Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I would n't be chairman of the bank if I 'd made very many mistakes . |
| 2 | The cycle chain came off twice on the three miles back to the van , but I could n't be cross . |
| 3 | ‘ But she can not be Queen . |
| 4 | ‘ But we would n't be nuisances ! ’ exclaimed Linda indignantly . |
| 5 | I mean , that 's no reason , but we should n't be sort of saying , well look let's not , lets all not do this booklet now |
| 6 | But there can not be complacency in Downing Street or satisfaction in the country as long as the unemployment figures continue to rise so sharply . |
| 7 | TOM : But they would n't be trees . |
| 8 | But it would n't be Feargal . |
| 9 | Lewis insisted that if he was crowned WBC champion by default he was ready to put his title on the line next spring against a British opponent — but it would n't be Frank Bruno . |
| 10 | But it would n't be Kevin without the gore would it ? |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As the Introduction said , studying for survival and success will be hard work but it should not be drudgery . |
| 13 | However if evil were merely a hateful and external power without echo in the hearts of the good , then someone might have to take the Ring to the Cracks of Doom , but it need not be Frodo : Gandalf could be trusted with it , while whoever went would have only to distrust his enemies , not his friends and not himself . |