Example sentences of "but he be very " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Prince would no doubt also like to have more children , but he is very torn over the question of population control . |
| 2 | Lola kept track of patients whose personalities were as variable as the weather ( ‘ One minute Paul says he does not want his wife any more and the next he has changed his mind ’ ) , she listened to their grievances ( ‘ Josef thinks he is fit to work and look after himself ; says he is being kept a prisoner … but he is very confused and deluded ’ ) and even mediated between doctors ( ‘ Dr Freymann said … it must be a genuine case of epilepsy … but … |
| 3 | But he is very patient . |
| 4 | He is the kindest , nicest man , but he is very intolerant of people who do not do their homework . ’ |
| 5 | In the second movement Allegro con grazia Koizumi may be on the slow side in the main 5/4 theme , but he is very persuasive , and then in the central section brings out an element of fantasy . |
| 6 | ‘ But he is very well off , is n't he ? ’ |
| 7 | They 're not speaking now but he 's very good to her , she has her favourite mushroom omelettes at every meal . |
| 8 | ‘ He gets a lot of stick about his mistakes but he 's very positive and has the confidence to keep coming for the ball . |
| 9 | But he 's very ’ discreet . |
| 10 | But he 's very busy , and has difficulty even finding time to stick and ball . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's a bit stuffy , I suppose , but he 's very sound on his law . |
| 12 | But he 's very knowledgeable , particularly his Vice-President , Al Gore . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But he 's very clever at getting out of it — and if he manages it without one of us noticing he inflicts the most terrible injuries on himself . |
| 14 | We 're bound to meet , of course , but he 's very civilised . |
| 15 | He looks quiet , Jane , but he 's very determined . |
| 16 | ‘ He might seem a bit bumbling , but he 's very good . ’ |
| 17 | He needs some training , but he 's very spirited , so we 'll have to be careful ’ ( Shevchenku : 1985 , p. 106 ) — a revealing indication of a patronising attitude that the Russian was to have cause to regret . |
| 18 | But he 's very very straight about everything . |
| 19 | But he 's very busy . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 've told you ; he 's crazy but he 's very cunning . |
| 21 | Oh yes it 's , it 's been changed a lot and a , and er , it 's made such a difference and I 've met er , I 've got a er fr a very good friend who 's , who 's a Red Cross young man who I met at Leah Manning and he takes me out in the car which I would n't , never get out otherwise because my boys are all working you see they ca n't , they 're busy working and erm do shift work and security work , one 's got his own security business and the other one 's got a factory in Bishop 's Stortford so that they do n't get much chance , they work away , some of them do that they can not get to take me out see , so he takes me out , which he 's very , very good you know , he 's , yesterday he took me to erm , yesterday we , he took me to Ongar to see his sister in the bungalow and then he took me for a meal at erm The Chariot at er , at Brentwood , Brentwood , yes Brentwood The Chariot , it was quite nice I had rather , a good time , erm cos usually I ca n't get out unless I go out in the wheelchair you see I 'm confined to a wheelchair , though I struggle out into the kitchen with me two sticks and I 've got a stool in there that I do all my own cooking and I make cakes and that and I 'm doing a cake gon na make a cake for Christmas for me brother and make a cake , er another one for myself like , but , and then I go to my erm daughter-in-law 's to spend Christmas Day and then I , I 'm going to my son 's and spend Boxing Day which is my birthday , I 'll be seventy four on Boxing Day I 'm dreaded to say , yeah , but erm , this young man that takes me lives in Northbrooks , he 's er a widower , but he 's very , very good , he helps all us old people , you know , he 's ever so good he is to me , he comes up and brings my shopping today , does my shopping for me as well , so , well he 's , yes , he 's most kind , for , nearly two years I 've know him , that 's a photo over there , it was taken at a wedding look , of my , that 's it , over there , taken at a wedding dear , very good |
| 22 | I suppose it 's only an act , but he 's very good at it . ’ |
| 23 | I 'm trying to excavate this body , but he 's very confused . |
| 24 | As it is the vets believe Martini will make a full recovery , but he 's very lucky not to have been more seriously hurt . |
| 25 | Well er he 's , she 's got two kids , little ones and has moved in to a house du n no whether it 's with her or not but he 's very touchy about the subject when anybody asks cos Johnny said oh I 'm sorry to hear about you and he g he go goes oh I suppose you know it all do you ? |
| 26 | Bernie was seen as a bit of an oddball — although not by me — but he was very instrumental in getting The Pistols together , especially when Malcolm was away . |
| 27 | The acid test was when I told him why I never had any money to spend , but he was very understanding . |
| 28 | Here Forgive 'N Forget made a mistake and handed the initiative to Wayward Lad , but he was very tired and started to wander to the left towards the rails . |
| 29 | Their mother , Maud , was eighteen years younger than their father , and although , as a boy , Bernard constantly sought his Mother 's love and affection , he did not succeed and possibly because of that , he failed to shine academically — but he was very keen on all forms of sport . |
| 30 | He was placed in West Brompton cemetery amongst the tombs , but he was very much alive . |