Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] [adj] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are staying in what was the British part of the city a long time ago , and as you can imagine the ‘ British Imperialists ’ are not very popular here , but everyone is kind to us , and does n't mention such things . |
| 2 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 3 | Such was the ringing applause for the speech of the right hon. Member for Leeds , East ( Mr. Healey ) that I did not hear you call my name , Mr. Deputy Speaker , but I am grateful to you , and also to the right hon. Member for Leeds , East . |
| 4 | We shall have to think of a new one , but I am grateful to my hon. Friend . |
| 5 | But I am tired of my voice , I want to watch the band . |
| 6 | Look , I know you 've said it does n't matter , but I am sorry about what happened up at Handley Farm . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I pay respect to his brilliance and subtle astuteness but I am proud of what I did . |
| 8 | Any measure of ‘ success ’ must be qualified : but I am unrepentant in my support for peer group review systems of the kind that CNAA established . |
| 9 | He is flying a kite — and good luck to him , but I am sure like me you will not be surprised to find that his kite blows away and is covered by the sands of time . |
| 10 | I have no access to his thoughts — but I am awash with his emotions . |
| 11 | I thank my hon. Friend for his earlier remarks , in which he recognised the great step forward that we have taken with the Food Safety Act , but I am concerned about his latter comments . |
| 12 | But I am afraid of what Benedict Joseph might do . ’ ’ |
| 13 | As Mr Urban says : ‘ Everyone wants to look colourful and be a leader but I am afraid of it . |
| 14 | But I am happy for them to be there and wish them well . |
| 15 | I desire to mention you , Love , with gratitude ; but I am distraught with you and my thoughts and reason are confused . |
| 16 | I can not vouch for its accuracy , but I am aware of its intensity . |
| 17 | I have received no formal representations from the CBI , but I am aware of its view that pay settlements need to be more realistic if competitiveness is not to be damaged . |
| 18 | No , but I am aware of them if I pant a lot climbing up in a flight of stairs . |
| 19 | I do not wish to comment further now , but I am sympathetic to his point . |
| 20 | But I am puzzled by his apparent need to combine such praiseworthy recantation with a personal attack on myself , while elsewhere in his lecture piously deploring the introduction of personalities into the debate . |
| 21 | I make no complaint about such information being kept , but I am worried about it appearing on the police national computer when the original request had nothing to do with prostitution . |
| 22 | I mean I 'm aware of the thing that 's what makes me ask you more about that account , but I am worried about it and and actually in a way are in a very good position . |
| 23 | I do n't think so , not again , but I am annoyed with him Jane , because I lost a fiver today plus tax on his first mount ; that was Lupesku , that came in at second at five to one , he then rode Balasinya and Patricia , I think they 're still running Jane . |
| 24 | But I was grateful for her interest , so I explained about our Council 's scheme : the converted houses where the old ladies and gentlemen live , each with their separate apartments , their own furniture , but a common dining-room . |
| 25 | ‘ He took me to a few parties but I was uneasy about him . |
| 26 | But I was right about him being up to something she thought . |
| 27 | She hesitated and her fingers began pleating a paper serviette that lay on the table ; then , glancing briefly at Rachel and taking a deep breath , she continued , ‘ But I was heartbroken over something else as well , and it was n't David . |
| 28 | She was weeping , pleading , fighting me , but I was obsessed by my own need . |
| 29 | My time would only be impressive if clocked by sundial but I was pleased with it , though I could have done with a couple of gym sessions to get in shape . |
| 30 | ‘ But I was cautious about it too as I 'd seen both sides — the periods of unemployment as well as the glossy side of my father being in something so popular like Howards ' Way . ’ |