Example sentences of "but [vb past] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judith Jones , his editor for the past 15 years , said Mr Hersey not only wrote , but fought for the rights of all authors and was active until the end . |
| 2 | He said he did not want to involve British troops and planes in action , but admitted for the first time that it was a possibility . |
| 3 | PAV stressed its commitment to extensive devolution of powers from the federal to the republican governments , but argued for the federal government to retain strong powers for the economic good of the country and to maintain Czech-Slovak co-operation . |
| 4 | Ian Austin , a hero in Tuesday 's B&H Cup semi final win at Leicester but dropped for the championship match against Essex , returns to the side . |
| 5 | Yes they just had one maybe one melodeon or one fiddle , but played for the whole dance and you could hear it from end to end of the hall . |
| 6 | Debut 1986 v NZ Cavaliers but ignored for the NZ and Australia comeback games before regaining his place during the French tour . |
| 7 | None of them looked back to see what happened but galloped for the interchange to the Central Line . |
| 8 | Mr Richards , who met two of the demonstrators , said he had not supported the closures but voted for the Government motion for a review of the threatened pits . |
| 9 | Don Edmonds cast a sideways glance at Philip Kelly , but answered for the Bureau . |
| 10 | Andy Currier was eventually able to provide consolation at the other end , but departed for the sin-bin 30 seconds later after a foul on Bob Jackson , accompanied by Paul Hulme , who questioned the referee 's decision too vehemently . |
| 11 | He did not even state his demand but waited for the rupee to drop . |
| 12 | To illustrate , we will reconsider the last example and assume that the individual did not close his position after five days but waited for the last trading day which was the following day . |
| 13 | Also in this category , but published for the first time in this volume , is the article Jackie And Just Seventeen which not only records changes in the content of girls ' magazines over the 80s ( since McRobbie 's original analysis of the late 70s , also included here ) but registers theoretical developments as well through its attention to the ways in which girls as readers both construct their own meanings and interact with the texts . |
| 14 | Flustered , Rory turned her back on him and all but ran for the kitchen . |