Example sentences of "but it be the old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might be the place where the young of the West come to be seen , but it is the old guard who hold their ground , the poets and writers , pamphleteers and musicians who leave their mark on the atmosphere of this enchanted city . |
| 2 | But it 's the old question of did he fall or was he pushed ? |
| 3 | Arghatun stopped speaking and bowed , but it was the older man who growled a reply and showed his teeth . |
| 4 | But it was the old friends and neighbours , the Youngs , the Henstocks , Ella Bembridge , Dotty Harmer , Phil Prior and the comparative newcomer , Harold Shoosmith , who were going to miss Donald Bailey most keenly . |
| 5 | Richard had Aquitaine ; Geoffrey had Brittany ; but it was the Old King , not the young one , who held Anjou , England and Normandy . |
| 6 | The first drivers through — Guy Edwards , Lunger , the bearded Harald Ertl — leaped from their cars and tried to rescue Niki , but it was the old Ferrari driver , Arturo Merzario , a tiny figure usually decked out in a cowboy hat , who simply waded into the flames and undid Niki 's harness : not a second too soon . |