Example sentences of "but [pron] be [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are staying in what was the British part of the city a long time ago , and as you can imagine the ‘ British Imperialists ’ are not very popular here , but everyone is kind to us , and does n't mention such things . |
| 2 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 3 | We shall have to think of a new one , but I am grateful to my hon. Friend . |
| 4 | Such was the ringing applause for the speech of the right hon. Member for Leeds , East ( Mr. Healey ) that I did not hear you call my name , Mr. Deputy Speaker , but I am grateful to you , and also to the right hon. Member for Leeds , East . |
| 5 | I want to use fromage frais and cottage cheese , but I am allergic to cow 's milk . |
| 6 | I know I 'll wake up in the morning and think this did n't really happen , but I am thrilled to bits . ’ |
| 7 | Dally goes as far as to state that it indicates a bad prognosis for the disease , but I am glad to be able to report that although my jealousy continued into my adolescence , including the anorexic period , it did not deter my recovery , and that my sisters and I are now the best of friends . |
| 8 | As a member for more than 35 years I well understand the reasons for it , but I am inclined to the view now that one impartial professional body would be a far better umbrella organization . |
| 9 | I do not wish to comment further now , but I am sympathetic to his point . |
| 10 | I can legitimately say , ‘ I know ’ , and add in the same breath , ‘ but I am open to being shown I am wrong ’ . |
| 11 | I am not expecting my parents to be reaching the end of their life when they are fortyish but I am likely to be expecting this , although probably unconsciously , when my parents are ninetyish . |
| 12 | It was draining , but I was grateful to any journalists prepared to listen , even if it was obvious that some papers only felt it was a good story because of the ‘ love interest ’ . |
| 13 | But I was delighted to be asked and I must say that I found Heffernan 's style of management very much to my liking . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't know what was going on , but I was happy to be there , sipping Dennis 's eight-quid-a-bottle plonk , trading glances with his vibrant young — well , youngish — wife and openly admiring the charms of her lovely concentrated body . |
| 15 | Then I tried a different Durex , but I was allergic to them all . |
| 16 | For so long I 'd managed to hold off your curiosity but I was near to breaking-point . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not being modest about it , but I was lucky to be in the right place at the vital moment ’ , he says . |
| 18 | erm I know it 's easy to say but I was prepared to anyone says which is obviously you know what I 'd be prepared to do |
| 19 | But I 'm grateful to all those who offered . ’ |
| 20 | It gets a bit hairy but I 'm used to it . |
| 21 | But I 'm used to wearing black , oh here he is , he 's got his |
| 22 | Mr Devaux said : ‘ I have had 22 happy years at the bar but I 'm pleased to be appointed particularly in the area in which I 've practised for 14 years now . ’ |
| 23 | Clyde Cosper was one of many but I 'm pleased to be here to honour him today |
| 24 | Our parents live some distance away , she only gets to see them every few weeks , but I 'm close to hand , I 'm here to listen . |
| 25 | I 'm watching a silent T.V. The flickering light from the screen changes the mood of the dark room every few seconds , but I 'm impervious to mood . |
| 26 | This has probably been done before but I 'm new to the list so forgive me . |
| 27 | This has probably been done before but I 'm new to the list so forgive me . |
| 28 | ‘ But I 'm glad to finally be establishing my own identity . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Tod may be two-timing , ’ I want to whisper , ‘ but I 'm true to you . |
| 30 | But I 'm different to you . |