Example sentences of "but [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was fear that locked his tongue , but mercifully he mistook it for pride , so its bitterness did not poison him . |
| 2 | Having read both books for the first time , I really enjoyed them , but once I read them for the second time , I saw how little there really was to them . |
| 3 | It 's very difficult to get professional advice that is apposite — you used to be able to get free advice from the Ministry of Agriculture but now they charge you for the privilege of being told how not to farm . ’ |
| 4 | In the beginning they demanded small change , but now they ask me for £2 or £3 every time they see me . |
| 5 | But now they knew it for what it was . |
| 6 | But then he felt nothing for her . |
| 7 | But then I 've nothing for Saturday . |
| 8 | but then you left him for an American carpenter . |
| 9 | But actually I had her for half an hour to the commands and everything . |