Example sentences of "but [prep] [noun sg] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've been meaning for many weeks now to pass on 's French address , which filtered through to us in January — but of course you may already have had it from or heard from Janet yourself . |
| 2 | Such an extraordinary desire , but of course you may . |
| 3 | But of course you ca n't just go by character . ’ |
| 4 | Some people think that the police can do everything under the sun like , but of course you ca n't . |
| 5 | But of course you ca n't it 's after the event . |
| 6 | This means that your policy will continue automatically , but of course you can stop your HomeShield 50 cover whenever you wish . |
| 7 | You will see that I placed the two arrangements diagonally opposite from each other , but of course you can alter this to a continuous design around the edge , leaving the centre of the mirror free , or simply decorate the bottom of the mirror , leaving the rest free for its original purpose ! |
| 8 | So if you wanted to be a removal man you had to find the work to justify you having an A licence , but of course you could n't because you had n't got an A licence to do it with . |
| 9 | But of course you should n't be doing any of this kind of thing with human beings … |
| 10 | Incidents are categorized by the degree of paperwork involved , and the best shifts are those where ‘ you 're kept busy but with stuff you can clear up on the spot ’ ( FN 26/5/87 , p. 34 ) . |
| 11 | The following will all come in useful but with experience you may find alternatives that suit you better . |
| 12 | I 've been in steam stations as well as steam turbines a long time since but with steam you can use it over again . |
| 13 | If you were a head of the legal department of a large company , you would inevitably undertake some of the major matters yourself , but in addition you would be concerned with managing the legal function . |
| 14 | It is obviously useful to be able to look up words that you ca n't remember in a dictionary , but in addition you will find that the more you work on your dictionary , whether it is on a computer or on cards , the more you memorise your vocabulary . |
| 15 | They 're a safe investment , but in love you can make a killing overnight . |
| 16 | What I 'm trying to establish in in a fairly simplified form actually , are the areas of difference and whether some of those are still capable of being reconciled , because of the way in which you a you know the the the different parties may have made different approaches but in fact you might come to an agreement about that . |
| 17 | You may feel you are moving very slowly , but in fact you will simply be counteracting a nervous tendency to rush headlong into everything and to lose control of what is going on . |
| 18 | ‘ Darling , you always were more than grateful for the smallest things that anyone did for you , but in future you 'll be able to turn to me . ’ |
| 19 | All this may be for the locals , but in Cologne you 'll find the welcome extended to visitors is as warm as a schnapps downed in one . |
| 20 | When they formed the Army Education Corp , during the war , they er , they wore uniform , most of them were warrant officers , and soldiers but in uniform you could come out I mean , they been ordinary soldiers , but they 'd been put put on a charge every time the saw them , you know . |
| 21 | But in time you will be more natural with me , and laugh , and speak freely . |
| 22 | But in theory you could do posters here at Mansfield and you could send out , we could print them in colour for you |
| 23 | But in reality you can always break the chain at a number of points by buying in . |
| 24 | Now just to clarify in my mind about , here I 'm looking at the summary of your submission , you actually refer to the fact that sixty three hectares are required to meet the needs of the city , whereas I take it you say this morning that you 're happy with the forty six , er but in reality you can only get thirty three ac thirty three hectares within the city . |
| 25 | You may have nodded off in the bus on your way to a dusty ruin where street-traders pestered you until you retired to the coach in a huff , but in print you will have enjoyed the delights of a ‘ bustling street market ’ , selling ‘ delightful local crafts ’ in the shadow of ‘ one of the forgotten wonders of the world ’ . |
| 26 | There 's a lot to be said for an up-market Scottish education but in retrospect you can come away with some pernicious ideas , particularly the idea that thought is superior to action . |
| 27 | If we had more money to spend I 'm sure there would be far more things that the councils would like to do but without money you ca n't do it ! |
| 28 | But on paper you can see that you 're intending it as a an augmented interval . |
| 29 | But on average you will find er and you look at people in the pub you look in the bar tonight at the people having conversations and see how many symmetrical hand gestures there are . |
| 30 | But at home you might put an open packet on a bench in the greenhouse or spill some seeds , or leave them on the grass while you run to answer the phone . |