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 | Yes , I expect you do , said Lucy , a tiny precise voice in her ear , but I am not the one to help you . |
| 3 | But I am not the most efficient of fell walkers ; others may go up top to conquer the summits ; I prefer to wander in the dales . |
| 4 | But I am not the automaton you appear to believe . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Paul , I do n't know if you have realised this yet , but I am not the understudy to the part of the father . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Of course I was terrified when it happened , ’ she recalls , ‘ but I 'm not the sort to be beaten . |
| 10 | ‘ But I 'm not the same person . |
| 11 | ‘ I was disappointed at what happened , but I 'm not the only one who has been through something like that . |
| 12 | But I 'm not the last . |
| 13 | ‘ But I 'm not the one he 's written to — it 's not addressed to me . |
| 14 | But I 'm not the least bit maternal . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't mind getting my own meals while I 'm here , but I 'm not the dutiful little housewife any more , Julius . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But I 'm not the woman you need to fill the gap Lotta left in your life ! ’ |
| 17 | erm but I 'm not the sort to sort of push meself forward in front of other people |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'm not the fool you believe me to be either . |
| 19 | I know but I 'm not the ideal member am I ? , go to Scraptof more than thing |
| 20 | You said er , I told , I told him I was fed up with the General Secretary of this union that had n't given us any backing and you said sorry Phil , but I 'm not the General Secretary . |
| 21 | ‘ You 've no reason to trust me , but I 'm probably the only person capable of saving the President . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't kill him , but I 'm probably the last person to have seen him alive . |
| 23 | I never thought I 'd be saying this but I 'm now the proud owner of my very first home . |
| 24 | ‘ But I 'm still the man in possession . |
| 25 | But I 'm still the champion , and I 'm still a better fighter than he is . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm the world champion I know , but I 'm still the same boy who raced his Vespa through the streets of Riolo . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | But I 'm really the person to come and see and I liaise with all these bodies as such . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | I do n't mean here , this version necessarily , but you 're not the only person in the world who keeps up with the wider literature , you know . |