Example sentences of "but they [vb mod] be [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they would be impressed by you winning the order of merit — especially in Ryder Cup year . ’ |
| 2 | had to take a sort of erm south to erm not just thought of both the names and the other one but they would be nearer to Exeter but it would n't be sort of in Exeter itself I was thinking , you know , probably get erm you know , see if there 's any new houses being built there and what sort of price and what have you . |
| 3 | By comparison the PIRA may view its action as of little consequence — a perverted act of war in a vicious campaign — but they would be wrong for , by this act on top of so many others , they have turned the Ireland of hope and dreams into a nightmare of guilt , shame , resentment , remorse , anger and grief . |
| 4 | But they may be unaware of the ravages of the Yugoslav Federal Army against our country 's natural heritage . |
| 5 | The source of these birds is not known , but they may be present from late August until April . |
| 6 | At present these courses are for UK based students , but they may be available in future for people in other countries . |
| 7 | Yes … high earners will get bigger fines … but they may be disproportionate to the offence . |
| 8 | It was a fine effort to give Ports the lead but they 'll be disappointed at conceding an equaliser a few minutes later . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course I have staff , but they 'll be busy with sheep or cattle work , or attending to deer . ’ |
| 10 | They will need to develop skills and to exercise skills to become competent , independent readers , but they will be well on the road to enjoying reading . |
| 11 | They can carry on a normal life like going to school or work and having fun with their family and friends , but they will be infectious to other people for the rest of their lives . |
| 12 | These journalists probably wo n't be able to write about Christmas cards in their columns but they will be interested in the current range of fun notelets and notepaper . |
| 13 | Users will not be forced to take up object-oriented features if they do n't want to , but they will be able to can add bits of object-oriented programming as they wish , and insulate existing Cobol programs by making an object out of an existing data structure . |
| 14 | But they can be good at conveying what it was like for them to be there , and to be writing it down . |
| 15 | They are a sign of poor planning and of not thinking sufficiently far ahead , but they can be useful as an option , just as sideslipping is an extra skill which can prevent a serious overshoot and a broken glider . |
| 16 | Shift-work hours are not merely inconvenient but they can be disturbing to the functioning of the whole family . |
| 17 | Electric pumps , either of the simple free flow type or the metered pump which delivers exact half pints , are a perfectly acceptable method of serving cask beer but they can be confused with the pressurised founts used to dispense keg beers . |
| 18 | ‘ But they could be eighteen for a few moments . |
| 19 | Expenses can be a sensitive issue but they should be available to all volunteers if needed . |
| 20 | Gloucester have n't escaped relegation yet but they should be well on their way to safety if they can win at Kingsholm this weekend |
| 21 | But there 's still , we still I mean er er you perhaps need to talk to Rob to see what he wants his input , it 's always been a bit airy fairy and there , there are sheets ! the choice is not the same but they should be aware of some of the implications if they choose to go down such and such a road . |
| 22 | Service personnel can be used in Antarctic work without contravening the Antarctic Treaty of Washington , but they must be involved in scientific and not military work . |
| 23 | Plymouth have an appalling away record but they must be buoyant after their Roker Park win . |
| 24 | Well , I could , but they 'd be meaningless in a sense . |