Example sentences of "but [pron] be [noun prp] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is Jan Timman who has gained the attention of the Dutch . |
| 2 | There are thus adequate interpretations of the famous harbour and the sea wall , but it is Margaret Wiles who seems to have travelled farthest afield and lets us share with her the joys of a holiday in Greece with both watercolours and canvases of Lixouri , Kasiopi and Kephalonia . |
| 3 | Bob Tistall also has a good chance , but it 's Dixton House everyone is talking about . |
| 4 | But it 's Glenn Hoddle who 's likely to be the focus of attention . |
| 5 | But it was Bob Calder who assumed that role . |
| 6 | The Benevolent Fund had existed for many years , but it was Harry Barber who first inaugurated in the Essex Section the Links scheme in which elderly and retired members keep in touch with each other for mutual support if required . |
| 7 | As a nation the Jews are responsible for his death , but it was Pontius Pilate who delivered him to be crucified , who announced the verdict , who pronounced the sentence . |
| 8 | But it was Bishops Cleve who went close to scoring on the half an hour as Cliff Powell on his debut ran through , his shot was parried by Paul Whittington in the Milton goal , and the Milton defence cleared the ball from the danger area as Mark Gill was on hand for Bishops to pounce on any mistakes made . |
| 9 | Rod Belfitt scored on his home debut for Everton the following day and Roger Kenyon got another , but it was Manchester City who left Goodison as victors 3-2 . |
| 10 | They crowded round with curious eyes as she untied the string but it was Mrs Rae whose face broke into a beaming smile first . |
| 11 | He was really Joe 's uncle but it was Mrs Joe who called him uncle . |
| 12 | But it was E.J. Urwick who most aptly summarized the approach to youth work : |
| 13 | During the building of Cat Bank £3 was paid to Thomas Barrow for damage to his adjoining land , but it was Joseph Barrow who was paid £5 : 13s. : 9d. for land taken to widen the road from the Black Bull Inn to the fell gate — in all 273 yards at 5d . |
| 14 | Big Percy Cherrett fed off him for two seasons but it was Peter Simpson who benefited most from the work of the talented left-winger and it is no coincidence that Peter scored more goals in each of the three seasons in which Clarke was his team-mate than in any of the succeeding campaigns . |
| 15 | But it was Emlyn Williams he conquered at that stage and Emlyn Williams mattered . |
| 16 | But it was West Ham who scored first . |
| 17 | Mr Clinton talked tough to Mr Miyazawa last month about market access ; but it was Mr Bush who took a group of America 's most protectionist businessmen with him to Japan . |
| 18 | But it was Wang Sau-leyan who rose and helped him from his chair ; who walked with him , his arm about his shoulder , to the steps . |
| 19 | She had loved Nellie Farren as Jack — but it was Sylvia Grey she admired the most … |
| 20 | That could lose Mr Lamont his job but it was John Major who took Britain into the ERM with an over-valued pound . |
| 21 | It was barely dawn when Maxim reached Albany but it was Annette Harbinger who opened the door to him . |
| 22 | But it was Lieutenant Harvey who was still leading the charge as he hurdled elegantly over the wire and into no-man's-land . |