Example sentences of "but [pron] [modal v] [be] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Everybody still calls her Mary Penrose but she should be Mary Parkes . |
| 2 | But he could be Lord Lucan . |
| 3 | True , it might be a genuine enquiry , but it could be Nigel Steen relating him to Jacqui for the first time . |
| 4 | ‘ Some of the fellows talk of coming back here in peacetime , but it will be England for us , Anne , once I 'm safely home . ’ |
| 5 | But it will be Friday morning before the the screen of national opinion is drawn back and she discovers whether it is John from Huntingdon or Neil from Islwyn on the other side . |
| 6 | His influence on deputies is significant , but it will be Mr Yeltsin 's performance that will swing the balance . |