Example sentences of "but [pers pn] can [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I can offer three pieces of rather different evidence which seem to me to be highly convincing . |
| 2 | But I can do many things that you do not understand . |
| 3 | ‘ I know I ca n't , but I can make inspired guesses . ’ |
| 4 | But I can make seventy strings sound pianissimo . |
| 5 | At school and even now , I can not add or subtract or divide easily , but I can write clear figures — this is drawing ; and I can arrange my figures neatly in line , and one sum next to the other , i.e. design . |
| 6 | It is not clear to me precisely what purpose these tests are meant to serve ( there must be a ‘ hidden agenda ’ , as the overt reasons given do not make sense ) , but I can see several disadvantages : |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm not sure if it is that fast but you can reach horrific speeds . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We had a bit of a struggle to get them for the wedding , but you can pull various strings to hold things back . ’ |
| 9 | But you can do these things yourself . |
| 10 | ‘ My beers are certainly bitter but you can drink several pints — and you ca n't say that for many big brewers ' beers . ’ |
| 11 | But you can achieve specific aims , and making people think about going to church instead of B & Q is a measurable objective . ’ |
| 12 | it 's not worth , supposed to be a freezer , it 's mainly for storing frozen food , but you can freeze small amounts in it . |
| 13 | ‘ But you can take these things too far . ’ |
| 14 | The chances are of course that you will not have time go into so much detail , but you can use different headlines to highlight specific aspects of the story , and if you are aware of the requirements of each type of magazine you will at least be able to include back-up material which is relevant to their subject and readership and to follow up with ideas for more in-depth coverage . |
| 15 | These cards have been protected with a heat-sealing machine , but you can produce excellent results with a cold-seal film . |
| 16 | No , they do , but you can get good ones now ca n't you ? |
| 17 | The rules for this are complicated , but you can claim various reliefs , so you may have to pay a little or nothing , particularly if you sell within three years . |
| 18 | She says she does not like housework but she can manage some tasks . |
| 19 | No one can speak for all women , but we can draw some conclusions . |
| 20 | Our minds ca n't cope with the large distances that astronomy deals in or with the small distances that atomic physics deals in , but we can represent those distances in mathematical symbols . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The conditions may sound wonderful , but they can have dire consequences . |
| 23 | Unless there is a specific provision about this in the expert clause ( see 8.15.10 ) , the expert will have less authority to impose disclosure on an unwilling party : but he can draw adverse inferences from the failure to disclose . |
| 24 | The apparatus in both UA1 and UA2 can not specifically identify electrons , but it can eliminate other possibilities . |
| 25 | Yeah but lary lary actually means loud like , but it can mean loud clothes or loud mouth . |
| 26 | Gas and air produces a lightheaded feeling that takes the edge off the pain but it can make some women feel nauseous . |
| 27 | It typically leads to unusually dry weather in the western Pacific Tropics and heavy rains on the desert coasts of western America , but it can have wider effects . |
| 28 | But it can take many months and , as Wendy realised , the longer she waited , the harder it would be to trace Eva . |
| 29 | But it can take 10 years for a material to get on the list while officials develop a standard , which specifies physical and chemical properties of materials . |