Example sentences of "but [adv] it be [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But perhaps it is asking too much to expect some sort of articulated political goal — especially of the young adolescents who are responsible for the bulk of working-class crime . |
| 2 | Sherriffe , a raw bustling wing , also showed that he knew his way to the line , but perhaps it was fitting that the elusive Purdy should be credited with his side 's final try . |
| 3 | Non-executive directors , that is a strength erm it 's also a threat but it is also a strength but basically it 's acting as a sort of yardstick to control or actually guide the actual management right down from board level right down the company there . |
| 4 | It was to be 1858 before the government explicitly extended freedom of speech , but inadvertently it was beginning to relax as early as 1856 . |
| 5 | As far as he knows Women in Love has not been adapted for the stage before , but already it is causing much interest from other theatres and companies . |
| 6 | It is still in its infancy , still drifting clumsily about in its primeval soup , but already it is achieving evolutionary change at a rate that leaves the old gene panting far behind . |
| 7 | It was as if she had smelt a meal cooking in the next room ; it might not be a meal she wanted to eat , but already it was nourishing her . |
| 8 | It was only 7.30 am but already it was getting hot . |
| 9 | But already it was becoming unbearably hot . |
| 10 | well not posters , the horsewatch is a prime example where I wanted to look at setting a format in a particular way , and to sit at the side of either Alf or Tracey well now alter it to that or to that I 'm sure they 'd do it , but nevertheless it 's putting them off their work . |
| 11 | So I thought I 'd put in for that , it was a lateral move you know , but still it was getting back to my depot and nearer my home . |
| 12 | Not only was it , in Horton , recreating the age of the large mental hospital , but also it was seeking exemption from the DHSS requirement that health authorities put their ancillary services out to private tender . |
| 13 | You know : it had declined , it looked dead , but really it was sleeping . |
| 14 | Alright but now it is starting it is starting to deteriorate quite badly because people are now noticing . |
| 15 | For this he was hounded into the political wilderness ; but now it is happening . |
| 16 | The tattoo was a moment 's impulse and cost just a few pounds , but now it 's taking up the time and resources of the NHS . |
| 17 | But now it 's recruiting three hundred temporary employees for between three and six months to help launch the production of several new machines . |
| 18 | But now it 's recruiting three hundred temporary employees for between three and six months to help launch the production of several new machines . |
| 19 | ‘ But now it 's becoming so expensive to make programmes we are being forced into making sure we are going along the right lines . |
| 20 | Recently , fashion has been very safe , but now it 's becoming more aggressive , it 's making more statements , and the French are going to do well because of that , ’ says Guy Tolson . |
| 21 | She had felt so confident at the outset in her ability to keep track of time , but now it was beginning to desert her . |
| 22 | The sand under his feet had been crusty at first , ribbed , but now it was turning smooth , soft , unmarked . |
| 23 | The obligation to alert Vitor to his paternity had stalked her since the day of Thomas 's birth , but now it was breathing down her neck . |
| 24 | It had been a preoccupation for several years , but now it was becoming intense . |
| 25 | But today it is providing many useful applications in the financial sector |
| 26 | But today it was going to be different . |
| 27 | The er dealing with obstructions was difficult to financially , but initially it 's going to be er coaxed with er within the existing budget . |
| 28 | But then it is puzzling why so little reduction has occurred in Europe as a whole . |
| 29 | Another sixteen well or a Sierra with a bigger engine but then it 's getting more expensive is n't it ? |
| 30 | This is one view of thinking but again it is thinking restricted by the limitations of the laboratory situation where the problem must be easily assimilated and the proposed solution is readily measurable . |