Example sentences of "[pron] for [art] [noun sg] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know you get nothing for a tenner but if you spend hundred pound you can |
| 2 | Wycliffe said nothing for a while but continued with his study of the cheque stubs . |
| 3 | She felt that the atmosphere between them was suddenly much easier although he said nothing for a moment but kept on looking at her as if he were turning something over in his mind . |
| 4 | You wo n't remember them after if you do n't look at them for a week but when you come to look at them the night before you 'll be surprised what you do know . |
| 5 | and sharpened up with typical 20th-century cynicism by the American lyricist Stephen Sondheim : I 've got those " God why do n't you love me , oh you do I 'll see you later " blues , That " long as you ignore me , you 're the only thing that matters " feeling , That " if I 'm good enough for you , you 're not good enough " And " thank you for the present but what 's wrong with it ? " stuff . |
| 6 | Then , if you like , you can do a little pantomime routine where you look behind you for the ghost but it follows you around until you finally find it , and then you can do a brief activity with the ghost , like walk around the room in ‘ follow my leader ’ style or sing a song such as ‘ My kneebone 's connected to my thigh bone ’ . |
| 7 | You can bring notes with you for the talk but you should avoid reading them to your audience . |
| 8 | As you know erm we , we take the money here we do n't charge you for the talk but we give ten percent back to your W I so it 's a self funding situation . |
| 9 | For example : I 'm sorry to keep pressing you for an answer but we do need to make a decision if we are to avoid being the last in the market with this product : Is it to be A or B ? ’ |
| 10 | It was a real pleasure to win something for a change but unfortunately I do n't like knitting . |
| 11 | Each frequency required two plug-in crystals , one for the transmitter and one for the receiver but at the push of a button it self-turned . |
| 12 | The battle , he wrote , ‘ is not one for the future but is on NOW … |
| 13 | He decided to leave this one for the moment but logged the fact that Jennifer Morgan had still been interested in , and comfortable with , the man who had become her sister 's fiancé . |
| 14 | They were amused by him for a while but he did n't keep his place . |
| 15 | Vincente caddied for him for a while but it was an awkward role for a big brother . |
| 16 | The incident with the muntjac doe had distracted him for a while but gradually the sense of exultation in his deeds of the previous evening returned and blotted everything else from his mind . |
| 17 | We agreed to have him for a fortnight but when the time came he refused to go , and would be with us yet if it had not been for the First World War and your father having to go … |
| 18 | Nicholas 's voice checked him for a moment but when he turned he saw that the taxi driver was out of the cab and attempting to restrain him . |
| 19 | I was told I could see him for an hour but they got held up on the way and I was rushed through the visit . |
| 20 | If he himself has not paid for them then the person who sold him the goods will be able to sue him for the price but will have lost any chance of recovering the goods . |
| 21 | City of London magistrates fined him for the refusal but ruled he could keep his licence . |
| 22 | The music soothed her for a while but the needle stuck in a groove suddenly and she wept in response , despairing . |
| 23 | The pause had steadied her for a while but then it enabled the gnawing to chew on her once more . |
| 24 | I did n't believe her for a minute but I did n't see what I could do . |
| 25 | Vitor caressed her for a moment but then , impatient for the nakedness of the woman who had been such an obstinate aching presence in his bloodstream , he eased the amber silk from her shoulders and unhooked her lacy bra . |
| 26 | I braced myself for the explosion but luckily it went between the wheels . |
| 27 | Am I right in saying that Susan 's with us for a full year every Wednesday and John is supposed to be with us for a term but it 's been extended has n't it |