Example sentences of "but [pron] be [det] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But there are many obstacles which may prevent the potential being realised . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | These are women holding on to the value of their tears , but there are many others who have been made to feel ashamed . |
| 6 | But there are many women who do not belong to any groups or organisations . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | But there are many people who would not find it fulfilling to be themselves at any cost and at the expense of another . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But there are several things I have to do first . ’ |
| 12 | With modern antibiotic therapy , death from strangles is almost unheard of , but there are several complications which can occur after the disease . |
| 13 | The operation is illegal in India , but there are several doctors who , for a fee , are willing to take the risk . |
| 14 | As we have often said , running trains or restoring locomotives is well beyond what a small society like ours could hope to achieve , but there are several ideas I would like to explore that might be realistic . |
| 15 | But there are some things which can never be rightly explained . |
| 16 | I have shaken hands with a great many friends , but there are some things I want to know which no-one seems able to explain . |
| 17 | But there are some orders I should like carried out . |
| 18 | But there are some thing she ca n't change , like the way he shoves his hand into his pocket , his preference for classical music to Dire Straits , and looking at buildings rather than eyeing up the latest cat-walk creations |
| 19 | But there are some couples who have taken an ideological stance against it . |
| 20 | Some children of seven or eight know exactly what they are doing but there are some 13-years-olds who do n't seem to know . ’ |
| 21 | Well , that 's true , but there are some people whom you 'd rather not have in your house , that you really ca n't do much to avoid coming , can you really ? |
| 22 | The prevalence of this diminishes with time after the event , which you might think peculiar , but there are fewer patients who have been followed up for five years . |
| 23 | The police deny it , because it is against the law , but there are few motorists who do n't believe it exists . |
| 24 | We 've got this erm I actually do n't know why he 's got this nickname but there 's this guy who lives out in er and he 's got the nickname Seamus O'Reilly . |
| 25 | I like to have a laugh and that , but there 's some things you should n't laugh at . |
| 26 | so he said yeah but there 's another way you do it , I said well what 's the point in doing it again , I 've just done it one , he said well yes there 's two ways of doing it |
| 27 | Some pink pills or something but there was all sorts you know hat they used to say put your feet in hot in water , mustard and er fall down the stairs or go on a bus , they used to tell you all sorts of things you know to , and er anyway that 's what happened to me . |
| 28 | But there was some detail he knew he did n't want to remember . |
| 29 | But er they were always er well-remembered , and er w Spanish Civil War through , I suppose nowadays , you call them fringe newspapers , but there was this paper we used to get at the tim at the time It was n't the er Morning Star , or even it 's predecessor , erm but you got a paper and you sort of heard the other side . |
| 30 | ‘ But there was another person who was staying in the same house — the Reverend Arthur Lyle . |