Example sentences of "[v-ing] but [pers pn] [vb mod] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their habitations would be huts , which they would have to build themselves , in desert land away from the few cities ; their diet would be healthy and sustaining but it would be monotonous , and they would have to do without delicacies which many of them might have become used to in the Diaspora . |
| 2 | The upper school were remaining but it would be at least another week before he 'd have to return . |
| 3 | I will tell you about one or two just to get you going but it would be unsporting to warn you about everything . |
| 4 | The green shoots of recovery may now be twitching but it will be a long time before the unemployment figures level off . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm genuinely looking forward to moving but we will be sorry to leave here . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm genuinely looking forward to moving but we will be sorry to leave here . |
| 7 | Councillor Peter , Mrs Pat , Sir John , Mr Peter and Mrs and David apologize , they will be attending but they 'll be a few minutes late . |
| 8 | ‘ We do n't mind what they 're saying but we 'll be trying damn hard to prove them wrong , ’ vowed Curran . |
| 9 | There 's been talk of Bruce leaving but it will be a greater achievement for me to establish myself as first choice with him still at the club . ’ |
| 10 | In pressing ahead we can not er overlook the position of the poorest , the social costs of not adjusting are much higher and affect many more people than the costs of adjusting but we must be prepared to help those at the bottom of society to cope and this is where you , as N G Os can play a special role . |