Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But theirs are reasons which apply to them and which do not depend on , i.e. are not meant to reflect , reasons which apply to their subjects . |
| 2 | But they 're scenes which could have been avoided according the the bishop of Oxford , if we 'd listened to warnings and intervened early on . |
| 3 | Now we all know because we 're print buyers to a larger or greater degree but they 're clients they over-estimate they add about twenty five per cent more on than they need and you have to send them back to sharpen their pencils several times before you 've seen the estimate , they of course know that all print buyers are idiots who keep forgetting all the important things and do n't give them half the information they need like the weight of paper or the fact that there 's to be a pocket at the back so , I think if we got the man I think if we maybe started off with H M S O the print buyer which is more akin to what we are and say well you know these are the problems I 've got I 'm sitting with a six million pound budget buying for the whole of the government of Scotland and I have problems and these are the problems that I have , then we get to the wee man from who says now wait a minute boys I get the rubbish that you send out , that was the message and let's make it funny but slightly aggressive let's highlight the real problems because that 's what it 's about , we 're not here for a nice night we 're here to learn |
| 4 | But they are arbitrations which contractually-incorporated rules and commercial practice make exempt from the requirement of submissions and oral evidence . |
| 5 | In general terms the narrow range of investments are fairly , very safe and secure investments , but they are ones which are less likely to secure higher returns but of course also , less likely to secure risks of low returns . |
| 6 | His past is made up very largely of futures — plans , expectations , anxieties , fantasies , dreams and visions — but they are futures which are closed : every forward thought is stalked by death . |
| 7 | ‘ We do n't know in detail what these would involve , but they are aspects we will be exploring precisely over the next few weeks and months . ’ |
| 8 | These are not baby habits , but they are habits which have a link with babyhood experiences . |
| 9 | She was late arriving at the restaurant where she had arranged to meet her friends , but they were women she had known since university days and were busy catching up on everyone else 's news . |
| 10 | The essence of Hollywood was that it used actors who became real before the camera ; they were not ciphers there to be manipulated by an all-powerful director but they were actors who were able to combine natural qualities and varied skills and techniques in such a way as to create an on-camera identity . |
| 11 | It was another medievalist , under Tolkien 's influence , who gave utterance to the view that ‘ Literature stops in 1100 ; after that there 's only books , ’ but they were sentiments which in a crude way echoed Tolkien 's own position . |
| 12 | She wanted to tell him that she loved him , but they were words she had never spoken to anyone . |
| 13 | But it is Jonny who is the driving force , the black leather jacket may have gone , the cowboy boots were nowhere to be seen yesterday , but the earring is still in place and so is the intensity which stunned Cambridge two years ago . |
| 14 | If HaL meets its reported dates , it could beat Sun to market with a 64-bit system — but it is Sun which expects to create a high-volume 64-bit market supplying both its own needs and those of its cloners . |
| 15 | Therefore , in history it is not nature and technology which makes human society but it is man himself , who in terms of his already existing ideas and values , makes his own history , as he encounters nature and the problems it poses . |
| 16 | But it is Day-Lewis who dominates everything as he races around , long locks flowing and trusty musket in tow . |
| 17 | But it is Weede who really makes this worth hearing , keeping his balance with ease between sympathy and schmaltz . |
| 18 | A lot of Alfie 's adventures are shared by his little sister Annie Rose , but it is Dad who takes him camping , very close to home . |
| 19 | But it is women who are more likely to buy things . |
| 20 | But it is bait which hit back with bullets . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , the more snow , the more avalanches come down on to roads and into the valleys , but it is skiers who are normally most at risk . ’ |
| 22 | Indeed the covenant is important but it is Christ who holds the key to the understanding of baptism and I thought that you would like to hear how your work has helped us to see our way in this respect . |
| 23 | If musical politics now involves a constantly shifting ‘ war of position ’ , Adorno helps us to understand the enemy , but it is Benjamin who is more able to offer the tools to carry on the struggle . |
| 24 | True , Jack is more famous , but it is Jet who is indelibly linked with the instrument . |
| 25 | But it is time they recognised the PLO as the real representative of the Palestinian people . ’ |
| 26 | " There are other things more unkind , but it is time I went . " |
| 27 | The Doctor realises that there is no way the two teachers could have achieved all this , but it is Barbara who arrives at the real solution . |
| 28 | It is indeed a case of ‘ what you will ’ in decoding this and all other linguistic signs , but it is Iago who has made Othello construe it in that manner , and will continue to do so . |
| 29 | Yes , but it is God we obey , not nature ! |
| 30 | But it is God who gives the victory , through Moses ' intercession . |