Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb past] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was meant to talk for fifteen minutes but I went on for three-quarters of an hour . |
| 2 | ‘ An officer signalled for her to stop but she carried on for a mile and mounted the kerb on one occasion , ’ Tony Malyon , prosecuting , told Pontypool magistrates . |
| 3 | But we stopped off for half an hour as well . |
| 4 | Leicester wobbled , but they hung on for the record equalling win . |
| 5 | But he made up for it there by scoring a half century . |
| 6 | But he went out for three days , never for an hour and a quarter . |
| 7 | But he went along for the ride , hoping he could put his spoke in and cancel the idea . |
| 8 | He was an undergraduate then , of course , but he stayed on for his doctorate , then became a fellow . |
| 9 | For all his undoubted talent Grayson may not have been a budding Ian Rush but he turned out for one of the country 's most famous clubs , perhaps not the best but certainly one of the best known — Accrington Stanley . |
| 10 | I ca n't remember much about that first talk , but it went on for much longer than the five to ten minutes it was supposed to last . |
| 11 | The snow was n't very deep there , but it made up for it by being littered with old leaves , twigs and debris . |
| 12 | No one knew how the Lāmri god acquired his reputation for treating mad dogs , but it dated back for several generations . |
| 13 | It was a genuine mix-up , but it worked out for me — — and not for poor old Mr Munro . |