Example sentences of "but [adv] they be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with older children we use the story as the possible starting point , but shift the point of view , so that they are not simply acting out what they have heard but rather they are making decisions which affect the drama . |
| 2 | But apparently they 're doing quite well on a Wednesday with the students . |
| 3 | The buses tell us they 've no particular problems , but obviously they are getting held up where the traffic is busy . |
| 4 | Whose arms went out first they would never know , but suddenly they were holding each other tightly , their mouths hungry for each other . |
| 5 | The outline agreement they reached recently about the country 's transition to full democracy still has to be discussed at a multi-party forum to be re-convened along the lines of the previous Convention for a Democratic South Africa ( CODESA ) ; but already they are beginning to position themselves for elections which are likely to be a year away . |
| 6 | But tonight they 're doing neither . |
| 7 | This may have had nothing to do with my arrival and more to do with some riots on the occasion of the funeral of the assassinated opposition leader but clearly they were taking no chances . |
| 8 | Their economy and population were both suffering , but also they were becoming wary of the Dzhungars ' increasing strength . |
| 9 | But really they 're looking at the the er sounds you 're making and the language you 're using rather what , they 're not interested in what we 're saying . |
| 10 | At first you 'd think they were just looking but really they were turning things over and over in their hands to see how they were made and checking out the cut so they could rip them off . |
| 11 | The students have learned all about cricketing failure in recent seasons , but now they 're handing out lessons in the game . |
| 12 | ’ But now they 're looking for me everywhere , ’ She went on . |
| 13 | But now they 're having a heated debate about script changes , so I grabbed the chance to escape for a few minutes . ’ |
| 14 | They have been a power behind the scene for centuries , but now they 're coming to the fore . |
| 15 | But now they 're doing the whole thing all over again . |
| 16 | but the , but the proce , the , er the , the whole thing works on the same principal but now they 're doing it without , with less effort . |
| 17 | Aye , timber boats but now they 're making fibreglass ones but they 're not so good in the loch for the the water runs up them quicker they 're so smooth . |
| 18 | But now they 're filming it for an appreciative video audience |
| 19 | But now they are defying their own interests too . |
| 20 | Major companies still believe corporate hospitality plays a vital role in achieving marketing goals , but now they are having to justify the expense . |
| 21 | ‘ In the past customers tended to buy far more on price , ’ Anthony explained , ‘ but now they are becoming more conscious of the importance of service , more aware that better service can deliver bottom line benefits . |
| 22 | But now they are closing them we 've got so many good teachers out of work where ten years ago we were fighting to get good teachers and smaller classes but now you see , we 've got smaller classes |
| 23 | The club has criticised the fans for not turning up in bigger numbers to support the club but now they are turning their criticism on the manager . |
| 24 | In the last century , Stivvies had been able to compete for contracts with the numerous small British railways , but now they were beginning to amalgamate . |
| 25 | They were speaking words she could not grasp but now they were speaking them to her rather than to each other and their tone was sympathetic , cajoling . |
| 26 | The men were in the same position , but now they were looking at each other . |
| 27 | They had been fleeing from the pursuing cloud front , but now they were charging to meet its attack . |
| 28 | Concerning the current strike he declared ‘ AFPFL originally had nothing to do with it but now they were backing it and he was finding difficulty in restraining some of his party from adding fuel to the fire . ’ |
| 29 | But now they were standing at the head of a deep valley in the moor with their ears and tails down . |
| 30 | These three usually spent their time crying and quarrelling , but today they were sitting quietly around their mother in the sitting-room . |