Example sentences of "but [pron] be [art] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Other cars were parked on the lines — it was difficult to find a space ! — but I was the driver he chose .
2 But I 'm a wage-earner myself , you know , now , ’ she said , and her thoughts travelled back to the past month , when she had eked out their very slender resources by taking out a couple of children every afternoon .
3 But I 'm no nymphet myself , ’ she said proudly .
4 ‘ You may have memories of friendship with him , but I 'm the man you want . ’
5 But you 're the ones it 's not me it 's you that counts in the end .
6 But you are a teacher yourself !
7 ‘ The two signs complement each other , but you are the twin I want , not Dana . ’
8 but you were the person who actually worked out the , what costs would go in this document were n't you ?
9 She is always a gaijin ( a foreigner ) in a world that jealously protects its insular identity , but she is a gaijin who has penetrated Japan more deeply than most .
10 Well not all the time , nobody 's right all the time , but she is a right she is right a lot of the time Jonathan because some of them children misbehave
11 Both she and John Smith have denied suggestions that they are running mates on a ‘ dream ticket ’ , but she is the deputy he would prefer .
12 Th one person did it very well apparently but she was a person who er an older person who was n't working .
13 ‘ A proper old duck ’ , she was known as locally , but she was a duck who had somehow acquired a set of sharp teeth with a bite .
14 With Brian Reid deciding to ride at Scarborough , Joey Dunlop has the 250cc championship wrapped up but there is a possibility his brother Robert will be in action on a Yamaha .
15 I 'll speak to the owners first but there is a possibility I might end up withdrawing Cab on Target . ’
16 There has n't been much opportunity to do anything new , but there is a painting which will be the final work in the catalogue and which I have yet to complete .
17 But there is a question there is a p another point here that having got to the position we 're in , erm does it How much are we going to be affected by the extent of the commitments ?
18 But there is a by-law which prevents the keeping of asses or swine within the burgh limits of Inverness . ’
19 Tomorrow he will announce yet another expedition , but there is a suspicion it will not involve the poles .
20 SEVE Ballesteros may not be taking part in golf 's World Cup in Madrid this week , but there is a player who bears an amazing resemblance to him .
21 but there is a lot I mean , but how do you get in ?
22 It is popularly assumed that it has medicinal benefits , but there is no evidence whatever to support this , and much evidence to the contrary .
23 But there is no evidence they were by Bosnian Serb forces . ’
24 One prostitute said : ‘ I do n't like what I do , I hate what I do , but there is no beating it for all the money you can get .
25 The first of these happens when the process can fail to terminate but there is no communication it can either accept or refuse .
26 ‘ We may be looking at a racial motive , but there is no doubt they were copying the other carjackings . ’
27 RANGERS might not be the best side in the European Cup , but there is no doubt they possess the will to win the competition .
28 ‘ I always rated Pally at Ayresome Park , but there is no doubt he has blossomed on a bigger stage .
29 ‘ The government have raised great expectations but there is no sign whatever of their being honoured under the present arrangements . ’
30 It might be comforting to see the balance of power in the hands of the defence rather than the offence — but there is no assurance it would stay there .
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