Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But I am in my twelfth summer , ’ she said aloud then , stifling a sob . |
| 2 | But I was on my feet in a second . |
| 3 | 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 … |
| 4 | We were both thrown down and began to roll across the deck , but I was on my feet first and climbed up into the sails , hand over hand . |
| 5 | I curled up and kicked out wildly at their shins , but I was at their mercy now . |
| 6 | But er but I was at my late forties and er er there are still times that you you feel that that urge to be involved in the er meeting up with your mates every day or your colleagues and having a good chat about business . |
| 7 | I do n't know if you remember me , but I was in your English class many years ago . |
| 8 | I 'd go in if Marie was with me , but I 'm on my own and I might have a bit of difficulty with the menu . |
| 9 | ‘ So kind of you , Dorothy , but I 'm on my way to Ella 's and must n't delay . ’ |
| 10 | Sergeant Flavell sounds a little odd when I talk to him and tell him I 've been to Jersey for the day but I 'm on my way back to Edinburgh . |
| 11 | But I 'm on my own now . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm quite well , thank you , ’ she said , ‘ but I 'm on my way to visit a friend who is ill . ’ |
| 13 | Yeah but I 'm on my way up there in a minute hopefully ! |
| 14 | But I 'm in my element then are n't I ? |
| 15 | ‘ So am I. But you 're on my territory now . |
| 16 | But you were of my blood , and I had already lost so much- ’ |
| 17 | H. P. You got plenty of violence when the pubs let out — but you were on your own . |
| 18 | We talk but she 's into her own thing . |
| 19 | But she 's on her time and not feeling too good . |
| 20 | she said we did n't but she 's on her own . |
| 21 | But she 's on your |
| 22 | The curving shapes are there but she is in her Sunday best , positively dripping in spires , swags , pilasters , finials , and coats of arms , the better to proclaim her respectability and superiority . |
| 23 | But she was under his , er , he was under her influence , she was a domineering woman , and erm , she was a stronger character than he was , and she thought she could erm , get away with it , and she did n't . |
| 24 | ‘ But she was on her own , ’ said Todger . |
| 25 | But she was on her own now . |
| 26 | But she was in her bed , all right . ’ |
| 27 | But they 're at their best during songs like ‘ Stomach Worm ’ , where a cute , simplistic beat pop tune ascends slowly into noisy chaos , thrashing around in an acid bath and trying to keep from being submerged . |
| 28 | Perhaps most important we fully employ our drivers and retain all employment responsibilities but they are under your direction and control under the Transport Acts . |
| 29 | They may seem inconvenient , but they are for your own safety . |
| 30 | At present the most promising approaches are coming from network models , but they are in their very early stages and the day of a convincing object recognition network is still some way off . |