Example sentences of "but [pron] could be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something must be done , but nothing could be done , seems a fair summary of the commission 's conclusion . |
| 2 | The Interim Committee reached the decision on 26 February 1948 that UNTCOK should adhere to the original intention in so far as this could be accomplished ; elections would be supervised in the south but nothing could be done about the north . |
| 3 | But nothing could be done until the MoD had considered the Devonport bid , which was submitted last month in spite of the refitting having been earmarked for Fife in the so-called core programme for the Scottish yard . |
| 4 | It widened but nothing could be seen in the gap , save for the path ahead , winding on down to the valley . |
| 5 | But nothing could be proved . |
| 6 | ‘ But I could be accused of negligence ! |
| 7 | Something which she failed to translate , but which could be recognised as distinctly unflattering . |
| 8 | The term ‘ ecology ’ could be used as an umbrella to cover a wide range of research traditions that did not interact at the detailed level , but which could be seen to deal with one aspect or another of the relationship between living things and their environment . |
| 9 | Few mystical treatises get off to a more intriguing start than The Fire of Love , which describes the first time Rolle became aware of a heat in his breast which , he insists , was not imaginary or metaphorical but which could be felt as a finger felt the heat of the flames in which it had been thrust . |
| 10 | The inquiry represents a genuine need for information which could have been partly fulfilled by traditional means such as telephone books or local guides but which could be investigated more thoroughly by using Prestel . |
| 11 | WORLD CUP CRICKET 1992 : — Hot-off-the-press paperback covering the World Cup which touched everyone but which could be won , alas , by only one country . |
| 12 | This is a rich , satisfying casserole with more than a taste of the exotic , but which could be included in nearly any dinner party menu . |
| 13 | And there was a hunch that ‘ heavy ’ newspaper readers would be attracted by a tasteful paper with plenty of news , but which could be read quickly . |
| 14 | Are there ideas which were not right for the time but which could be revived and used , ow ? |
| 15 | After tedious checks a clutch of people who had been seen on Hampstead Heath around the time of the death had been traced but none could be linked to the murder . |
| 16 | All might preserve some religious truth and meaning , but none could be allowed to make any absolute claims , though each would be acceptable to the extent — but only to the extent — that it conformed or could be made to conform to the standard of natural religion , conceived of as a set of beliefs or principles which could stand very well on their own feet . |
| 17 | The Grade V test was , therefore , taken by a number of students who had no particular interest in the theory of music , but who could be pushed through the test provided that they could learn the requirements and carry them out without too much in the way of understanding . |
| 18 | Their voices were faint at this distance , but they could be seen gesturing towards the company . |
| 19 | But they could be seen to be so " from below " as well as " from above " . |
| 20 | The closer the Gnostics stood to orthodoxy , the more likely they were to wish to infiltrate the catholic community ; this was especially the case among the Manichees , but they could be detected by their refusal to drink of the eucharistic cup ( since they regarded wine as an invention of the devil ) and to make the sign of the cross ( since to them the suffering of Jesus was no actual event but a symbol for the universal condition of the human race ) . |
| 21 | These dogs look happy enough , but they could be riddled with canine complexes . |
| 22 | She had some tiles to paint , but they could be done tomorrow . |
| 23 | There might be political overtones , but they could be overcome . ’ |
| 24 | The subjects to be covered were diverse , scanning a period of over a century , but they could be arranged in an approximately chronological order . |
| 25 | Now , many of the other items are also sound and have a part to play but they could be improved upon . |
| 26 | Pigs had to be kept near to the farmstead , probably in nearby closes , but they could be taken to wastes and pasture and , of course , woodland , where traditionally they ate acorns and beechmast . |
| 27 | Speadsheets have not so far figured largely as a resource for history , but they could be used with certain types of documentary sources . |
| 28 | But they could be expected especially to move a religious audience committed to a divine order comprehending all men . |
| 29 | Workers had to push hard to win these advances , but they could be won short of revolution . |
| 30 | ‘ But he could be killed ! ’ |