Example sentences of "but [verb] [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chairman Michael Morris said a debate was out of order , but hinted it may be permitted later . |
| 2 | It was a great statement of friendship and I wanted to thank him , but appreciated he would be offended . |
| 3 | The Normans valued the defensive function no less than the English , but feared it might be turned against them . |
| 4 | Both the girls were under age for drinking , but knew they 'd be served without any trouble . |
| 5 | A twelve-year-old , who listened at the living-room door to what was going on , wanted to run , but knew he 'd be followed . |
| 6 | She said no decision had yet been made on extending the Bosnians ' stay , but said nobody would be sent back . |
| 7 | ‘ What surprised the crew was that Michael led the insistence on the part of the actors to record both plays again , having done them extremely well but feeling they could be done better . |