Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [was/were] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always fancied my chances of playing against Dublin and so it worked out , but I was taking nothing for granted . |
| 2 | She trusted him , for her own part , without reserve or doubt ; but she was trusting him for those who crossed the river and took the risks . |
| 3 | But she was doing it for their child , and in order to make sure that Angel was happy she needed the Reverend Morey . |
| 4 | Francis Carco , who was a friend who had bought Modigliani 's work before the crowd , also bought Modigliani 's paintings , but he was given them for what he himself described as a ridiculously cheap price . |
| 5 | But he was doing it for his little girl , his Karen , and for her mother , his wife Ruthie . |
| 6 | It all started out as a silly student prank , but it was to mark me for life . |