Example sentences of "but i be not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I expect you do , said Lucy , a tiny precise voice in her ear , but I am not the one to help you . |
| 2 | It is very unfortunate because we want all our best players for such an important match , but I am not going to embroider it . |
| 3 | May own efforts at making custard , on what I think was called a Hydra Burner , may have been forgotten by those who subsequently had to eat the awful stuff , but I am not likely to forget the watery culinary disaster ! |
| 4 | The hut seems the ideal place to stay the night if the storm holds , but I am not sure if I am allowed to : it is full of instructions which are all written in Icelandic . |
| 5 | But I am not like that . |
| 6 | Of course , I agree that the livestock information centre offers an excellent service , but I am not able to agree with the rest of his item . |
| 7 | But I am not so much angry , she decided , as upset at being misunderstood , at this complete and utter disregard of my situation . |
| 8 | A virtue which , I realize , makes me too vulnerable , but I am not going to discard it now . |
| 9 | And Onassis said , ‘ I am rich , but I am not rich enough to pay for all this ! ’ |
| 10 | Most are useful and work well but I am not convinced of the value of a pictogram that shows the direction of airflow in the cabin , nor do I wish to have a reprimand from a stern-sounding lady if I do n't close the door properly . |
| 11 | Kirsch is a good addition , but I am not as crazy about this combination as Europe seems to be ; orange of any kind is much better . |
| 12 | ‘ Not easily , not quickly , but I am not prepared to abandon the ambition of having a fully working economy , and having a fully working economy means there are jobs available for just about everybody who is looking for a job . ’ |
| 13 | There may be some people who would like to see you break your neck , but I am not one of them . ’ |
| 14 | Admittedly , in recent years , top coaches such as ‘ Chalkie ’ White at Leicester and Alan Davies at Nottingham has provided a focus and created a centre of excellence which has attracted players but I am not so sure that the same parameters still apply . |
| 15 | But , one well-placed Labour MP said : ‘ Neil may have got away with it in 1983 , but I am not sure it is acceptable in 1992 . ’ |
| 16 | But I am not nice . |
| 17 | When I read a novel the emotions aroused in me bring the experience of the events of the narrative into the present , but I am not likely to be misled into thinking it is actually happening for there are enough indicators in the environment to assure me that it is not . |
| 18 | I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ? |
| 19 | But I am not saying that Dr. Briant should necessarily be stopped from making his scientific searches , for his ability to do so is as God-given as that warning . |
| 20 | But I am not an expert , sergeant . |
| 21 | ‘ But I am not your daughter . |
| 22 | He produced newspaper cuttings proving that BB came to Nefta but I am not convinced that she stayed in the Hotel de la Liberté , whose plumbing leaves everything to be desired . |
| 23 | I hope so , but I am not going to argue the case one way or the other , nor to speculate over its possible memic evolution . |
| 24 | It is ignored for cast after cast , using a new crust each time of course , but I am not surprised for I am having great difficulty keeping the line from bowing , for the current is slightly faster between the crust and the bank . |
| 25 | Nobody suggests that this is all due to lead , but I am not aware that either Rutter or anybody else has provided any convincing alternative explanation for the phenomenon . |
| 26 | But I am not sure how much they will actually need it . ’ |
| 27 | But I am not all that keen on boxed sets anyway . |
| 28 | But I am not too keen on performances which concentrate entirely on rhetorical expression , and thereby lose both the singing quality , and the logic of the ‘ long line ’ . |
| 29 | I did get a little warm milk from Rosa ( but I am not at all keen on milk ) and the warmest place at Low Birk Hatt , in fact , was the cow byre . |
| 30 | But I have sometimes thought there might be a problem in the afterlife , if there is such a thing — one hopes but I am not convinced — when one is supposed to be reunited with one 's loved ones . |