Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] it be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , but I mean it 's like , it 's |
| 2 | But I mean it 's like Hugh , they said he had n't registered or something was n't it ? |
| 3 | Yes but I mean it 's like the lady said , I mean you get the same thing all the time . |
| 4 | I say I worked , but I mean it was for a charity which ran one of these centres where they try and help the socially deprived . |
| 5 | It costs plenty , but I figure it 's worth it . |
| 6 | But I thought it was worth it , until this happened . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know whether this was a fund-raising ploy or whether this was for real , ’ O'Boyle said , ‘ but I thought it was for real at the time . ’ |
| 8 | But I suppose it 's like us going over there and eating frogs ’ legs . ’ |
| 9 | I did my best , but I suppose it was during that time that I began to drink too much and that finished off my promotion chances . |
| 10 | But I say it 's in peculiar bloody works . |
| 11 | It 's an old established set-up , but I reckon it 's on its last legs now . |
| 12 | It was not easy but I think it is for the best , in the long run . |
| 13 | But I think it 's to be welcomed that a medical panel will be established . |
| 14 | Alright well I think well I think actually well I know we 've droned on about it for half an hour but I think it 's worth a discussion to be quite honest , do n't you ? |
| 15 | No , but I think it 's worth knowing |
| 16 | I think this is an extremely complicated er issue but I think it 's on that needs to be looked at consistently across North Yorkshire . |
| 17 | With children , your alternative is hard but I think it 's like a John Donne paradox : you 're bound but you 're also free ’ . |
| 18 | May be I 'm wrong but I think it 's in a block . |
| 19 | It cost seven guineas but I think it was worth it . |
| 20 | erm it 's just a qualifying year , yeah well everybody says that but you know it 's worth |
| 21 | Well there 's a bloody great roller door , but you see it 's at the end we work |
| 22 | did n't like us , oh no , no , no matter where we went there was always , there was n't trouble like there is now , I mean there was no violence as such you know , but we thought it was at the time , you know , they were n't very nice to us at all |
| 23 | But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message . |
| 24 | But he said it was on the 15th , and that 's Thursday . ’ |
| 25 | To buy it back cost thirty one thousand , but he says it 's worth every penny . |