Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] [adv] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is n't designed for high volume output , but I would n't be at all upset to have one adorning my desk . |
| 2 | Depends how much you 'd use it , but I would n't be without mine . |
| 3 | Well yes , I suppose so but I would n't be without 'em . |
| 4 | I do n't stick to one particular brand but I would never be without my face powder and I usually go for the heavy Sixties-style eye make-up — lots of black kohl pencil and mascara . |
| 5 | ‘ I know there 's no hope for me , but I sha n't be at peace unless I know he is happy . ’ |
| 6 | Erm , I hope I have n't disturbed you , but I wo n't be on the phone long . |
| 7 | disturbed you but I wo n't be on the phone long cos I er , my name is Bill and I work with a firm called for Windows . |
| 8 | But I wo n't be in London . ’ |
| 9 | I am sorry but I wo n't be in any more . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but I can not be at your beck and call all the time , my dear . |
| 11 | ‘ But you wo n't be at home , will you ? ’ |
| 12 | But you would n't be at the Slade if you had n't . |
| 13 | Not only will you will be present during a recording at the Pizza Parlour but you will also be in shot and you will be seen on screen reading a copy of the Liverpool Echo when the episode is broadcast ! |
| 14 | But she would n't be on their books like that would it ? |
| 15 | She felt every emotion in the book of love but she must not be in love with Damian Flint ; she must not , must not , must not … |
| 16 | She 'd been thinking about becoming a nun but she could n't be with a baby . |
| 17 | Thus the examples of ( 9 ) are acceptable : ( 9 ) your behaviour was barbaric this device is expensive his plan was inspired but impractical Where a prenominal adjective fits equally well with either relationship — ascriptive or associative — to its noun , we find that its occurrence in predicative position is acceptable , but only provided that the relation is taken as being ascriptive ; thus ( 10 ) mentions an individual who either has Greek nationality ( but the nature and region of the business which he or she deals with remain unspecified ) , or is a person who handles affairs connected with Greece ( but who may well be of some quite different nationality , Belgian for example ) ; ( 11 ) however unambiguously tells us that there is someone who falls into the former category : ( 10 ) the Greek representative ( 11 ) the representative is Greek |
| 18 | ‘ But we wo n't be in the war . |
| 19 | One can learn the techniques of counselling just as one can learn to sing or to run but one will still be in a different league from those who were born with these skills . |
| 20 | Yes , but there wo n't be by tomorrow morning |
| 21 | ‘ You 've been told one in 10 couples is infertile but they ca n't be in your street , can they ? |
| 22 | Romanians , Czechs and Soviets may still be playing for national honour next summer but they will also be in the shop window and the busiest men in Italy during June will be the agents . |
| 23 | ‘ But he ca n't be in such immediate danger , or — ’ |
| 24 | He may consider it his duty to practise non-cooperation and civil disobedience , but he must always be on his guard against acts of violence which only serve to militate against the success of his actions . |
| 25 | Smaller companies that are just experiencing difficulties getting a phone line are not going to want to pay that kind of money , but it may still be worth their while to get in touch with BT , given its extensive knowledge of and contacts within the former Eastern bloc . |
| 26 | But it may still be worth striving to see the Right-Left medal of that contentious era as a whole , its opposite sides complementary as well as antagonistic . |
| 27 | Harder , but it might not be for you I du n no is it ? |
| 28 | It seems a bit on the pricy side , especially as no case is included , but it might well be worth the extra for the feel of the neck and the promise of high reliability . |
| 29 | I , not how much is in it , but it 'll probably be about that much in bottom . |
| 30 | But it would n't be worth doing , if there was n't a chance that it might end in tears . |