Example sentences of "but my [noun] be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I 'd killed him , but my dread was replaced by fear as he began to come round . |
| 2 | I desperately tried to draw my sword but my belly was churning with such fear that I was unable to grasp the hilt . |
| 3 | I tried to pull myself out but my foot was caught in some branches and the current squashed the canoe hard up against me , allowing me no movement . |
| 4 | It is a big bridal veil , but my picture was taken from a long way off . |
| 5 | I 'm not , but my brother 's going to Austria this weekend |
| 6 | The gardens outside my window are bowing down to the heat of the afternoon , but my mind is racing in this stillness , like a dust devil on the apparently windless plains . |
| 7 | I looked as if I was reading the paper , but my mind was going over the events at Ingard House , and the curious discrepancy in the stories about Andrew Stavanger . |
| 8 | I tried to get up but my legs were pulled from under me and I was kicked by my opponent . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I wanted to see you two days ago , sir , but my plane was grounded by storms . |
| 10 | We entered the room and Mum began to look round , but my eyes were drawn to the bed . |
| 11 | I saw white wool carpets on the gleaming floor and also glimpsed clothing of the costliest taffeta , lace and cambric , but my eyes were drawn to the great silk-draped four-poster bed . |
| 12 | Now in that room at Fontainebleau so many years ago , I studied Francis but my eyes were drawn to that bloody ring which sparkled on the fourth finger of his left hand . |
| 13 | But my strategy was to keep in mind the long-term situation … . |
| 14 | ‘ But my soul is steeped in the blackest sin . ’ |