Example sentences of "but [modal v] [adv] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tells me that the Mum has applied for free meals but should really pay back the money owed . |
| 2 | People with bright ideas must not only carry their opinions out of politics and into the research institutions , but must regularly move back the opposite way when the call comes . |
| 3 | Maura could see Terry 's lips moving but could not make out a word . |
| 4 | When I turned I saw a long patch of the fluorescent dye that the Germans carried staining the sea a light yellow-green but could not pick out the pilot . |
| 5 | Maggie glanced at her alarm clock , but could n't make out the time . |
| 6 | She saw the Jaguar parked there but could n't make out the identity of its occupant . |
| 7 | The goalkeeper got a finger to it but could n't keep out the screamer . |
| 8 | the japanese say they are looking for the instructions they can work a solar car but ca n't put up a tent for eats … its what you fancy … at night its noodles … come daybreak its what 's left … |
| 9 | If they knew for certain that a vote of censure could not result in a general election , but would simply bring about a reshuffle in the Government , their conduct would become more robust . |
| 10 | Normal human curiosity flexed under the strain , but would not take on the forces of discipline in open combat . |
| 11 | The Sun is certainly 5000 million years old , and by stellar standards it is no more than middle-aged ; not for another 5000 million years at least will anything drastic happen to it , so that we on Earth have a long reprieve ( unless , of course , we decide to indulge in another major war , which would not destroy the world but would certainly wipe out the human race ) . |
| 12 | For them , classic clothes no longer have to be fussy or stuffy — an increasing number of British men want classic style , but wo n't give up the comfortable feel of the designer clothes they got used to in the Eighties . |
| 13 | KEVIN Keegan has lodged a substantial bid for an unnamed player but wo n't tie up the deal in time for Saturday 's home game with Brighton . |