Example sentences of "for [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lexandro grinned wildly , for within but a few more weeks he was to have holes drilled through his carapace so that he could jack in to power armour . |
| 2 | It would n't fool them for long but it would do for a moment . |
| 3 | It played for a little while , I did n't play it for long but it did play . |
| 4 | Now the quality obviously is not as good as either the flat or fully-fashioned and that 's why the Americans have a reputation for not but that 's the reason , productivity . |
| 5 | I was gon na get a good film for tonight but I did n't have my card |
| 6 | I do n't know what we want for tonight but we might go down my sister 's this afternoon so we want something easy for when we come back . |
| 7 | was actually going to get the information for tonight but she has n't been able to and I have n't seen her . |
| 8 | It 's long and straight and takes for ever but eventually we get to the outskirts of Newbury . |
| 9 | I wished this could go on for ever but I realised that all too soon I would have to return . |
| 10 | She suspected that some aspects of rural life would be lost for ever but at the same time she could see that much was gained . |
| 11 | Here the situations are the same for both but their response is different — one parent may be up and down shouting requests and injunctions to the children , whilst the other sits calmly drinking coffee . |
| 12 | This offers 35 slots for now but there are plans to upgrade to a model 580 that would double this number . |
| 13 | Finally , it was suggested that widespread philosophical , political and economic beliefs serve to make the relative small amount of measured redistribution that appears to take place the order not only for today but for tomorrow as well . |
| 14 | It was funny for awhile but the novelty soon wore off . |
| 15 | By all means make plans for tomorrow but try not to spend so much time engrossed in those plans that you forget to live today . |
| 16 | But you got an appointment fo you could of had one for tomorrow but I thought Wednesday is a better day I thought . |
| 17 | Sunny spells for tomorrow but still a chance with showers . |
| 18 | And then we dismantle the Rante and sell or use the materials — I do n't know quite how or what for yet but , first , sleep and dream . " |