Example sentences of "but there be [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am trying to find work but there is just nothing at all . |
| 2 | Pathology means that criminals are not only different from non-criminals , but there is also something ‘ wrong ’ with them . |
| 3 | But there is also something new and odd here . |
| 4 | Carey may be contested , as the Times , the Institute of Directors , Nicholas Fairbairn MP et al have been quick to attempt , but there is surely nothing curious in the head of a Christian church saying there are matters of greater moral significance than making money — unless by curious is meant the fact that Carey is head of a Christian church that also happens to be the established church of the realm . |
| 5 | Some manufacturers provide figures on the energy that new appliances use , but there is usually nothing to compare them with . |
| 6 | He might be a pal of Livingstone 's but there is still nothing to excuse Thompson 's mealy-mouthed attitude. : - . |
| 7 | There is now plenty of choice for the investor who knows what he or she wants to invest in , but there is still something of a vacuum for investors with less than £50,000 which they want to put into shares directly . |
| 8 | With the domestic revolution of the past three decades , our family emotions have certainly thawed , but there is still something to be said for resisting the tendency to involve children in every aspect of the parental life . |
| 9 | One does come across entrepreneurial academics , but there is still something slightly suspect in the academic world about making , as distinct from earning , money which manifests itself in the grey area of consultancy . |
| 10 | Perhaps , as we have seen , members of the public are currently not greatly influenced by such messages ; but there is still something morally wrong about making incorrect moral statements ( cf. von Hirsch , 1996 : ch. 5 ) . |
| 11 | Close proximity to the body sides , the roof and the front screen makes it feel crowded , but there is actually plenty of legroom , and like the Calibra , a roomy footwell with space to rest the left foot ( though do n't forget the test car is in left-hand-drive form ) . |
| 12 | Being only 5′ 2½″ tall myself I too feel very strongly about the unfairness of this , but there is absolutely nothing I can do about it except to warn you that in these circumstances you do need to be very accurate in counting calories in order to achieve a good rate of weight loss . |
| 13 | The portfolio matrix could be used to focus on different risk-return combinations and to develop a corporate mixed risk-return portfolio , but there is absolutely nothing inherent in the McKinsey-GE model which says that this is what a portfolio grid is meant to achieve . |
| 14 | Mike Cotton , cross country secretary of the Cleveland Schools AAA , said : ‘ I feel sorry for the lad but there is absolutely nothing we can do about it . ’ |
| 15 | But there is almost something sad about it — we are talking about people who have become politically impotent . ’ |
| 16 | Says Peter Alliss : " The Open championship is always special , but there is really nothing quite like the Ryder Cup . " |
| 17 | They look after themselves , but there is always someone responsible around if they have any problems . |
| 18 | There is the usual graffiti but there are also plenty of flowers to brighten things up . |
| 19 | There are lots of things about being a Guide which are similar to being a Brownie — but there are also lots of new and exciting things for you to look forward to . |
| 20 | ‘ There are n't many men who would attack a woman on the street but there are plenty who would attack their wife or partner in the privacy of their own home , ’ says Shirley Tulloch of the Community Affairs Branch of the Metropolitan Police . |
| 21 | ‘ The club scene in the North is n't too healthy because the players are spread so thinly but there are still plenty of good ones about , ’ he said . |
| 22 | In the summer , blues and pinks predominate but there are always plenty of white flowers , especially the white forms of cosmos and Campanula persicifolia , to set off the other colours . |
| 23 | We are not too partial to the seaweed , mysterious black-fungus , and other unattractive exotica which tend to be part of our meal , but there are always plenty of other nicer things to choose from . |
| 24 | People talk but there 's probably nothing in it . ’ |
| 25 | Well , that 's obviously a bit of a ridiculous generalisation , but there 's just something about his playing that was unexplainable . |
| 26 | But there 's also something important about it . |
| 27 | But there 's also plenty going on — you can ride the waves on the windsurf or explore rocky caves with a snorkel . |
| 28 | On first encounter it can sound pedestrian , but there 's always something not quite right about the melodies they produce , and the more curiosity that provokes , the more you 're sucked in . |
| 29 | Yes , but there 's always one is n't there . |
| 30 | But there 's always somebody wanting him you know , at that shop . |