Example sentences of "but he be [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.

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1 He 's known as a bit of a trouble-maker but he 's really helping and striving to make things work well .
2 In a rough kind of way he was good-looking , but he was heavily built and looked an aggressive type .
3 But he was undeniably withdrawn and pensive .
4 He came straight to us at the castle , and told us how he had found the body , and no question but he was greatly shaken and agitated , as well he might be , guilty or innocent .
5 But he was never mentioned and it was more than her life was worth to ask .
6 But he was there waiting and looked more handsome than ever in a grey suit with a white shirt .
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