Example sentences of "but they be [being] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	But they 're being rewoven now , in England .
2	They 're the same as Billy , mostly , but they 're being manipulated from the top .
3	Well they wo n't ring in , Melanie , at the moment and er we 're r ringing round their homes and trying to trying to get them out of their beds and things , but they 're being a little elusive .
4	But they are being very brave . ’
5	Many thought that greenery would go away when times got tough but they are being proved wrong .
6	But they are being rather generous ; whatever Beccaria may have privately thought or hinted at , he never developed his position on these matters .
7	But they are being forced to do it by fragrant Virginia , who 's actually trying to reduce the ability of dentists to perform in the National Health Service as they want to do , and as they always have done .
8	The beautiful shells , corals or tortoiseshell souvenirs that are offered in exotic places such as the Caribbean or Indian Ocean islands are very attractive , but they are being seriously over-exploited .
9	Barrow said : ‘ I 've had talks with both players but they are being paid by Preston until July so understandably are in no hurry to make up their minds .
10	It can cause problems if patients ' case records are held at the place from which they went on leave of absence , but they are being seen for review elsewhere or are attending some other facility such as an out-patient clinic or a day hospital .
11	Mr Ken Hipwood of Anglian Water said that the costs of dealing with the nitrate problem had been calculated but they were being kept secret . ’
12	But they were being pessimistic .
13	She was marshalling all her reserves of anger and distaste , but they were being insidiously undermined by a sensation she could n't begin to describe .
14	But they were being given permission to borrow up to £628 million provided £75 million were raised by way of ERDF grants .

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