Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [adj] [noun] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a wonderful idea , but I 'm sure Drew Benedict wo n't allow it . ’ |
| 2 | " I do n't think Mother Benedicta hates me , but I 'm sure Sister Matthew John and Sister Margaret do . |
| 3 | ‘ But I 'm afraid Mrs Birkin is going to have to raid the freezer if we 're to have enough for three tonight . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Well , Mr. Brandt , ’ said Mrs. Jenkins , turning , ‘ I do n't know what your politics are , but we 're old trades-union people and I 'm disappointed . |
| 5 | I mean , Essex only has 3,000 students on a good day , and modern university campuses may be foreign turf to you , but they 're happy hunting grounds to people like me . |
| 6 | Shades of wine and roses may be beauty staples , but they are major complexion enliveners nonetheless . |
| 7 | Microlights take a bit of getting used to ( 1,000 feet looks an awfully long way down ) , but they are marvellous viewing platforms . |
| 8 | An OR symbol X may have lots of productions , but they are all unit productions . |
| 9 | They , too , will eat small fish , but they are good community fish with similar sized species . |
| 10 | The heights of the plants vary from about eight to 20cm , so they wo n't make as neat an edging as the single-coloured varieties — but they are attractive gap fillers or ground cover . |
| 11 | But they were good metal roads that took all the traffic . |
| 12 | But he is worried Transport Minister Roger Freeman will reject the appeal in case the move set a precedent . |
| 13 | no , but he has n't been able to because he has to come round but he 's all ra ra ra ra , whistle whistle whistle . |
| 14 | But he was temporary books editor while his boss was on holiday , so he could manage to fix something . |
| 15 | But it but it is typical M E symptom . |
| 16 | Both Hallamshire and Queen 's are also represented in the final four of the women 's competition , but it is Long Road Cambridge who go into the semis as top seeds , with players of the calibre of Amanda Brown , a former Wightman Club player , and ex-Queen 's No. 2 Judy Rich — who appeared in last season 's inaugural women 's Grand finals for the London club — setting the pace . |
| 17 | But it is magnificent Martin Shaw who steals the glory as Sir Robert 's close friend , the philandering playboy Lord Goring . |
| 18 | That area is not as tough as areas of Scotland or the Welsh hills but it is hard farming land . |
| 19 | In such cases the claimant 's doctor could be telephoned for the information but it is likely Europ Assistance or H.O . |
| 20 | That 's what I saying , but it 's better seeing doctor , it 's no good somebody , me coming in |
| 21 | Alternatively , the odour may arise from one works only but it 's actual point source or sources within the works is difficult to identify . |
| 22 | He thought about it last week but it 's pretty hush hush I think . |
| 23 | I thought it was a towing bar for that , but it 's another boat sort of down in the in the se se harbour . |
| 24 | But it 's non-egalitarian land reform . |
| 25 | On the city board last week we had yet another example rather a good project Trumpington disability project , very likely but it 's social services budget . |
| 26 | Andy Partner appeared as a second half substitute for fellow youth team centre-half Paul Flowers , but it was second substitute Steve Ball who was quickest into the action . |
| 27 | But it was new boy Matt who put the gloss on Oxford 's performance . |
| 28 | At the other end , Durnin missed out for Oxford in the dying minutes , but it was new Sunderland player manager Terry Butcher 's night . |
| 29 | But it was skewed development priorities that forced people into a continued dependence on livestock in the first place and huge , often foreign-owned ranches that pushed those people and their herds onto fragile , marginal land . |
| 30 | days you see , like I was out Monday I was busy all day Monday and then I Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday here yet I was busy , but it was all brain work |