Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be at " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am at least honest in this . |
| 2 | I 've met her twice on formal occasions , but I am at work all day , so I do n't often see my neighbours . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , it 's true that one is n't always sure that life can continue under its present auspices , but I am at the moment , ’ he said , ‘ and especially today . |
| 4 | But I am at a loss to resolve whether to take away the things he has given me or no . |
| 5 | I mean , for example , I mean I 'm not saying this is an association but you might find in your dream , if you look to say I 'm back at school , then your association would be but I am at school now , the London School of Economics , do you see what I mean ? |
| 6 | The German countess then began to speak , but I was at this point , for some reason I do not recollect , obliged to leave the drawing room for an extended period . |
| 7 | I 'm sure they 're the nicest guys in the world , but I was at the MTV awards in America when they were trying to do a soundcheck , and they could n't do a song because their tapes were n't working . |
| 8 | I was a student in London but I was at home on this occasion when I met someone in the park . |
| 9 | But I was at home and close to my drugs , and I was most deeply grateful for my escape . |
| 10 | But I was at university in the early '60s , and I could see that even my sister 's generation , 10 years later , was much bolder about this eternal exhausting , juggling compromise of home and work . ’ |
| 11 | But I was at Strathclyde for physiotherapy the last time . |
| 12 | I curled up and kicked out wildly at their shins , but I was at their mercy now . |
| 13 | Oh , I only pay dutiful visits now , ’ Rose went on , ‘ but I was at one time very frequently here . |
| 14 | Leeds ' disallowed first half goal , just after the canaries ' one , looked good to me but I was at the other end of the pitch peering through the floodlit rainstorm . |
| 15 | But er but I was at my late forties and er er there are still times that you you feel that that urge to be involved in the er meeting up with your mates every day or your colleagues and having a good chat about business . |
| 16 | Well not cos I felt like it but I was at the lights in Bromley this bloke , this , was stand- , sort of kept staring at my front passenger side wheel . |
| 17 | ‘ I have n't got many wits , but I 'm at the end of them . |
| 18 | But I 'm at home in it . |
| 19 | ‘ No , ’ said Brian , ‘ we 're not having a party , but I 'm at one , I 'm at your sister 's . ’ |
| 20 | But I 'm at work and I 'm thinking ‘ I 've got to get back ’ . |
| 21 | But you were at school with her ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ In England , sir , ’ Corbett replied tartly , ‘ they say he was drunk , but you were at the Council that evening . |
| 23 | Yeah , but you were at the school last year , you had things to do . |
| 24 | She has , she has but she 's at the bottom , so if she give me three of hers I 'd be alright , ha |
| 25 | The pithy violence of Shostakovich 's First Sonata does not come naturally to her , but she is at home in the limpid impressionism of Rachmaninov 's G major Prelude , which on its own makes this disc worth having . |
| 26 | She is a wooden ship , not unlike the old clippers we used to run for the grain trade before World War I , but she is at least a century older . |
| 27 | Admittedly , Elaine 's cooking often left a lot to be desired , but she was at least conscientious . |
| 28 | But she was at Thorn House the same time as Elaine , and she must have spoken to her . |
| 29 | It was out of character for her to show a customer anything less than friendliness , but she was at a loss with this one , completely thrown off balance , and it showed in her abrupt tone . |
| 30 | ‘ I wish it were true that the fund will continue to grow , but we are at the mercy of the markets , and we must keep a healthy capital amount for all needy old soldiers down on their luck . |