Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [modal v] be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I may be working soon myself . |
| 2 | But I may be going back far too long for the evening . |
| 3 | If not , I would n't be bankrupt but I would be taking out a second mortgage on the house . ’ |
| 4 | " But I would be taking advantage of your kindness and feelings for me . " |
| 5 | But you might be talking to a client , says , but at the moment , I 've got no need , erm , or I 've got n no intention of buying now , but I might be buying in a year or two year 's time . |
| 6 | But I 'll be leaving Weatherbury next spring . |
| 7 | ‘ But I 'll be spoiling your holiday . |
| 8 | He says , right I 'm gon na go off the alcohol , I 'll be totally teetotal but I 'll be taking valium , he says it 's just like a vicious circle , what am I gon na do after the valium . |
| 9 | ‘ But I 'll be living with my own people . |
| 10 | But I 'll be sending the boys with Freely , one of my temporary people . |
| 11 | But I 'll be teaching again over there . ’ |
| 12 | They help take my mind off Benn but I 'll be focusing solely on him when I leave for London . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Appreciate all offers , ’ said Joe , ‘ but I 'll be having my own breakfast in a little while . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I 'll be going back with the Templemans . |
| 15 | I 've never said this before but I 'll be putting more emphasis [ on Europe ] , because of my understanding of it . |
| 16 | If not then I 'll plead to my wife for the car & I 'll be able to offer other people a lift there ( but I 'll be coming back on Sunday ) . |
| 17 | But I 'll be coming to see you again soon . |
| 18 | But I 'll be sitting there asking |
| 19 | I did do that along with Ron and er they were speaking in terms of er a conjurer at under a pound a time and thing of that nature which should then come to a the pensioner 's category at Poole , so I took it back to Stuart and he said oh see what I can do Norman , and at the present moment it rests there because I have n't been able to contact Stuart at the moment owed to the holiday , but I shall be contacting him and hopefully we will also be doing two days , which is the Tuesday and the Thursday , also what they , er , he 's , he 's promised to do is to come half way with the cost of the jazz band , which is a great help . |
| 20 | Graham said of Buksch : ‘ I 'm not allowed to criticise referees , but I shall be writing to the FA asking that this guy does not take charge of our games again this season . |
| 21 | I may seek to control him , if he is potentially useful to me ; but I shall be betraying my principles if I begin to enjoy the sensation of another resisting and yielding , if I develop a taste for power for its own sake . |
| 22 | but I shall be asking for one and we 'll see what personnel says . |
| 23 | ‘ But I shall be making it quite clear to the Government that we should not lose out in Scotland as a consequence of the possibility that only one Objective 1 area could be added from the UK . ’ |
| 24 | I would n't mention this to your chums — boys can be so cruel — but I shall be coming down on Sports Day . |
| 25 | I 've got a very hazy , but I could be confusing it her with one of the other relatives |
| 26 | But I could be maligning the lad . |
| 27 | ‘ Maybe this year is just a bit too early for me , but I should be reaching my peak in the two or three years after that — who knows ? ’ |
| 28 | But I will be getting on to these regulations now . |
| 29 | ‘ He has been offered a player/coach position at Exeter City and that 's obviously interesting him but I will be getting in touch with him before I go on holiday to see what he 's doing . |
| 30 | But I will be cheering on the Boro from a distance . ’ |