Example sentences of "[adj] but he be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked to see if he was trying to be unpleasant but he was obviously making an effort to be polite . |
| 2 | Wallace was threatening and on that day he was aggressive and I thought played pretty well overall but he was often fouled by the Blackburn defence . |
| 3 | He 's known as a bit of a trouble-maker but he 's really helping and striving to make things work well . |
| 4 | Yes , he can continue at that level of a hundred and ninety but he 's obviously going to have to pay more , because he 's only paid for it for ten years , or he can reduce it down to the original amount . |
| 5 | At the second last fence Crisp was still ten lengths to the good but he was clearly coming to the end of his tether . |
| 6 | His seat is secure but he is also seeing the man who defeated him for the party leadership on the way to another victory for the Tories . |