Example sentences of "but be [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But are these problems real or illusory ?
2 But are these mavericks simply following the ‘ fashionable ’ statements of the moment ready to change their tune next year ?
3 But are these models adequate for the Church of England ?
4 But are these generalizations justified ?
5 But are these generalizations justified ?
6 But are some marriages less — or more — vulnerable than others ?
7 But are those trees those that the little er the little spindly ones what do they call them engineers trees do n't they because they do n't take much looking after .
8 But were such ecosystems able to generate iron deposits on this scale without preserving significant quantities of organic matter in the sediments ?
9 We were housed in the usual huts , but being this time in the centre of a town , we had paved paths all around us and shaded lights to help us get about at nights , and not having to go out at night to read instruments was a welcome change .
10 But is such confidence in the Diet warranted ?
11 But is that impression accurate ?
12 But is that Englishness ?
13 Now there was some dispute over whether Berlin or Bonn should be the capital , they 've come down on the side of Berlin , but is that dispute settled now ?
14 Rodents have a value on the world scene , but is that value sufficient to give them permission to eat 20 per cent of the grain harvest of India ?
15 But is that pressure that women are putting on themselves ?
16 The alternative Falconet launch method , from a fixed stand using rocket motors ( Zero-Length Launch ) has the advantage of mobility but is many times more expensive per launch .
17 The physician ‘ knew the patient ’ but is this type of knowledge morally relevant when deciding on life-terminating acts ?
18 Guttersnipe is loth to kick a man when he 's down but is this episode not an outstanding example of divine retribution for Cheggers Plays Pop ?
19 OK , so it 's your business to flog copies and you 've got a ‘ large and loyal readership ’ anyway , but is this peroxide pin-up above being challenged ?
20 But is this conclusion as inevitable as it has come to seem ?
21 But is this fear justified ?
22 We know something is interfering with the natural motion of the craft , but is this force making us accelerate , or is it stopping us falling under gravity ?
23 Dr Butler was dropped by the BBC in 1983 , but is this time on Radio 4 and listed in the April 9 TV team .
24 He applied four times for permanent posts in Cambridge , but was each time unsuccessful ; it was feared that he would alarm and discourage his pupils , particularly the weaker sort .
25 was more flat , but was all side .
26 Q ) I was only half watching Question of Sport last night ( trying to psyche myself up for Wild Palms — you need your brain on full alert to make head or tail of it ) , but was that Bremner scoring against Celtic in the EC Semi ?
27 The second thing that struck her was on a different plane , but was another restriction .
28 But was this situation avoidable ?
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