Example sentences of "but [adv] [pers pn] be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But apparently it was stolen last week . |
| 2 | Whose arms went out first they would never know , but suddenly they were holding each other tightly , their mouths hungry for each other . |
| 3 | Initially , an attempt was made to fill the labour shortages by allowing over 100,000 Poles to stay on in Britain and by encouraging immigration from other European countries , but soon it was felt necessary to look to other sources of cheap labour , and immigration from the Caribbean and the Indian sub-continent was encouraged . |
| 4 | As far as he knows Women in Love has not been adapted for the stage before , but already it is causing much interest from other theatres and companies . |
| 5 | It is still in its infancy , still drifting clumsily about in its primeval soup , but already it is achieving evolutionary change at a rate that leaves the old gene panting far behind . |
| 6 | It was only 7.30 am but already it was getting hot . |
| 7 | Now she is able to eat again , although naturally only very little and often but already she is feeling stronger and is doing exercises to build up the muscles which had become so weak . |
| 8 | But tonight they 're doing neither . |
| 9 | At Club LaSanta , the sporting holiday resort where he trains in Lanzarote , the other guests are clearly getting a little fillip from the rangy , easy presence of their imagistic icon , but still he was cornered one night in the bar by a posse of English girls to be accused : ‘ Oh , we hear you 're really arrogant . ’ |
| 10 | Their economy and population were both suffering , but also they were becoming wary of the Dzhungars ' increasing strength . |
| 11 | ‘ But now we are showing real discipline and concentration — and Peter 's had a big say in that . ’ |
| 12 | They had left her at school as long as they could , because they did n't know what to do with her ; but now she was to take this course and later get a job on a newspaper . |
| 13 | But now it 's recruiting three hundred temporary employees for between three and six months to help launch the production of several new machines . |
| 14 | But now it 's recruiting three hundred temporary employees for between three and six months to help launch the production of several new machines . |
| 15 | The sand under his feet had been crusty at first , ribbed , but now it was turning smooth , soft , unmarked . |
| 16 | It had been a preoccupation for several years , but now it was becoming intense . |
| 17 | But now he 's showing definite signs of not thinking you are made of wood I 'm quite happy to stop taking violent umbrage and to start liking him . |
| 18 | I had a beauty I had a run there I had about four in a row which came out whole , but now I 'm getting crushed nuts |
| 19 | But now I 'm feeling guilty . |
| 20 | GILLIAN said how could we separate the two , because where did grammar come from if not from grammarians , and almost all grammarians — probably every single one of them for all she knew — were men , so what did we expect ; but mainly she was talking common sense . |
| 21 | But today it is providing many useful applications in the financial sector |
| 22 | Bringing up the rear was Sid , but even he was subdued this morning . |
| 23 | But here they are given real life , with quiet style . |
| 24 | ‘ But here we are encountering absolute destitution and despair ! ’ |
| 25 | This exercise is similar , but here you are given polysyllabic words and a tone ; you must draw an appropriate pitch movement between the lines . |
| 26 | Home now consisted of only two rooms and a kitchen , but fortunately we were allowed half of the attractive garden as well . |
| 27 | There is a real danger in only doing the classical things — you 're OK with it for a time , but then you 're left high and dry when fashion moves on . ’ |
| 28 | They locate the category of ‘ knowledge ’ in a social context rather than an epistemological one ; it is not the validity of knowledge but how it is used that is of importance to the sociology of knowledge . |
| 29 | Often these representations are made by the Faculty of the Institute alone , but wherever it is considered beneficial , submissions are made in conjunction with other professional bodies and , indeed , the Tax Faculty is represented on a number of joint bodies set up for this purpose . |
| 30 | The full extent of the work carried out is not known , but it is thought that at least the outboard wing panels were replaced but certainly it was given four new Merlin 22 engines , H2S and the navigation aid Rebecca , as well as a brand new paint scheme . |