Example sentences of "but [pron] be [adj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think this is , I think that I know it w it was the arguments that went on when we were on about going dividend stamps was very interesting , I quite enjoyed them and you can you know , definitely what came out was that erm it was a bad thing because erm people , er maybe it 's good if these stamps are going to the Co-op er going to the hospitals I 'm all for it , but I 'm afraid mine I keep them to for myself and erm er I get so few these days now my Co-op 's gone but erm you know usually I go and get a bag of er , box of teabags with mine , you know and er so I use my stamps now erm . |
| 2 | Mr Chamberlain 's services to the State are infinitely greater than any I have been able to render , but we are both men who are giving all we can give to the service of the State ; we are both men who are , or try to be , actuated by principle in our conduct ; we are men who , I think , have exactly the same views on the political problems of the day ; we are men who I believe — certainly on my side-have esteem and perhaps I may say affection for each other ; but the result of this dynamic force is that we stand here today , he prepared to go into the wilderness if he should be compelled to forsake the Prime Minister , and I prepared to go into the wilderness if I should be compelled to stay with him . |
| 3 | But there is one course which Dermot O'Shea believes is really worthwhile and recognised by the Irish Professional Photographers Association . |
| 4 | But there is one person who still can not afford to be seen with The Quorn . |
| 5 | ‘ We happened to be at the mortuary … not that it will make any difference , but there is one thing we thought you would find interesting . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 7 | But there is one thing I do n't understand . |
| 8 | But there is one theory which will not hold water for a moment ; and that is , that we were sent here to maintain the present Government in office . |
| 9 | But there is this centre which is right op on Parliament Street opposite Boots and you can go in there and all these leaflets that I 've got come from there , you can get those any time , they also have all the timetables , they also have all , have all the other information and two ladies sitting there , voluntary , er who will phone up and get you any information on any subject that you want . |
| 10 | But there are chronic conditions which mean longer stays . |
| 11 | You ca n't usually " turn off " the picture in the same way you can turn down the sound but there are various ways you can organise things so that the class is presented with the soundtrack only : |
| 12 | But there are new regulations which we have to bring in . |
| 13 | But there are many obstacles which may prevent the potential being realised . |
| 14 | Many from ethnic minorities belong to the main-line churches , but there are many others who are unfamiliar with the English language and culture and may find that Western ways of worship do not meet their needs . |
| 15 | These are women holding on to the value of their tears , but there are many others who have been made to feel ashamed . |
| 16 | But there are many women who do not belong to any groups or organisations . |
| 17 | We make sure and many of our tenants , of course , are in receipt of housing benefit , those on the lowest incomes , and for them housing benefit will meet most , if not all , of the increase , but there are many tenants who do n't get housing benefit who will have to pay the increase themselves . |
| 18 | Going out , especially at night , may seem particularly dangerous for people on their own , but there are many things you can do to promote your safety whether you are a man or a woman . |
| 19 | But there are many people who would not find it fulfilling to be themselves at any cost and at the expense of another . |
| 20 | Certainly we need road space for those who must drive , but there are many drivers who would willingly change ( or revert ) to public transport given some inducement — like services that are more frequent , more reliable and more widely available , or a further disincentive to the scandal of non-essential company cars that make commuting free of charge to their users . |
| 21 | In the 1990s class divisions are in many respects less consciously felt than they were in the post-war era , but there are other divisions which pose a threat to the sense of community , national identity and social cohesion . |
| 22 | Constrained resources will inevitably act as a brake on research and new developments , but there are other factors which work against this , and give us reason to be encouraged . |
| 23 | We have shown how drama may suffer if there are insufficient signals to remind the participants of the real world but there are other factors which may deter entry into the dramatic fiction . |
| 24 | But there are other factors which may be contributing to the lack of small fish in the upper layers of the sea — which is where the main problem seems to lie . |
| 25 | The choice of financing method will clearly be constrained by availability of different forms of finance , but there are other factors which have a greater influence on companies ' decisions . |
| 26 | The special position of the chief constable has been discussed in Chapter 4 , but there are other officers whose position grants them a degree of independent authority . |
| 27 | But there are other manifestations which , properly planned and resourced , can and do yield well . |
| 28 | I am not permitted to have intercourse for three weeks after surgery , but there are other things we can do and we do them . |
| 29 | She said : ‘ We ought to go straight to meet Cobalt but there are other things I want first . ’ |
| 30 | The client expresses and believes in different , more rational interpretations — ‘ There is no rule which says somebody must love someone else , it would have been great if she 'd turned up but there are other girls I could ask out . |