Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb base] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , no , but I come in for |
| 2 | But I go on for ever … ‘ |
| 3 | Not that I 'm any good you understand — no natural talent — but I make up for it with hard work . ’ ) |
| 4 | But they set out for the Town Hall none the less . |
| 5 | In fact , these advisory councils neither have the strength conferred by expert knowledge , nor the experience of full-time work in the field , nor the responsibility conferred by direct election , but they cover up for the assumed need for some outside , popular supervision of these administrative agencies . |
| 6 | None of the group is especially common as fossils , but they make up for their general rarity by their interest . |