Example sentences of "but [vb mod] not [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These positive responses are desirable and would indeed change the nature of the family and would be in the best interests of the black child and his or her parents , but may not be seen in this light by the white family . |
| 2 | A successor is being head-hunted but may not be appointed until well into the new year . |
| 3 | The following will also be displayed but may not be changed : |
| 4 | Thus output might be altered by a technological breakthrough , or by changes in the structure of taxation which affected the choice between work and leisure , or by changes in other real variables , but should not be affected by a change in nominal spending : such changes should affect the price at which the available output is sold and not the quantity of output itself . |
| 5 | Some of the ideas which I discuss are currently rated ‘ improbable ’ , but should not be dismissed for that reason alone : their supporters may be in a minority , but that minority is often a very distinguished one . |
| 6 | committee did draw distinction between the two different kinds of schemes , erm perhaps if I could just ask you what do you think of the committee the Good reports er conclusion on training for trustees where they er the recommendation was that it was a laudable objective , but should not be made compulsory ? |
| 7 | Her assumptions are broadly Crocean ; value appeared in the individual 's response to the particular work , but should not be erected into hierarchies , and the reader should cultivate ‘ the receptiveness and disinterestedness which are the conditions of aesthetic experience . ’ |
| 8 | In this sense the very high ‘ yes ’ votes he achieved in the four presidential elections since independence have been genuine , but should not be mistaken for support for specific policies , and still less for support for other leaders at either the local or national level . |
| 9 | Protective equipment and clothing — including gloves , gowns , faceshields or goggles , and boots — are an important means of safeguarding those at risk from hepatitis B and other blood-borne pathogens but should not be relied upon as the sole means of protection . |
| 10 | These tips are intended to help , but should not be regarded as foolproof . |
| 11 | One other possible objection is that the difference which we are describing may be real but should not be regarded as part of syntax , rather as a variation that comes into play only when we focus on the correlation between linguistic expressions and external non-linguistic phenomena . |
| 12 | They argue that Superfund might be improved , but should not be swept away . |
| 13 | This will be needed — but should not be expected to exist from the outset — if the group is to become an effective working group . |
| 14 | The doctrine of the Trinity ‘ is not an immediate utterance concerning the Christian self-consciousness , but only a combination of several such utterances ’ ; that is , it serves to combine and hold together the different affirmations of the Christian consciousness concerning God the Father , Jesus , and the Holy Spirit , but it is essentially a theological construction which has its place in theology but should not be taken as expressing the truth about God . |
| 15 | A walled enclosure on the left , with trees , soon appears , concealing the large and impressive opening of Jackdaw Hole , 130 feet deep , and across the moor northeast from this point is the even deeper shaft of Penyghent Long Churn , admitting a stream : both holes can be inspected from safe stances on the surface but should not be approached too closely . |
| 16 | It has been said that in the civil law tradition proof-taking ‘ often resembles a series of isolated pre-trial conferences rather than a concentrated trial ’ , which is helpful but must not be read as suggesting that these earlier stages are merely interlocutory ; they are an integral part of the judicial process . |
| 17 | Such arguments are appealing , but must not be carried too far without careful theoretical analysis . |
| 18 | With some fish , but particularly carp , a situation was apparent whereby they refused to accept a bait on strong tackle , but could not be landed on tackle fine enough to fool them . |
| 19 | It was considered for use as a barricade but could not be moved without detaching the wings and was therefore left intact ( Corrects September FlyPast ) . |
| 20 | A senior NICRA member appealed to the crowd to eschew violence , but could not be heard above the din . |
| 21 | Significantly , some of the other alleged benefits were flatly contradicted by the employer ; others were found to exist but could not be confirmed in precise financial terms . |
| 22 | It was a habit of disguise that she recognized as costly but could not be rid of . |
| 23 | At that time a diagnosis of sarcoidosis was considered but could not be proved . |
| 24 | She knew what had happened but could not be bothered to deal with it . |
| 25 | Its entrance was discovered in 1950 and two years later this deepest of all gouffres acquired a sad celebrity with the death there of Marcel Loubens , a Belgian speleologist , who was badly injured deep underground but could not be got to the surface quickly enough to save his life , a story I dimly remember reading at the time in newspapers . |
| 26 | And in a way this answer , like the first , was astonishingly appropriate , brandishing a secret truth and a paradox before a man who would have appreciated it to the full , but could not be let into the secret . |
| 27 | Sonar made interesting contacts but could not identify them directly , while passive underwater photography ( photographing whatever passes a given spot ) had the potential to reveal essential detail but could not be expected to make contact without a much sounder basis for deploying the cameras . |
| 28 | Subsidies might be paid in cases of emergency but could not be accounted normal income . |
| 29 | Statement 110 applies to all financial statements for fiscal years beginning on or after 15 December 1992 , but need not be applied to deposit administration and immediate participation guarantee contracts entered into before 20 March 1992 . |
| 30 | Public judicial review actions are those which must be brought under Ord. 53 ; hybrid judicial review actions are those which may but need not be brought under Ord. 53 ; and private judicial review actions may not be brought under Ord. 53 . |