Example sentences of "but [pron] be the [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 | ‘ You may have memories of friendship with him , but I 'm the man you want . ’ |
| 3 | But you 're the ones it 's not me it 's you that counts in the end . |
| 4 | ‘ The two signs complement each other , but you are the twin I want , not Dana . ’ |
| 5 | but you were the person who actually worked out the , what costs would go in this document were n't you ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Like most players it was always McGurk 's dream to play in an All Ireland senior final , but there was the danger it would remain simply that , a dream . |
| 8 | But they 're the ones who matter . |
| 9 | And yet some people come and say — ‘ Oh you have a hard time , with no washing machine and no hoover ’ , but they 're the ones who moan ! |
| 10 | but they 're the ones who always |
| 11 | But they 're the ones I ordered , do you order those under S M B ? |
| 12 | But they 're the ones you have to look out for — they 'll turn on you , sudden . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But they 're the terms they 've set . ’ |
| 14 | Not a cheesy one that mentions their names , but they 're the people I miss . |
| 15 | Riders like Ronnie McAllister , Phil Reid , Dean Cooper , Bill Rice , Brian Gardiner and George Jeffers may not have their names on everyone 's lips , but they are the boys who hold the future in their hands . |
| 16 | But they were the ones who buggered off . |
| 17 | Inevitably , with inflation , only a small group profited but they were the men who directed some important changes in the country 's agricultural and industrial patterns , and whose conspicuous consumption we have already seen . |
| 18 | But he is the stuff which above all others makes a great people . |
| 19 | But he is the optimist who doubled his stake in March . |
| 20 | But he 's the sort who wo n't worry too much about that as long as he follows the course he believes will revitalise Liverpool . |
| 21 | He was naked and there was no longer a burn upon his face , but he was the brother she remembered . |
| 22 | But it is the Duchess herself who most obviously embodies those qualities of courage and fidelity that act as an antidote to the surrounding evil . |
| 23 | But it is the farmers who are the hardest to interest ( although all planting is grant-aided ) . |
| 24 | The ability to write clearly and well is a tool of the trade and a very necessary one , but it is the idea which you have that will make your advertising stand out from the rest . |
| 25 | But it is the differences which are the primary consideration in premarriage counselling . |
| 26 | There are certain properties we inherit but it is the conditions we live under which dictate how we will develop them and to what purpose we will put them . |
| 27 | But it is the university itself which gives the scene its elegance . |
| 28 | This seems mild enough compared to the everyday manipulation of today 's multi-track techniques ; but it is the exception which proves the rule . |
| 29 | Not exactly subtle , considering the case 's complexity , but it is the verdict which no doubt still lingers in people 's minds months after the convictions were quashed . |
| 30 | But it is the cinema which has blended all these different forms together to create potent and resonant imagery , a visual and aural imagery of powerful locomotives , billowing smoke , clattering rails , and melancholy train whistles , allied to the ideal dramatic potential of a mixed group of passengers thrown together by circumstance for the duration of the journey . |