brats … and many more besides . |
| 28 | But it will cause less trouble if neither of you lies about your relationship . |
| 29 | It 's not essential that you should do this , but it will save some cutting of blocks in situ . |
| 30 | ‘ It would be no trouble for us , maybe , but it 'd trouble those gorgios who pass along the road and they 'd start complaining about us . |