Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The monopoly of command — in his house , in his business , in his factory — was crucial to his self-definition , and its formal assertion , whether nominal or real , is an essential element in all industrial disputes of the period : ‘ But I am also the Director of the Mines , that is to say the head [ chef ] of a large population of workers … |
| 2 | The early evening rush hour slowed my return to Stuart Street but I was still the first home to No. 9 , and even Lisabeth seemed to be out or at least locked in her cage . |
| 3 | ‘ My parents left enough money to make sure I went to the same school as Elise , but I was never the academic type — too fond of games . |
| 4 | Stephanie , who on screen proved she was Queen Bitch , turned on Caulfield , sharpened her acting talons and told him , ‘ Not only am I going to prove in front of the camera that I am your mother , but I 'm also the person who will knock you into shape . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You 've no reason to trust me , but I 'm probably the only person capable of saving the President . |
| 6 | ‘ I did n't kill him , but I 'm probably the last person to have seen him alive . |
| 7 | I never thought I 'd be saying this but I 'm now the proud owner of my very first home . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 'm still the man in possession . |
| 9 | But I 'm still the champion , and I 'm still a better fighter than he is . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm the world champion I know , but I 'm still the same boy who raced his Vespa through the streets of Riolo . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've matured as a cricketer through playing against better players but I 'm still the same bloke I was three or four years ago , ’ he said . |
| 12 | But I 'm really the person to come and see and I liaise with all these bodies as such . |
| 13 | Because you get that silence in the room and mmm you want to fill it so but you 're right the use of the pause effective and particularly with a variation in pitch that gives that emphasis the two combined together can be very very effective . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh , he made out you were different , but you 're just the same . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ But you 're hardly the model of perfection . |
| 16 | ‘ You may look like a brainless little urchin , but you are certainly the daughter of my flesh . ’ |
| 17 | But you were always the one for boats I 'm always thankful to remember how happy that made father , the way you shared his feeling for boats and water . |
| 18 | But she is also the symbol for a return of life into that darkness . |
| 19 | But she is still the same MP ; I do n't think she has moved an inch . ’ |
| 20 | goddess in human form whose symbol was the throne of mother of Horus and the king , but she was also the sister-wife of Osiris and protector of the dead . |
| 21 | They 're not hard once you understand what you 're doing how you get it because you 're sharing out but they 're probably the most awkward when you 've got mixed whole numbers counting numbers and fractions all in together . |
| 22 | Erm the maximum score of that expression is obtained when Z X equals Z Y. So , the maximum time is when the two paired standard scores are a exactly the same , not just they 're both positive or both negative , but they 're exactly the same value as well . |
| 23 | But they 're never the right size for that it wants . |
| 24 | This , I think sums up the Kitchens rather neatly — they 're not much like corporate-trousered rock stars , but they 're hardly the Manic Street Preachers attempting to bring down the system from within either . |
| 25 | Indexed files take a little longer to access than random files and it is necessary to have a separate index file , but they are generally the best space/speed compromise for files holding a large amount of data . |
| 26 | Yet , we find , not only is there widespread discrimination against older people in the provision of health care , but they are also the victims of restricted assumptions about the quality of health which can be expected in old age . |
| 27 | They might be a conglomerate of poseurs , ex-Leaguers and Mike Channon wannabees , but they are also the best club in the division . |
| 28 | The double answer — schools are different from but they are also the same as other organizations — was confirmed when Handy and Aitken ( 1986:34 ) asked whether , in their essentials , schools were just like other organizations . |
| 29 | Cases of this kind are few indeed , but they are exactly the cases which are read widely by everyone , including future victims of sexual assault . |
| 30 | Colin Barnes , the fashion illustrator , who has known her since St Martin 's , says , ‘ Of course outspoken people tread on toes , but they are often the ones who make waves and achieve something . ’ |