Example sentences of "he may be but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Modest he may be but soft he is not . |
| 2 | ‘ Prime minister ’ he may be but Mr Hikmatyar can not get into Kabul . |
| 3 | Sir Denis he may be but I fancy the measures being poured in the big rooms have been even more liberal ( small ‘ l ’ , of course ) than before . |
| 4 | Hard as nails he may be but do n't let anyone tell you Hank has n't got a sense of humour . |
| 5 | ‘ 'Nice ’ he may be but his taste for Brand 's A1 Sauce — or is it HP ? ’ — Mervyn examined the page more closely — ‘ does seem to be excessive . |
| 6 | A Scottish-born CA and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants he may be but , apart from a brief initial period in a practising firm and then Lothian Regional Council , before coming to Provincial three years ago he had fairly rapidly made a successful impact in senior general management in retail banking , with TSB in Scotland . |
| 7 | Hard as nails he may be but do n't let anyone tell you Hank has n't got a sense of humour . |