Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pers pn] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His insistence on arbitration rather than on judgment may be argued to have prolonged the contest but it was in line with past experience . |
| 2 | Other systems in this chapter such as case allocation , case management and the experts register benefit from computerisation but it is by no means essential . |
| 3 | The Manager joined Andrew Cunningham underground and together they continued the search but it was in vain and they were forced to return to the surface . |
| 4 | He reaches for the tray but it 's beyond his fingers . |
| 5 | ‘ I have n't been up in winter but I was on the south-west face in 1972 when we finally gave up our attempt in mid-November , and we were only getting a taste of the conditions they will face . |
| 6 | It 's gon na vary from village but it 's to an extent although the amount of grain you needed , the amount |
| 7 | It was very hard work but it was worth it . |
| 8 | Our next destination was the West Coast and we stopped first at Arthur 's Pass , where we 'd been invited to stay in a tramping hut but it was under repair , so we stayed in a backpackers ' . |
| 9 | answers my question but it 's of some considerable relevance is n't it . |
| 10 | Once or twice he asked her a question but it was with great effort , in a small closed-up voice , as if his throat were sewn too tight . |
| 11 | The DHAC did , in fact , provoke a backlash but it was by no means as intense as the persecution which many earlier Irish leftists had to suffer . |
| 12 | I can say ‘ It was a failure but it was worth a go ’ . |
| 13 | God , said Dionysius , is not only above our notions of goodness but he is above ‘ God ’ himself as we understand him . |
| 14 | Other INSET initiatives , particularly school-led INSET and management training , were being developed towards the end of the evaluation period but they were beyond the reach of PRINDEP 's time and resources . |
| 15 | The other girls went together in a group but I was on my own , and I suppose someone could have followed me from the dance … |
| 16 | Spokesman Sylvia Rigby said : ‘ They seem to think we are only objecting to the level of the charge but we are against it all together . ’ |
| 17 | Aileen was looking dubiously at her husband but he was in no mood to disapprove . |
| 18 | Most of them are indeed trying to pull the ‘ off with the old , on with the new ’ wife replacement technique but they are in such an emotional mess that they subconsciously drive away any woman who tries to get close to them . |
| 19 | It had been a few years since I 'd ridden a bike but it 's like sex , providing you do n't fall off , you soon get back into the swing of it . |
| 20 | One box in Lincolnshire had the manifestations of a poltergeist or mischievous ghost apparent in the building but it was of a gentle nature and although it moved cups of tea and generally showed its mischievous attributes , it never hurt anybody and was not vicious or dangerous . |
| 21 | Present indications go to show that this is not the case but it is of extreme importance that this hypothesis should be tested . |
| 22 | Imaginary time may sound like science fiction but it is in fact a well-defined mathematical concept . |
| 23 | Townsend , who has only just returned to Premiership action for new club Aston Villa , said : ‘ It has been a slight worry but I 'm in no pain and after today 's training I know I 'll definitely play . ’ |
| 24 | I know in advance that we 're not going to have that kind of luck but it 's worth a try . |
| 25 | Bobby sighed and turned to the chairman but he was in earnest conversation with a ponderous constable . |
| 26 | It 's in your name but it 's on behalf of the club . |
| 27 | The journey is half an hour on the ferry but it 's like two days in the Tardis . |
| 28 | One patient developed a polypoid carcinoid but it was in a new location in the stomach . |
| 29 | Here we are not in the realm of childhood behaviour but we are in the realm of play . |
| 30 | No that 's that 's off the the P N C it I mean it 's obviously through his local police station but it 's off the the the national computer . |