Example sentences of "but [pron] be [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing is simply given and immediate . |
| 2 | But I am not saying that Dr. Briant should necessarily be stopped from making his scientific searches , for his ability to do so is as God-given as that warning . |
| 3 | I 'm talking about saving human life governments over the last twenty years , troops over the last twenty years , policemen over the last twenty years , laws over the last twenty years , and politicians , including myself , have all failed in all the efforts that we 've made including condemnation of violence , everything , but I am now saying that this dialogue is the best hope I 've seen or , surely I 'm entitled to say to the Prime Minister , alright given that I have said that why do n't you put me to the test ? |
| 4 | It was blustery and there was the constant peppering by grit , but I was well protected and enjoyed watching the storm . |
| 5 | But I was n't eating or anything , I mean |
| 6 | I suppose I should have noticed that the sand was all trampled but I was n't to know that the sandpit was the personal stamping ground of a large bull reindeer . |
| 7 | But I was already choking as the noose tightened around my throat . |
| 8 | ‘ You were right , ’ he admitted , ‘ but I was whoolly riled when I heard what you thought on her . ’ |
| 9 | I kept talking to his mother and the girl at the cash-register , but I was so distracted that I did n't know what I was saying . |
| 10 | But I was certainly hoping that they [ the widows ] might get a better response . |
| 11 | Yes , I was surprised because it 's an unusual course for a judge to take , but I was very encouraged that he chose to do so by the terms of his remarks . |
| 12 | ‘ But I was really transformed when I went to Australia . |
| 13 | It was a hard enough fight , but I 'm not marked and ideally I would like to fight fairly soon again . ’ |
| 14 | This column has been set aside for the punchcard machines , but I 'm not forgetting that some of you have manual machines and I hope in future issues in to include something for you from time to time . |
| 15 | But I 'm not saying that people are incompetent , but it takes a certain amount |
| 16 | Even if but I 'm not saying that it 's er the proper type of training that we would like to s |
| 17 | I know perfectly well , but I 'm not explaining if she does n't know what I 'm talking about . |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'm just content that things have been going pretty well on the field so far . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't know yet dear , but I 'm about to try and find out , ’ Lawler replied . |
| 20 | Conditions in some ‘ private ’ clinics , to which patients without funds are sometimes sent by the State , but which are rarely inspected or monitored for standards , can be even more stark than in the state institutions . |
| 21 | We have to recognise it for what it is ; to see it as a way of generating understanding and knowledge , yielding ideas and theories which are accepted for as long as they help our understanding of evidence , but which are constantly superseded and changed when new evidence is obtained which conflicts with them . |
| 22 | We have to recognise it for what it is ; to see it as a way of generating understanding and knowledge , yielding ideas and theories which are accepted for as long as they help our understanding of evidence , but which are constantly superseded and changed when new evidence is obtained which conflicts with them . |
| 23 | An office which is assiduous about publication and publicity , but which is often seen as outside the dialogues of current architectural concern in the USA , deserves a more judicious appraisal then it has received , here or elsewhere . |
| 24 | Delivery van , costing £6,000 , which Transom Trading ordered on 20 December 1991 but which was finally delivered and paid for on 2 January 1992 . |
| 25 | Glancing despairingly down at what — only a few hours ago — had been a crisp , smart cotton dress in her favourite shade of sapphire-blue , but which was now crumpled and covered with sticky finger-marks , she gave a heavy sigh . |
| 26 | this idea pettiness you know , but you 're just waiting while they get their load done , to come up with some suggestion . |
| 27 | But you are only protected as long as you keep your side of the arrangement . |
| 28 | ‘ But you were n't supported and it did n't work … so what have you achieved ? ’ she asked sarcastically . |
| 29 | I should have been here to meet you , but you were late arriving and I had an appointment in the village . ’ |
| 30 | Inside the church was a congregation of 800 , including many representatives from British and foreign football organizations , but none were more moved than the players and officials of the club Herbert Chapman had brought to greatness . |