Example sentences of "but [vb mod] [pron] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the second part , well nobody feels more strongly that I do about the problems of noise pollution and I agree entirely there er with what councillor has to say but may I remind members that this council did have a full service for a six months period , you all seem to have forgotten that , we did have a full service , an experimental one which ran for six months , er we were advised by the officers at the end of that period it was not necessary to run the full seven day a week service , it was not necessary we are still being advised that that is not necessary , that is the advice we were given at the last committee meeting and er the majority of members supported that . |
| 2 | But should we raise objections about a too selective use of examples , both within Shakespeare 's plays — where they are often exclusively considered — and in the choice of texts which help detail the period 's ‘ social energy ’ ? |
| 3 | But must you bore God too ? ’ |
| 4 | It helps if you play for Swindon Town , or just happen to be a Formula One motor racing champion , but could we persuade Peter to add a Television Presenter to his collection ? |
| 5 | He says that he likes the flowers , but could they make Cheltenham a winner ? |
| 6 | But could you send Jasper Carrott out to court ? |
| 7 | But could she handle Nathan Bryce ? |
| 8 | ‘ It might be good for Gateshead , but would it help Steve Backley in Barcelona ? ’ |
| 9 | no , of course you ca n't now , but will you have enquiries made and if er , there are an existence of twelve members of parliament ledgers , any report from crisis management and any erm , any er , er minute of a board meeting er at er directors at which the contingency er , at the contingency fund was discussed or recor any recording of value , having enquiries make sure that they exist and then tell me er if , if , if you 're prepared to disclose them |
| 10 | It is only now that men and women are beginning to realize that representative institutions are not necessarily guardians of freedom but can themselves become engines of tyranny . |
| 11 | THE photocopier is an essential , if notoriously unreliable , part of office life — but can it produce art ? |
| 12 | But can you restore youthfulness from a pot ? |
| 13 | But can you replace Michael Banks at that sort of notice ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But can you imagine Michael havin' an Afro right now ? |
| 15 | The people are right , the location is right , the situation is right but can you guarantee planning consent . |
| 16 | You can get your chimp shampooed , you can get your dick tattooed , twenty-four hour , but can you get lunch ? |
| 17 | ‘ But can you catch mice ? ’ |
| 18 | Shabba Shabba hey : too big for the reggae market , but can he take ragga to the masses ? |