Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb base] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I yearn for a child or even children . |
| 2 | He might be able to make a decent cup of coffee but I hope for her sake that he is good at washing up afterwards too . |
| 3 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 4 | ‘ Sir , it is not that , but I hope for an appointment in England . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah , but I insist for Hercule 's sake . ’ |
| 6 | family house , but I mean for space and that sort of |
| 7 | You know I mean , alright y you wan na sell your house and everything , but I mean for goodness sake , I mean ! |
| 8 | But I mean for the other people it 's just , it 's just rejection in n it , you 're not good enough |
| 9 | But I mean for the first year she wo n't be in , if she goes into student , she 'll be in college |
| 10 | But I mean for a |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm not really for all this women 's lib business , but I go for what this young lady says . |
| 12 | I do my big shopping on Tuesday — but I go for odds and ends every day . |
| 13 | But I go for them cos of the bright yellow packaging ! |
| 14 | But I wait for him to start it — and then I just finish it off . ’ |
| 15 | I can not claim to know better , I know nothing , I never have known very much , but I fear for her . |
| 16 | Erm well they 're , they 're based actually in , in America but I work for the U K division . |
| 17 | But I say for most ordinary people who play it , it 's a pastime . |
| 18 | but I think for people to go and have plastic surgery of that length of time for erm any thing else other than medical reasons |
| 19 | But I think for employment officers , this would be really useful in the actual development . |
| 20 | But I think for our purposes we might define ‘ an ordinary person ’ as ‘ anyone who is not a professional philosopher ’ . |
| 21 | That , that 's funny , but I think for you Suburban Commando would have been better . |
| 22 | So they are probably very useful erm toys , educational toys , to have in the home , but I think for the child to get the maximum from them they do he often does require an adult with him . |
| 23 | So they are probably very useful erm toys , educational toys , to have in the home , but I think for the child to get the maximum from them they do he often does require an adult with him . |
| 24 | ‘ We 've still a way to go but I look for improvement all the time and our start this season has shown just that . ’ |
| 25 | I have but I need for the I need it for the , er going into the er , washing machine . |
| 26 | I mean , seven pounds to have , I mean they 're not gon na probably have an answer machine , but you know for things if things are going to be like that |
| 27 | Yes , but you know for years , when they were growing up in their teens , I was the the tennis net between him and his daughters , where 's she going , who 's she going with , who 's bringing her home , is she wearing eye make up , why 's she wearing nylons and not ankle socks , |
| 28 | hundred and odd , there , but you know for two packets |
| 29 | But you 've for accommodation . |
| 30 | But you go for it . |