Curves contained in the stable base locus

Question

The Zariski-Fujita theorem says that on a projective variety $X$, if a Cartier divisor $D$ is ample on its base locus, then some positive multiple $mD$ is base point free. I'm wondering if the following related statement is true.

In the same setting, suppose the base locus $Bs(|D|)= \bigcup_{i=1}^{N} C_i$ is a union of curves, and $D \cdot C_i >0$ for $i=1, \ldots , k$, i.e. $D$ is ample on the first $k$ curves. Then is it true that for some $m>0$, $C_i \nsubseteq Bs(|mD|)$ for $i=1, \ldots , k$? Specifically, that $Bs(|mD|) \subseteq \bigcup_{i=k+1}^N C_i$ ?

I'm interested in the case where $\dim X=3$ and $X$ is smooth, but I don't think that's particularly relevant. Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

I don't think this is true. Let $X$ be obtained by blowing up $\mathbb P^2$ at one point, and then at a point on the exceptional curve. Call the exceptional divisors $E$ and $F$ respectively. Let $D = E+3F$. Then $D \cdot E = 1$, but $E$ is in the stable base locus.