Example sentences of "but [pron] be the [noun sg] [pers pn] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He was naked and there was no longer a burn upon his face , but he was the brother she remembered . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But it is the way you treat each other which matters most . |
| 9 | That is perhaps unfair but it is the way I feel at present . |
| 10 | But it is the acid he holds , a hundred tabs of it . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I know but it 's the way I did it . |
| 13 | But it 's the way she 's saying oh I 'm so sorry but I have to go back on it when she 's agreed to something . |
| 14 | But it 's the time it takes |
| 15 | His caresses had urged her to a wild , uninhibited passion she 'd never known she possessed — but it was the love she felt for him that had sent her into such a breathtaking completion . |
| 16 | But it was the way they made him feel . |
| 17 | But it was the way it was . ’ |
| 18 | But it was the way you spoke ! |
| 19 | But it was the tranquility she remembered most . |
| 20 | Yeah but what 's the licence you have , what 's the licence for the gun ? |