Example sentences of "but [adv] [pers pn] be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't wanted another argument , but perversely she was now filled with deep resentment at the way he was hijacking her right to tear him to pieces . |
| 2 | Prime Minister David Lange may be know internationally as the David who slew the nuclear giant , but locally he 's better known as the man whose monetarist Minister of Finance , Roger Douglas , has led a successful crusade to corporatise government and unshackle the economuy . |
| 3 | It was n't easy to get Nigel out of the window — and the large oval bed of rose bushes with the most vicious imaginable thorns , immediately underneath the window , did n't help — but eventually he was again steered into the back of the Volvo , and Alan drove off with Dei at his side . |
| 4 | Until then the grist mill existed , but presumably it was then demolished or converted . |
| 5 | The buyers are still there but perhaps they are now behaving rather more discreetly . |
| 6 | But perhaps I 'm just dreaming . |
| 7 | It was called the Psychological Club , but basically it was all centred around this one very strange guy who had interpreted Jung 's teachings in a very strange way . |
| 8 | ‘ But personally he 's well stimulated and satisfied ? ’ |
| 9 | But suddenly she was doubly shaken , and could only stare in astonishment at the tall , lean , aristocratic-looking man who had rounded that same corner in time to see all that had happened . |
| 10 | The girls wept as they left the shop but soon they were eagerly planning to apply to one of the factories such as the Meccano which was now on war work . |
| 11 | But anyway we 're just picking one particular example here and we 've got a T. And it 's a very small er example of a pattern . |
| 12 | ‘ The medals represent the overall effort of the entire UN peace-keeping force in Bosnia , but nevertheless I 'm deeply honoured to have been recognised in this way , I 'm just one of the fortunate ones . ’ |
| 13 | But finally she is apparently moved by the piteous sight of the distressed supplicant and laboriously counts out 995 roubles change . |
| 14 | His father , David Ashworth , is wanted for questioning by murder squad detectives but yesterday he was still missing . |
| 15 | But like they 're just doing a survey |
| 16 | But like he was just sat there ! |
| 17 | He had already dreamt about her often , but usually she was fully dressed and smiling enigmatically as she waited on him , bringing him food and wine . |
| 18 | But erm it just er hopefully because yeah but really they 're just trying to investigate to make sure that we did n't act fraudulently in any way . |
| 19 | But really I was there to look at the pictures . ’ |
| 20 | He told me this foolish theory many times , but really he was just telling it to himself : the less of a woman be made me out to be , the less of a lover he would need to be . |
| 21 | Not only are they moving away , but often they are also moving to a place totally unsuitable for elderly people . |
| 22 | Assertions can be signalled by writing " I would suggest " , or " I would argue " , but often it is just assumed that whatever you say is your suggestion or argument . |
| 23 | Women were interrupted less as bosses than as subordinates , but overall they were still interrupted more than men . |
| 24 | Perhaps he did finally but originally it was merely to defeat my father . ’ |
| 25 | White friends that I 've got , their mums argued at first , but now they 're just bringing the baby up as their own . |
| 26 | Apart from rifling the chests of the Excise offices in the towns they had occupied , the Scots had while in England behaved with remarkable correctness , but now they were increasingly described as thieves and ruffians , an attitude epitomised by the verses written about a group of Yorkshire sportsmen who formed themselves into a unit of amateur warriors known as ‘ The Royal Hunters ’ : |
| 27 | The rooms were probably once Templar cells but now they were luxuriously furnished . |
| 28 | ‘ But now we 're just trying to forget that part of our life I know that sounds awful but we 've just had to rebuild our lives again . ’ |
| 29 | Det Sgt Stimpson said : ‘ She has tried very hard to stop him stealing but now she is so fed up she just wants to move away and try to make a fresh start in a new home . ’ |
| 30 | I wish I could join him in the corridor , but now it is so crammed that there is no room . |