Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These may not result in typical Doitsu scalation but they can affect the body shape . |
| 2 | I mean , for example , I mean I 'm not saying this is an association but you might find in your dream , if you look to say I 'm back at school , then your association would be but I am at school now , the London School of Economics , do you see what I mean ? |
| 3 | Each of the dealing firms has a different amount of stock but you can work out who has what by how keenly the prices compare with the best bid , best offer . |
| 4 | They have a serious side but they must have a lighter side as well , must n't they ? |
| 5 | And this is important because a man might look very well from one side but he might look like a cheese from another , and that would be a distraction . |
| 6 | It is safe as houses you do n't forfeit it it 's entirely you can claim it when your due but you can leave it there for us |
| 7 | The twilight was fading fast when she entered the bedroom but she could see that the child was still sitting bolt upright in the bed . |
| 8 | With some halls on campus and others off , you need to consider the pluses and minuses : the first eliminates travel time and expense but you may feel isolated from the wider community ; the second involves travel time and fares but provides more choice of shops and entertainment , with an escape from the enclosed campus . |
| 9 | If you want to experiment at home , it 'll cost you far less than in a salon but you should get a friend to help put the rollers in to get perfectly even curls . |
| 10 | DOMESTIC bliss is not an illusion but it can prove elusive . |
| 11 | She said another member of the family would have been able to help after the theft but it would have caused more inconvenience . |
| 12 | Yeah okay , then you have the appropriate facts there and you can explore the bit about savings and plans for the future but you will have his attitude to er do you er is attitude to risk there ? |
| 13 | ‘ I 've got an open mind on my future but I would love to stay on , ’ confessed Butcher , who has conquered fears that he may be forced into premature retirement through knee trouble . |
| 14 | This is easiest to do using the /Data , Fill command but you can enter the values manually if you want to . |
| 15 | ‘ I had a lot of fun making the programme but it can get boring after a while . |
| 16 | I mean , it 's not a boring programme but you 'd find it boring , believe me . |
| 17 | I I would support the community arts programme but I would point out that many elements of it are er the kind of things that technically are the responsibility of the county council 's services department . |
| 18 | I can remember now you say hypnotist but I ca n't remember what happened in the programme but I can remember him . |
| 19 | A female voice answered Bunny 's phone and told me he was out seeing a man about a second-hand tenor sax but I could leave a message after the beep . |
| 20 | Again she glanced at the windscreen of the other car but she could see nothing through the darkened glass . |
| 21 | So er , it only takes you a second to er copy from an adjacent cell but it could take you a minute or two to get that formula working again if it 's not copyable , erm , it would probably only takes you an extra few seconds er when you 're actually building the formula to make it , copyable in the first place so it 's well worth investing a few extra seconds up front to save you maybe a minute or so later on . |
| 22 | The markets have already largely discounted this result but we may see shares and the pound slipping a bit further . |
| 23 | I wonder if we can get to the point of my question , it may be my fault but I will try again , the reason I am suggesting to you was the decision was made to update the service charges once a year was because if you did n't update the , the existing brochure might mislead , is that right or not ? |
| 24 | Try to persuade him to make a real effort to give up smoking — he may put on a bit of weight but he can tackle that later — and to eat frequent snacks throughout the day instead of two or three heavy meals . |
| 25 | Yes the chassis mounts will take the 4203 The engine will give a lot more torque but you will need an overdrive or the top speed will only be in the mid forties |
| 26 | I made the same point in the previous chapter but it may help if I give a concrete example . |
| 27 | He 's , well not necessarily made his mind but you can suggest that he might , may have done and also it seems that Alfiera is slightly half hearted in the way he erm like tries to convince Eddie cos it seems that i it , I get the feeling that Alfiera already knows and just thinking well there 's no point in getting really het up about it , so he , he tries , he says look it 's not a good idea but in the end |
| 28 | Barthes 's was a very modern mind but he would have liked the idea of being one day accepted into this tiny pantheon of local literary notables . |
| 29 | You can bring notes with you for the talk but you should avoid reading them to your audience . |
| 30 | So I mean you mid winter wool but you can see without , it would not have the structure would it ? |