Example sentences of "but [pron] be the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other cars were parked on the lines — it was difficult to find a space ! — but I was the driver he chose . |
| 2 | ‘ You may have memories of friendship with him , but I 'm the man you want . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The two signs complement each other , but you are the twin I want , not Dana . ’ |
| 4 | but you were the person who actually worked out the , what costs would go in this document were n't you ? |
| 5 | Both she and John Smith have denied suggestions that they are running mates on a ‘ dream ticket ’ , but she is the deputy he would prefer . |
| 6 | Like most players it was always McGurk 's dream to play in an All Ireland senior final , but there was the danger it would remain simply that , a dream . |
| 7 | But he is the stuff which above all others makes a great people . |
| 8 | But he is the optimist who doubled his stake in March . |
| 9 | But he 's the sort who wo n't worry too much about that as long as he follows the course he believes will revitalise Liverpool . |
| 10 | He was naked and there was no longer a burn upon his face , but he was the brother she remembered . |
| 11 | But it is the Duchess herself who most obviously embodies those qualities of courage and fidelity that act as an antidote to the surrounding evil . |
| 12 | The ability to write clearly and well is a tool of the trade and a very necessary one , but it is the idea which you have that will make your advertising stand out from the rest . |
| 13 | But it is the university itself which gives the scene its elegance . |
| 14 | This seems mild enough compared to the everyday manipulation of today 's multi-track techniques ; but it is the exception which proves the rule . |
| 15 | Not exactly subtle , considering the case 's complexity , but it is the verdict which no doubt still lingers in people 's minds months after the convictions were quashed . |
| 16 | But it is the cinema which has blended all these different forms together to create potent and resonant imagery , a visual and aural imagery of powerful locomotives , billowing smoke , clattering rails , and melancholy train whistles , allied to the ideal dramatic potential of a mixed group of passengers thrown together by circumstance for the duration of the journey . |
| 17 | But it is the parent who is forever admonishing the infant to ‘ be careful ’ who is more likely to instil fear into the young mind . |
| 18 | The rhetoric was always more extreme than the practice but it is the rhetoric which has persisted . |
| 19 | With this system ( see table below ) 29 reps will be performed , but it is the way they are split up that promotes the development of greater strength . |
| 20 | But it is the way you treat each other which matters most . |
| 21 | That is perhaps unfair but it is the way I feel at present . |
| 22 | The teacher 's task is to foster learning , but it is the pupil who must do the learning . |
| 23 | But it is the husband who is responsible for paying it and who must acquire the money from outside in the first place . |
| 24 | In other words the generalist administrator calls upon the economists , the statisticians , etc. for information but it is the generalist who is ‘ on top ’ . |
| 25 | The doctor advises the referee of the injury caused but it is the referee who decides whether the bout should continue . |
| 26 | But it is the horse who was third the day before who could give him his biggest win , matching Omerta 's success in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham in 1986 . |
| 27 | But it is the acid he holds , a hundred tabs of it . |
| 28 | Processes of genetic inheritance are only a part , at the physical level , of a multidimensional formative and creative system at work , but it is the mind which automatically forms the patterns which lead a soul into its new body . |
| 29 | The valuable contribution of the teacher 's aid is , as the name implies , a help to the teacher , but it is the teacher who takes the main responsibility for preparing work in a clear way for all pupils , including those who are visually handicapped . |
| 30 | The West Indian families have different values — they still put a lot of faith in education , but it 's the way they bring this home to the kids that causes the problems . |