Example sentences of "but [pron] be [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But everyone is on their best behaviour . |
| 2 | ‘ But I am in my twelfth summer , ’ she said aloud then , stifling a sob . |
| 3 | ‘ Nay , ’ said the victor courteously , ‘ but I am in yours . ’ |
| 4 | But I was on my feet in a second . |
| 5 | The other girls went together in a group but I was on my own , and I suppose someone could have followed me from the dance … |
| 6 | We were both thrown down and began to roll across the deck , but I was on my feet first and climbed up into the sails , hand over hand . |
| 7 | I curled up and kicked out wildly at their shins , but I was at their mercy now . |
| 8 | But er but I was at my late forties and er er there are still times that you you feel that that urge to be involved in the er meeting up with your mates every day or your colleagues and having a good chat about business . |
| 9 | I do n't know if you remember me , but I was in your English class many years ago . |
| 10 | " But I 'm for it . " |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't like this job until this talk with you , John , ’ said the young seaman , ‘ but I 'm with you now . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It sounds a bit idealistic , ’ remarked David , ‘ but I 'm with you one hundred per cent . ’ |
| 13 | I 'd go in if Marie was with me , but I 'm on my own and I might have a bit of difficulty with the menu . |
| 14 | ‘ So kind of you , Dorothy , but I 'm on my way to Ella 's and must n't delay . ’ |
| 15 | Sergeant Flavell sounds a little odd when I talk to him and tell him I 've been to Jersey for the day but I 'm on my way back to Edinburgh . |
| 16 | But I 'm on my own now . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm quite well , thank you , ’ she said , ‘ but I 'm on my way to visit a friend who is ill . ’ |
| 18 | Yeah but I 'm on my way up there in a minute hopefully ! |
| 19 | ‘ It did shake me up , but I 'm over it now . ’ |
| 20 | But I 'm in my element then are n't I ? |
| 21 | But someone is onto you . |
| 22 | Till May came and the day came When she wore 'em down to Shoreham , But nobody was for 'em So she wore 'em nevermore … |
| 23 | ‘ So am I. But you 're on my territory now . |
| 24 | But you are in you ca n't recall . |
| 25 | But you was with it all the War , even before the War , and then when the War came , and of course you 've got a fair amount when the War came on you see . |
| 26 | But you were of my blood , and I had already lost so much- ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But you were with someone all the time ? |
| 28 | H. P. You got plenty of violence when the pubs let out — but you were on your own . |
| 29 | We talk but she 's into her own thing . |
| 30 | He said : ‘ It 's crazy , but she 's worth it . |