Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [vb pp] [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we are mistaken if this leads us to suppose that there is any question of truth or falsehood here in the sense of conformity to fact . |
| 2 | The Rock transformed the motifs of city and savage found in Sweeney Agonistes , but they are preserved because essential to Eliot 's thought . |
| 3 | They liked them , but they were regarded as wimpy and very uncool . |
| 4 | But he is regarded as one of the quickest men in Welsh rugby and has 198 career tries to support the claim . |
| 5 | Archie always gave one hundred per cent for the Palace and was a firm favourite with the fans of the mid '50s , but he was regarded as surplus to Manager Cyril Spiers ' requirements when the new boss instituted his Youth Policy . |
| 6 | And then but it was seen as okay that the men could go to the pub after a funeral ? |
| 7 | De Gaulle 's policy was clearly motivated by a concern to preserve France 's newly improved relations with the Arab world , but it was perceived as hostile to Israel and unfriendly to the West as a whole . |