Example sentences of "but for [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the first physical contact between them for four years , but for just an instant it had seemed as if it had only been yesterday when she had last touched him . |
| 2 | But for now the army is prepared to watch and wait . |
| 3 | But for now the crusader 's quiet . |
| 4 | But for now the company are content to be doing well by being a cut above the rest . |
| 5 | But for now the family favorite remains the pig , who 's always welcome inside , providing she remembers her manners . |
| 6 | But for now the family favorite remains the pig , who 's always welcome inside , providing she remembers her manners . |
| 7 | But for now the search for Planet X is futile . |
| 8 | But for once the weather was fine , the place was right on the other side of the airfield on the edge of open country , so we wandered about a bit , picking wild flowers and so on , and on the way back in the truck who should we see approaching in the distance , on foot , but our old pal Flt Off Gregory . |
| 9 | After they had gone , Harriet took herself for a long walk over the cliffs , but for once the beauty of her surroundings , the early evening light on the sea , the cry of gulls and the distant sound of waves breaking on the shore below , failed to soothe her . |
| 10 | But for once the spotlight wo n't be on Paul Malone 's form team Ards , chasing a League Cup and Bass Cup double . |