Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [prep] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My dear fellow , it is but seldom that one has the pleasure of meeting a friend from the old days in Petersburg , but I chanced to be in Vienna recently , and have heard much about you from mutual acquaintances . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm all for sharp manoeuvres , Gareth , but I like to be on the inside of them . ’ |
| 3 | Twice I rose and tried to help her , but I seemed to be in a different dream . |
| 4 | I did not understand what the man was doing , but I wanted to be near the fire . |
| 5 | I 've been bald from a very early age , but I happen to be in the hairdressing industry and I travel all over the world teaching . |
| 6 | ‘ Mike — Michael O'Brien — will help , but I need to be on the spot . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But someone has to be on call , surely ? |
| 8 | Yeah , but its suppose to be in it . |
| 9 | But you want to be in your office to answer that , properly , yes ? |
| 10 | She was still taking medication after her breast cancer operation but she seemed to be on top form and very bubbly and full of plans for the future . |
| 11 | She rose quickly and lit the candles , all six of them which was wasteful , but she needed to be in the light for the shadows in the corners frightened her . |
| 12 | But she loves to be with children . |
| 13 | But she wants to be at home , with her husband , and lots of children , and dogs everywhere . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ We realised we were cutting through a bit of red tape but everything seemed to be in the baby 's best interests . ’ |
| 15 | I was unsteady on my feet , and my head felt like a leftover battlefield , but everything seemed to be in more or less working order . |
| 16 | ‘ They do n't think it 's anything serious , but one has to be on the safe side . ’ |
| 17 | The manner of integration remains to be seen in practice when the two modes of working are operating fully but there seem to be at least three possible strategies . |
| 18 | The old man said they were love songs he had written when young , but they seemed to be by Robert Burns as far as Nigel could remember . |
| 19 | These colour finders do give you an approximate rendering of the colours you are recording , but they tend to be of lower definition than the black-and-white types of finder . |
| 20 | In general it was almost exclusively extreme right-wing elements who were first involved , but they tended to be of two distinct types . |
| 21 | He was in Bass 's Straits on 16 April but he managed to be in Hobart for the birth of his son on 6 May . |
| 22 | Good morning , ladies and gentlemen , can I just give you er , Tony apologies , er , unfortunately he has to be in Paris today , I know he 'd prefer to be with you , but he has to be in Paris today , and since he 's good at delegation , he 's actually asked me to come along and and to talk to you . |
| 23 | He could n't be part of their brotherhood but he wanted to be among them . |
| 24 | Jack was grateful to the old man but he wanted to be in charge now . |
| 25 | They could see the train , but it seemed to be in a haze or a glowing flame . |
| 26 | More than half thought the school had explained but it seemed to be in the past , a one-off opportunity and not an on-going process . |
| 27 | Social reform might assist such a victory , but it had to be of a kind which the Lords would not reject . |
| 28 | ‘ People are looking for something different , ’ said Steve , a chiropodist , which seems an ideal profession to be indulging in lots of ballroom dancing , ‘ but it has to be of good quality . ’ |
| 29 | I also have an automatic washing machine but it has to be by the sink for the water to be pumped out and it has no wheels . |
| 30 | But it has to be in proportion . |