Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 2 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 3 | Dean Hodgson was first to go … caught behind … for 9 and then in the next but one over Broad was leg before for 14 … at 26 for 2 the Gloucestershire folk must have thought they were in for a hard day but Mark Alleyne came to the rescue … he made 73 … |
| 4 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 5 | The show had been set up for the little jockey but maybe , at some time in the future , Mrs Butler would be interested . |
| 6 | He pays up for the Big Turn but , ’ she shook her head and compressed her lips together , ‘ she 's never once swept that stair . ’ |
| 7 | We fell out for a little while but I mean , playing loud but I mean upstairs is fine . |
| 8 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |