Example sentences of "but it [modal v] [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He had been told from the start that recovery would happen , but it might take some years , so he felt their hopes were realistic . |
| 3 | Civil libertarians would be up in arms but it would mean fewer animals whose final romp is into a killing-room . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ But it must work both ways . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | No , but it could have several cheeks , quite often yes . |
| 8 | Gas and air produces a lightheaded feeling that takes the edge off the pain but it can make some women feel nauseous . |
| 9 | But it can take many months and , as Wendy realised , the longer she waited , the harder it would be to trace Eva . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |