Example sentences of "but [pron] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nothing is that simple , especially in the Balkans . |
| 2 | … Everything is temporary , but nothing is arbitrary . ’ |
| 3 | There 's no doubt poor joints or iffy angle alignment can spoil this sort of job , but nothing is worse than a staircase border which snakes up and down , glaring at you daily . |
| 4 | But nothing is surprised . |
| 5 | ‘ But nothing was untoward ? ’ |
| 6 | He was craning his neck to look up but nothing was visible except the rolling grey mist that had almost reached the jeep . |
| 7 | The government service organisation considered that a shortage of legal and estates professionals may have been influenced by the Big Bang , but nothing was visible as a result of the Crash , and they had not been particularly affected themselves either way . |
| 8 | The headlights created a luminous swathe ahead of the car , but nothing was visible except a variety of shapes which obstinately refused to become more than that . |
| 9 | Everything that could be polished was polished , but nothing was new , all the furniture and equipment settled into their accustomed places as of long habit . |
| 10 | He waited for Adam to answer , but nothing was forthcoming . |
| 11 | I suppose he ought to have been very practical , from that background , but nothing was further from the truth . |
| 12 | She had asked if someone else could take over the responsibility , but no-one was interested , he added . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , I nivver said I could read Indian signs , but them 's some make of jeep thing . |
| 14 | But everyone is keen to say that it is hardly ever used now . |
| 15 | We are staying in what was the British part of the city a long time ago , and as you can imagine the ‘ British Imperialists ’ are not very popular here , but everyone is kind to us , and does n't mention such things . |
| 16 | But everyone is happy . |
| 17 | erm but everyone 's financial position er suffered as a result . |
| 18 | But everyone was unhappy . |
| 19 | But his was one of the many families in the streets that ran off the main road at the bottom of the hill and from whom this shop and the tobacconist 's derived most of their regular custom . |
| 20 | Again , an estimate of numbers was difficult , but I am confident that there were well over 1,000 of the ‘ goldies ’ , and almost as many lapwing . |
| 21 | While the coach waits for a satisfactory fitness test , Steadman , already out of tomorrow 's game with Wakefield , said : ‘ I hope to be ready for a reserve game on Saturday or possibly Monday 's game at Hull but I am confident I will be fit before Wembley . |
| 22 | I know that there will be people just waiting for me to be injured and say ‘ I told you so ’ but I am confident that , this time , it 's not going to happen . ’ |
| 23 | I never intended to imply that I would be the first artist to employ hanging cloth ( my use of Walter Benjamin necessitated for this kind of work that I block the aura of the collection and re-route it toward another kind of signification , as well as reference a museum 's depot ) but I am confident that anyone who has visited my installation comes away knowing what my contribution is . |
| 24 | There will of course have been new developments but I am confident that little will have changed in the fundamental agenda of those truly concerned about the health of their nation . |
| 25 | There are times when I wish I had someone to look after and who would look after me again , but I am confident now I can do it on my own . " |
| 26 | Establishing ourselves as a credible force in Germany and further east is not a simple task , but I am confident that we are gradually putting the team in place who will achieve this objective . |
| 27 | I anticipate a continuation of difficult trading conditions in the United Kingdom for most of this year , but I am confident that we will continue to grow internationally and commence growing in Europe . |
| 28 | So , in summing up then , I I feel slightly nervous that it is a different speech from the one I normally give , but I am confident , that we are now able to go forward , much more optimistically , based on a much stronger financial position . |
| 29 | He said : I am concerned that an incident like this happened but I am confident that our security measures worked well |
| 30 | ‘ Hodge has been ruled out for the season after an appendix operation , but I am confident Jones will do a good job . |