Example sentences of "but be [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English language broadcasts remained but were made part of the country 's external radio services . |
| 2 | LEAs had asked for £34 million for this year but were allocated £13.6 million . |
| 3 | On the first evening the young men got drunk and tried to get into a nightclub but were refused admission . |
| 4 | Compared with the older production system , this new process , in which workers owned no machinery but were paid wages , was able to produce more and at a cheaper price . |
| 5 | Roddy McMillan played the same Glasgow private eye but was called Daniel Britt on this occasion . |
| 6 | The attendant said there was a gentleman already undressing in No. 1 Frederica received no answer to her question about numéro sept , but was given permission to stand in the corridor of the train , which was already sliding away from its platform . |
| 7 | National Power was allocated 70 per cent of the power plant , but was given control of the nuclear programme . |
| 8 | Upon Karamanlis 's election as President in 1980 [ see pp. 30359-61 ] , Averoff narrowly failed to win the ND leadership , but was elected party leader in 1981 after the party 's defeat in the 1981 election [ see p. 31265 ] . |
| 9 | She received no formal education , but was taught Italian , French , Greek , and Latin by an excellent governess . |
| 10 | ALEX HIGGINS escaped suspension but was fined £3,000 yesterday for bringing the game into disrepute . |
| 11 | The poison was not given to the Indians in massive doses that would have provoked a reaction , but was administered drop by drop , until it brought about the loss of personality . |
| 12 | Ron Muir said the council sought consent to invest £18.16 million in transport in 1993-94 , but was allowed £15.3 million . |
| 13 | It turned back and tried to land at Malta , but was refused permission . |
| 14 | Another Libyan airliner took off from Tripoli en route for Malta , but was refused permission to enter Maltese airspace . |
| 15 | He faced up to the notorious Chelsea Boot Boys with an electrified fence but was refused permission to switch it on . |
| 16 | Derek Pritchard who lives in the village wants to build a house on his own land next-door to his parents for himself and his fiancee , but was refused planning permission in April this year . |
| 17 | Edward himself sought refuge in Stirling castle , but was refused entry by the governor on the understandable grounds that he would certainly be captured . |
| 18 | Meinhold returned to his former base at Moffett Field Naval Air Station near San José on Nov. 9 but was refused entry . |