Example sentences of "but [subord] [pron] be [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mire is defined here in the sense of Ratcliffe in Burnett ( 1964 ) as a habitat in which the watertable is at or near the surface but where there is lateral water movement . |
| 2 | We can and do sometimes charge for this time , but where there are significant PR benefits for the Garden and its activities , and companies are not willing to pay , we do not charge . |
| 3 | I developed this version of ‘ catch ’ in order to play a game where no one was eliminated but where there was some interest . |
| 4 | But although there is immunocytochemical evidence for NO synthase in hippocampal interneurons , there has been difficulty in obtaining evidence for its expression in pyramidal or granule cells . |
| 5 | But although there was little doubt that many of the latter ideas were attractive in terms of pollution , their practicality was a matter for some debate . |
| 6 | But although there was ample room lengthways for sitters to draw back from the blaze sufficiently for comfort , there was less space broadways-on , so that the pairs had to sit fairly close together — which suited Alexander Ramsay very well , for he shared a bench with Mariot . |
| 7 | But if they was good hay and that and you tramped them down they stayed for ages . |
| 8 | We 've been told to take off times , but if there 's one certainty , they 'll be rescheduled by a few hours before the season starts . |
| 9 | But if there 's one job we all know we could handle , given a double-breasted suit and a few handy clichés , it 's that of football manager . |
| 10 | so he says but I do n't know what to do he says cos if there 's a job you know , if there 's any overtime , cos there ai n't been none but if there 's any overtime he says I do n't know what to do I said bloody do the overtime , let her hang about . |
| 11 | Everybody knows — including I think members of the Council from all three political groups — everybody knows that we 've got increasing numbers of elderly people , we 've got increasing numbers of disabled and mentally ill people in the community , and if there is one service , and I know there are others , but if there is one service that needs constant new growth it 's Social Services , and that 's not me empire building or anything like that , that 's me simply saying in straight managerial terms there are forces which require us to increase the Social Services budget . |
| 12 | ‘ Subject to the provisions of this Act , no action shall be brought to recover any costs due to a solicitor before the expiration of one month from the date on which a bill of those costs is delivered in accordance with the requirements mentioned in subsection ( 2 ) ; but if there is probable cause for believing that the party chargeable with the costs — ( a ) is about to quit England and Wales , to become bankrupt or to compound with his creditors , or ( b ) is about to do any other act which would tend to prevent or delay the solicitor obtaining payment , the High Court may , notwithstanding that one month has not expired from the delivery of the bill , order that the solicitor be at liberty to commence an action to recover his costs and may order that those costs be taxed . |
| 13 | It 's not a culvert it 's two pipes that takes the water in ordinary times , ordinary river level , across the road but if there is heavy rain the ford , you 'll find that the ford will be always flooded so er it wo n't be alleviating th the flooding of the , of that part of the road . |
| 14 | But if there is any doubt at all in the mind of one prisoner about his partner 's reliability , then it is better to confess . |
| 15 | ‘ But if there is any doubt about him by the weekend he wo n't run . ’ |
| 16 | I said , but if there is any doubt in the back of your |
| 17 | Grazes and torn fins will usually heal within a few days , but if there is any sign of infection by bacteria ( which causes the wound to become inflamed ) or fungus ( resulting in cotton wool growths ) treatment with a general external parasitic remedy is recommended . |
| 18 | It may be attractive to use 20–29 as a category , but if there is any importance in the study attached to distinguishing between adults and minors obviously 18 must be a cut-off point . |
| 19 | India has a number of diseases all her own , but if there is any suggestion that a foreign filly has been on the loose in a British stud she is rejected as unclean . |
| 20 | But if there is some doubt about the child returning home , then it is necessary to ask if the benefits of contact outweigh the drawbacks . |
| 21 | Ace had actually understood some time ago , but if there was one lesson that she would take away gladly from her time with the Doctor , it was that it was better to have people underestimate your abilities than overestimate them . |
| 22 | But if there was one thing the past weeks had taught her it was that work was an antidote to worry . |
| 23 | But if there was any softness , any tenderness in his nature now , it was buried too deeply to be easily discernible . |
| 24 | Yeah but if she was proper vegetarian she would n't eat cheese . |
| 25 | Actually , the BMC does n't know all the details yet and it 's highly probable you 'll have to come up with a bit of cash yourself , but if you 're keen call Roger Payne on . |
| 26 | The remastering will only really matter if you 're one of those bores with expensive stereos , but if you 're that sort of person then that 's reason enough to buy this . |
| 27 | The remastering will only really matter if you 're one of those bores with expensive stereos , but if you 're that sort of person then that 's reason enough to buy this . |
| 28 | If you 're interested , meals are not included , but if you 're interested dial . |
| 29 | If it 's government paid , it 'll be twenty nine fifty a week , but if it 's employed status |
| 30 | But if it 's straight word processing you 're after , Q&A has most of what you need . |