Example sentences of "but he be [adv] to " in BNC.
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1 | For a second , I think it could be Lucker , but he is nowhere to be seen . |
2 | ‘ The plan was for Bryce to drive up and get them , but he 's up to his eyes in trying to draw substantial amounts of water from our well . |
3 | Aye , now Jean I do n't know what 's happened to him , but he was away to Australia like , and er he came back and Janine 's boy was in , her new one Acky 's never met him you see , Gareth |
4 | That was as much as he felt he could cope with for a while , but he was soon to be ‘ prevailed upon by government ’ to become chairman of British Steel in double harness with the Tate $ Lyle job . |
5 | Sid James had n't made a picture since the one that was without the Williams credit , Cabby , but he was soon to be almost a fixture on the set , playing parts as stereotyped as Ken 's . |
6 | She looked round for Leo , but he was nowhere to be seen . |
7 | But he was nowhere to be seen . |
8 | In all , Hughes missed four clear chances but he was not to be denied and his 11th goal of the season came after 41 minutes . |
9 | But he was not to be deflected . |
10 | But he was still to all intents and purposes uninterested . |