Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must be with my Minister at ten but I 'll come back for the funeral … or if anyone else wants to talk to me … ’ |
| 2 | ‘ All right then , I 'll go to find Maud by myself , but I 'll come back for you as soon as I 'm changed back and I 'll get you to a magician somehow . |
| 3 | She told me she did n't eat lunch any more as it had become a bourgeois meal , but I could call in for a cup of de-caff and con her into whatever it was I wanted . |
| 4 | But I can find out for definite later on . |
| 5 | No no , oh well aye but you 'll find out for yourself . |
| 6 | Above her head Silas murmured , ‘ I 'll admit I 've been slow — but we 'll make up for it later , my dearest . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't know , but we 'll find out for you . |
| 8 | But we will speak up for ourselves . ’ |
| 9 | Well , she 's still not really conscious , but he could come in for a minute , could n't he ? ’ |
| 10 | The poll tax could have been abolished from April next year , but it will linger on for at least another year under the Government . |