Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] be [noun sg] " 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 | 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 |
| 5 | He has devoted time and energy to people because it is the people who will one day be his subjects , and he feels a sense of responsibility towards them ; but he will also be King of the British Isles , and has a responsibility to safeguard those Isles for future generations . |
| 6 | He may sometimes be consultant and analyst ; sometimes investigator and policeman ; but he must also be negotiator and judge ; inspector , educator , and public relations representative . |
| 7 | Climate change through the man-made modification of greenhouse gases might be disastrous , but it might equally be deliverance . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I have n't a clue what I 'd do , but it would certainly be music . ’ |
| 10 | And then you 'd come back later and have a a sort of tea , but it would still be bread and jam , you know what I mean . |
| 11 | As the Introduction said , studying for survival and success will be hard work but it should not be drudgery . |
| 12 | Uu ; but it could also be AABBCC … |
| 13 | For long processing times this will be too low a figure , but it will then be part of run times markedly higher as a result of overall long processing times and it is probable that overflow records will not cause much extra delay . |