Example sentences of "but there be [det] thing " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is this thing that all of the forms are in the intellect and all of the forms ah are in the intellect and all of the forms do somehow weave together into some sort of unitary thing . |
| 2 | Going out , especially at night , may seem particularly dangerous for people on their own , but there are many things you can do to promote your safety whether you are a man or a woman . |
| 3 | This is a steep climb , but there are several things to look at on the way — plenty of excuses to stop and catch your breath ! |
| 4 | But there are several things I have to do first . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Edith 's very good but there are some things that need watching . ’ |
| 6 | I have shaken hands with a great many friends , but there are some things I want to know which no-one seems able to explain . |
| 7 | But there are some things which can never be rightly explained . |
| 8 | But there are some things that never change . |
| 9 | Bob knocked back his coffee , and I was about to stand when he said , ‘ Listen , Alex , I do n't know if I should say this to a poet , but there are some things a damn sight more urgent than the doggerel of a dead country squire . |
| 10 | ‘ But there are some things that disturb me . |
| 11 | But there are some thing she ca n't change , like the way he shoves his hand into his pocket , his preference for classical music to Dire Straits , and looking at buildings rather than eyeing up the latest cat-walk creations |
| 12 | I like to have a laugh and that , but there 's some things you should n't laugh at . |
| 13 | ‘ But there 's another thing , ’ added Herbert . |
| 14 | The trouble is , I mean I can take , I can take her up to Bristol er Cardiff next week , but there 's another thing to , to Leicester and I ca n't get her up to Leicester although she |
| 15 | But there was this thing about virgins , in class . |
| 16 | Presumably he should have shot her or let her drown , rather than make a present of her to the French , but there were some things Karelius could not bring himself to do . |
| 17 | But there were some things it was hopeless to discuss with him . |
| 18 | But there were some things one did not think about because they were unimaginable . |
| 19 | She hated to be made to think in this way ; but there were some things you had to think of with your mind , when you could n't straightforwardly see them with your hands , to deal with them then and there . |