Example sentences of "but [pron] be in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone is in that position . ’ |
| 2 | Investing all this hope in a girl I hardly knew was , in retrospect , highly dangerous , but I was in that sort of a mood . |
| 3 | ‘ I wanted to tell you the morning you left , but you were in such a hurry to be gone and — ’ |
| 4 | But she was in such a hurry that she just could n't stay for long enough to help me with breastfeeding Stephen . |
| 5 | Marguerite was not exactly a motherly woman , but she was in some way comfortable . |
| 6 | They are writers who have parted company , but who are in some ways at one . |
| 7 | ‘ But we were in some trees , and so — ’ He made a motion with one finger across his throat . |
| 8 | Not only have many such parties appeared on the scene during the present century — the communist parties and anti-colonial parties such as the Indian National Congress — but there is in all socialist parties ( as well as in some right-wing parties , such as the fascist parties of the 1920s ) a persistent element of non-participating opposition . |
| 9 | Perhaps he was wearing his customary flat cap and voluminous raincoat , but there is in any case something highly appropriate about this scene of forlornness and dampness ; the picture of Eliot in a prospect of drizzle evokes a quality in the man himself . |
| 10 | But there was in any case no doubt that the areas of the family , education , and public morality constituted part of the sacred sphere . |
| 11 | ‘ But they 're in this with us . ’ |
| 12 | Most of them are indeed trying to pull the ‘ off with the old , on with the new ’ wife replacement technique but they are in such an emotional mess that they subconsciously drive away any woman who tries to get close to them . |
| 13 | But he 's in such a bad mood at the moment . |
| 14 | Swift is normally the most phlegmatic of characters but he was in such a state of fluster on that occasion that he missed touch and found Smith instead . |
| 15 | ‘ But he was in this one ? ’ |
| 16 | But he was in any event fascinated by his childhood and adolescence , and by the time he died this juvenile field had been fruitfully tilled and probably exhausted . |
| 17 | But it is in many ways an odd , unbalanced discography , one that would have puzzled Byrd himself , and which puzzles those who know the true length and breadth of Byrd 's achievement . |
| 18 | Arcturus can be found by following round the curve of Ursa Major , but it is in any case quite unmistakable ; it has a K-type spectrum , and is a lovely light orange , so that in binoculars it is beautiful . |
| 19 | Which motive was dominant can only be a matter of opinion , but it is in any case unrealistic to grade them too rigorously . |
| 20 | Which motive was dominant can only be a matter of opinion , but it is in any case unrealistic to grade them too rigorously . |
| 21 | More difficult to identify are the basic factors which are common to all human beings , but it is in these that the international marketer will be most interested , since they provide a basis upon which to market goods in a way which should have broad appeal . |
| 22 | It is one thing to attack the Soviet system or Third World countries not yet under the sway of Western democracies ( and business ) , but it is in these countries that the gospel is spreading like wildfire . |
| 23 | To paraphrase Paul Eluard : There is another Peru , but it is in this one . |
| 24 | Metal detectors designed especially for the professional and hobbyist markets represent just a tiny fraction of the Garrett electronics empire , but it is in this latter sphere that the Garrett name comes to life . |
| 25 | But it was in that beautifully designed and equipped , but comfortable and homely kitchen at Martyr 's Cottage that she had found her healing . |
| 26 | It may seem odd to begin a description of Roland Michell with an excursus into the complicated relations of Blackadder , Cropper and Ash , but it was in these terms that Roland most frequently thought of himself . |