Example sentences of "but [pron] be [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am victim of my own background . |
| 2 | She was sure the neighbourhood would initially be outraged at her living alone , despite the presence of more servants than she knew what to do with , but she was proof against their opinion and she would only be a nine days ' wonder in any case . |
| 3 | They may be resented or hated , but there is admiration for their supposed ‘ industriousness ’ , ‘ ambitiousness ’ , ‘ enterprise ’ , ‘ family values ’ , ‘ respect and care for their elderly ’ , ‘ respect for authority ’ , and so on . |
| 4 | The control of Parliament is perhaps even better illustrated by the fact that few pieces of legislation have been lost in the Commons in the ten years since Mrs Thatcher became prime minister — the Shops Bill comes to mind , but there is talk of its reintroduction in a future session . |
| 5 | But there are professionals for whom this is a daily task , for them Trend have made an adjustable letter box template . |
| 6 | but there are areas in which the accumulation of accretionary increments of knowledge may lead to theoretical transformations by building revolutionary , multi-disciplinary syntheses . |
| 7 | What I recommend you , you look at , I do n't think it 's on your reading list , no it 's not , it 's not on your reading list , but there are copies of it in the library . |
| 8 | This walk does n't actually explore the reserve , but there are trails around it if you want to make a detour . |
| 9 | Kaleida will initially be housed at Apple 's headquarters , but there are plans for it to be relocated to Silicon Valley later in the year . |
| 10 | It is true that these processes may well have a spatial expression in a specific situation , but there are others to which it is difficult to attribute any physical manifestation , or by definition which can not have a spatial expression at all . |
| 11 | But there are changes in what readers know automatically , even leaving aside questions of education , social background , gender , ethnicity or age . |
| 12 | You will see that in a second but there are limitations with it . |
| 13 | At least , I assume this card ( which I am returning ) concerns the man who loves collecting pubic hair — it 's much too learned and technical for me to understand most of it , but there are bits of it which do seem to make it clear . |
| 14 | But there are limits to its tolerance . |
| 15 | But there are limits to what such a institution can achieve . |
| 16 | This fragmentation will be further increased if and when a proposed new national commercial Channel 5 is added to the available terrestrial TV services : this is due to happen by 1995 , but there are doubts about its viability , and the precise format will remain unclear until a contractor is appointed , after a non-decision by the government in late 1992 . |
| 17 | But there are people at my end who will take a great deal of persuading , you understand that ? |
| 18 | Er but what I become , I thought you might become more confrontational but you did n't so so you dug a hole for yourself that you could 've dug out of you sat in there but I think you handled that quite well , but there are people like me out there who think they know it all and will have a go at you . |
| 19 | We ca n't see it , but there are ways into it , although there is no way back . |
| 20 | It must be stressed that the doctor 's advice should be followed ; but there are ways in which you , under the guidance of the community nurse , can help to improve the conditions which affect many residents : |
| 21 | But there 's profit in it . |
| 22 | Now what 's funny about this place is they 're all Italians that are in there but there 's loads of them that live in this particular area , that lived in Bedford for a long time . |
| 23 | But there 's confusion over its new role . |
| 24 | But there was laughter at his response to a question about a reported split among the directors when he said that the board was ‘ united and happy ’ with the direction the club was taking . |
| 25 | But there was laughter at his response to a question about a reported split among the directors when he said that the board was ‘ united and happy ’ with the direction the club was taking . |
| 26 | But there was music in his big , strong hands . |
| 27 | ’ But there was doubt in his voice . |
| 28 | He was smiling at her , but there was concern in his eyes . |
| 29 | D maintained throughout that he had not intended to kill , but there was evidence from which the jury could infer — and did infer — that he intended to cause grievous bodily harm . |
| 30 | He was still holding my arm but there was space between us . |