Example sentences of "be [prep] [noun] but [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She receives more complaints , she said , from those who are in work but feel they would be as well off on supplementary benefit ; her aim is to increase the gap between those who are working and the non-working . |
| 2 | Acting Detective Superintendent Mick Cox says they realize the girl could be in danger but believe it 's necessary to broadcast the recording . |
| 3 | Acting Detective Superintendent Mick Cox says they realize the girl could be in danger but believe it 's necessary to broadcast the recording . |
| 4 | I can also appreciate that not all the statistics requested necessarily will be to hand but hope you can provide as much information as possible . |
| 5 | He admitted that they were from Camilla but passed them off as a simple gesture of friendship . |
| 6 | The £2.5 million striker said : ‘ Ray was on penalties but said he did n't fancy it . |