Example sentences of "[prep] be [adj] but [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think our votes are going to be crucial but whether they , what they |
| 2 | He appeared to be asleep but when he saw officers he took off at high speed . |
| 3 | normally after + very heavy rain + or something like that + and + you 're driving along the road + and + far away + you see + well + er + a series + of + stripes + + formed like a bow + an arch + + very very far away + ah + seven colours but + + I guess you hardly ever see seven it 's just a + a series of + colours which + they seem to be separate but if you try to look for the separate ( kAz ) — colours they always seem + very hard + to separate + if you see what I mean ++ ( Postgraduate student speaking informally ) |
| 4 | No refreshment was offered , not because Monsignor wished to be inhospitable but because he did n't feel it was appropriate to the place and time . |
| 5 | Later he said to me that we had been very helpful to him and he said it 's bad enough to be depressed but when you 're depressed and hungry , it 's really bad . |