Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [noun] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | But I am victim of my own background . |
2 | She was sure the neighbourhood would initially be outraged at her living alone , despite the presence of more servants than she knew what to do with , but she was proof against their opinion and she would only be a nine days ' wonder in any case . |
3 | She was to refer to them wryly as her ‘ yearly knitting ’ , but they are classics of their kind , deftly constructed with strong characterization and a meticulous prose style . |
4 | No there 's they were , they were called but they were agents for their own ships . |
5 | It annoys old ladies in Brighton , but it is proof of their essential good sense … families are impoverished but the family system has not broken up . |
6 | Yeah but it 's part of their |
7 | But it 's people like my lodger . |
8 | No it was n't just eggs though it was erm like salads and there was steak , you could have one meal a day , right , but it was eggs for your breakfast , eggs for your dinner , your lunch |