Example sentences of "but [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's common for a child to be academically gifted but be on a normal level socially and emotionally , ’ says Mr Short . |
| 2 | Any production of ‘ A Midsummer Night 's Dream ’ with a host of well-known film stars , plus music by Mendelssohn , could not help but be of interest , but apparently it never did make a box-office fortune for MGM . |
| 3 | Since our history books are still largely written from the liberal side we are amazed to find Wordsworth on the side of the aristocracy and against the rising hopes of the people ; as he himself put it : ‘ I can not but be of opinion that the feudal power yet surviving in England is eminently serviceable in counteracting the popular tendency to reform . ’ |
| 4 | The new show-stopper may look a million dollars on the show bench and the exhibition stand , but be of little value in your garden . |
| 5 | ‘ The architecture should display nothing trivial , but be of simple but noble arrangements , solid construction … and dignified aspect . ’ |