Example sentences of "but he [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1959 he inherited from a brother his father 's barony of Trevethin , but he continued to be styled Oaksey . |
| 2 | But he continued to be interested in the principles behind tribal art rather than in the aesthetic appeal of individual objects ; and these principles could be embodied even in the contemporary ‘ forgeries ’ which quickly began to be produced in quite large numbers to meet the demand for ‘ primitive ’ art . |
| 3 | It was Wharton 's 14th win in 15 fights — the other bout ended in a draw — but he seemed to be allowing the fight to slip away from him through uncharacteristic casualness in the fifth and sixth rounds . |
| 4 | It was very hot and I worried that he might be overdoing it , but he seemed to be wonderfully adaptable , and the sudden transmogrification from desk-bound boffin to agricultural worker seemed to have no effect at all on his physical well-being . |
| 5 | He did n't wander over to the rack of imported American comic books as he usually did , but he seemed to be watching the street outside . |
| 6 | But he seemed to be about to ring off , and I said I 'd go round the next day . |
| 7 | Edward shouted back something that the wind carried away , but he seemed to be saying , once again , that he was not very used to boats . |
| 8 | Tallis could not see clearly but he seemed to be pushing something on to the staff , working it round until , with a crack , it slid into position . |
| 9 | She 'd done a bit of elementary choreography for Therese and Gesner , but he seemed to be all right , a bit standoffish and dignified perhaps , but then he was the star . |
| 10 | She wanted to think that Matthew deserved better , but he seemed to be rather enjoying the puzzling little game of hearts that was being played . |
| 11 | No , but he seemed to be great , he said , he said well he said to , to me he said she 's with the real thing and she wants to go for it |
| 12 | The images so vague in his mind were now quite clear and distinct but he had to be certain : the solution must be presented like a concise clear legal document , everything in its right place and , unfortunately , there were still gaps to be filled and ragged ends tidied up . |
| 13 | But he had to be untutored , a tree agent . |
| 14 | In 1988 he moved again , this time to Lotus , but he had to be content with watching the McLaren duo of Alain Prost and fellow Brazilian Ayrton Senna in front of him for most of the season . |
| 15 | Liu Chang had said as much , but he had to be sure . |
| 16 | She was a willowy five feet , five inches , but he had to be over six feet . |
| 17 | He had power , but he had to be responsible in the exercise of it . |
| 18 | But he had to be kept at arm 's length , because of Victoria , and because of the other three nurses . |
| 19 | Annadale teenager Adam Smith set a new NI youths ' triple jump record with 13.59 metres , but he had to be content with second place , victory going to Ballymena 's Mickey McDonald who jumped 13.76 . |
| 20 | When he was asked why he himself did not become one , he replied that all men wanted to be Senators but he did not ; he did not want to be the same as other men who were as the uncoloured cloth of the Toga but he wished to be the red , that small and brilliant portion which causes the rest to be comely and beautiful . |
| 21 | He was in Bass 's Straits on 16 April but he managed to be in Hobart for the birth of his son on 6 May . |
| 22 | Indeed he was a great admirer of the Greek philosopher , many of whose concepts stayed with Galileo for a long time , but he demanded to be allowed freedom from dogma and interference to pursue the truth . |
| 23 | ‘ Robert did n't say I must go back to work after the baby ’ , Lucy told me , ‘ but he began to be reluctant about switching on electric fires and looking disapproving if I did ’ . |
| 24 | Again and again she had told him there was nothing she could say that would help him , but he refused to be distracted from his goal . |
| 25 | Mr Vernon Malcolm , managing director of the company which supplies parts for Nissan , said most of his employees were paid at least £3.40 an hour , but he needed to be able to set his own rates of pay rather than having them imposed by government . |
| 26 | ‘ A lot of people probably think he is too fat when he is jumping , ’ says John , ‘ but he seems to be better for carrying a bit of weight ; he has more energy . |
| 27 | I 've thought of asking Bryan if we could change to that , but he seems to be happy with the sound . |
| 28 | ‘ But he seems to be getting worse , not better , ’ protested Jenny . |
| 29 | Other changes , this is the Commons ' Heritage Committee of MPs who er were sitting yesterday , under their er leader Gerald Kaufman , the former Labour politician , well he still is a Labour politician , but er he 's not so high profile now in politics , but he seems to be creating a bit of a stir here . |
| 30 | His father , Keith , said : ‘ He was in terrible shock for a while but he seems to be getting back to his normal self . ’ |