Example sentences of "but they be [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be a legitimate thing for them to do , but they 're using the law purely to harass people . ’ |
| 2 | He 's in the manufacturing industry but they 're providing a service . |
| 3 | But they 're taking a video tape — rather like a film , you know . |
| 4 | But they 're , but they 're had a toilet too close to the house you see , so |
| 5 | It 's time , they get to start recording , but they 're missing the lyrics , so she ca n't sing . |
| 6 | Yeah but they 're doing the distance learning course at the moment on publicity and P R I think erm I had some papers about that somewhere |
| 7 | Prison officers at Strangeways are threatening to break off negotiations with those inmates still holding out in the jail , but they 're denying the ultimatum means they 'll use force to end the five day siege . |
| 8 | Romanians have only been allowed to travel abroad since the revolution ; Pontins have entertained over five hundred this summer , but they 're describing the situation as highly unusual . |
| 9 | But they are hoping the reception can still go ahead . |
| 10 | The Government are fond of asking where the money is coming from , but they are supporting a project which , according to old estimates which will probably have to be updated , will cost £1.4 billion . |
| 11 | But they are taking the view that they will only provide the service equipment , that 's the cabling and the installation and what have you , but not the cameras and that it 's again up to the Police Authority to provide the cameras . |
| 12 | At the moment the advice they will give you is that erm you 're okay , but they are reviewing the regulations and once they actually er reach a decision then that work will be . |
| 13 | And the chairman of selectors , whose decision to pick South African rebel Mike Gatting instead of Gower for the winter tour of India sparked a storm of protest , warned : ‘ These people may have won the first battle , but they are approaching a lee shore and there are plenty of rocks on that shore . |
| 14 | ‘ With leases they miss the opportunity for super profits but they are guaranteed a return of 7% initially and then up to 10% . |
| 15 | But they are gaining an inch at a time , thought Floy , in horror ; they are stretching muscle and flesh . |
| 16 | The creatures who were working had shovel-shaped implements with which to throw in an endless supply of wood and Nuadu , scarcely able to believe this , thought : but they are felling the Trees ! |
| 17 | And of course there was people from the town then getting a job like holding like this and fella on the stage you see , they were n't regular men , but they were getting a job and so much for doing it yes , just the same . |
| 18 | But they were gifted the points by a Sunderland side who failed to take the chances on offer . |
| 19 | Again the number of Western representatives was small : there were only five papal legates , three bishops and two priests , but they were given the presidency partly at least because this council , though formally convoked by the emperor , had been called for by Pope Leo . |
| 20 | To standardise the manner in which information was presented by the investigator , patients were simply left to digest the written information for one hour , but they were given the opportunity to clarify anything which they did not understand before their state of anxiety was reassessed by a second Spielberger questionnaire . |
| 21 | They soon had to leave the School Cottage where they had lived , but they were granted a payment of £5 for " the bath and fittings " left in the cottage , which was quickly rented out to provide a valuable £35 a year of extra income . |
| 22 | But they were told the doctors were good . ’ |
| 23 | They were n't sure if this applied in my case but they were investigating the matter . |
| 24 | But they were losing the battle . |
| 25 | But they were making a tally , they got little things , you know , like . |
| 26 | Oh they were kicking up an awful fuss and I thought to myself now a cat 's tearing one to pieces , that 's the way it , what it sounded like , or two and they were , I could n't see quite out of the window but they were making a fuss on the wall by Diane 's |
| 27 | But they were making an offer , if you brought your old machine in they 'd offer you thirty pound off . |