Example sentences of "but we [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't do very good at reading and writing , but we 're made for physical things . ’ |
| 2 | But we 're obliged every subject ! |
| 3 | We 'd like to show our gratitude in some way , but we 're limited in the sort of material we have access to , and he has no need of the Notes or EJB . |
| 4 | ‘ Sorry , but we 're booked , ’ said the admissions officer at one . |
| 5 | One Special Branch man said to me : ‘ There is only one other minister who has two police guards and that is Mr Tebbit — but we 're armed and they 're not . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I do n't like making men redundant , ’ he said , ‘ but we 're caught in a double bind . |
| 7 | But we 're caught — meshed |
| 8 | So it , as I said to you in my opening remarks , here 's a clear example of us having to move in a direction that we would n't be recommending to you in terms of policy , but we 're driven by the financial considerations . |
| 9 | But we 're lumbered with it now , and I do n't think we can change it . |
| 10 | Crewe wo n't be rushing him but we 're told that Liverpool are so impressed they 've asked for first option on him . |
| 11 | Erm , but we 're told this interesting thing about them , mainly that , er about them and about us as well , that their true self is not their current bodily condition . |
| 12 | Secondhand , of course , but we 're used to that . ’ |
| 13 | But we are assured it will be a long time before we see bingo or boobs in the sober pages of BRE News . |
| 14 | It was taken in the early 1900s , but we are assured that it is not a tinted photograph , but a true colour print . |
| 15 | We know how tough it has been for many but we are poised to move forward again , lacking only the spark of confidence with which a Conservative victory would ignite recovery . |
| 16 | But we are saved by the bell . |
| 17 | But we are mistaken if this leads us to suppose that there is any question of truth or falsehood here in the sense of conformity to fact . |
| 18 | But we are given an insight into the limitations of their cognitive capabilities when we observe a spider responding to a vibrating tuning fork by attempting to wrap it up for food . |
| 19 | But we are given such a huge sweep from birth to incipient death that the movie never draws breath long enough to give us any depth or conflict . |
| 20 | But we are given no clues as to why some people should develop such personality traits . |
| 21 | But Ms Short added : ‘ Women share our values but we are seen by these women as male dominated and the most unsympathetic of all the parties . |
| 22 | But we are fascinated by ourselves — which is why Jane 's thoughts rabbited on so long about her country . |
| 23 | But we are bound to ask what is supposed to be essential about it . |
| 24 | I hate my wife but we are bound by a bond which these two will defend . ’ |
| 25 | This is an attempt to bring a greater level of uniformity than we have achieved so far , but we are bound by agreements made at the time of amalgamation and we can not undermine or contradict those particular decisions , and that 's why in a few cases , particularly in relation to the size of conference , there is some slight imbalance . |
| 26 | Oz and Pommieland may be half a world apart in distance , but we are joined by a bond of friendship which ignores the distance between us . |
| 27 | Not all called to Zaire , Brazil , etc , but we are called to SUPPORT and PRAY in specific and informed ways for those who are , and we at home must get out and reach those in our own community . |
| 28 | ‘ We are a credible youth development charity , but we are saddled with an outdated , confused image . |
| 29 | But we are faced with a cultural problem where descriptive work goes unrewarded , and systematics and taxonomy are often treated as one . |
| 30 | But we are determined that bait digging will not take place on Budle Bay and we will rigorously protect it , ’ he said . |