Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb base] [adv] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | On that occasion he said : ‘ This is the first time I have done anything like this , but I do n't apologise for it . |
| 2 | I 'd love to help her , and I know every one of us would ; but I do n't think for a moment that Miss Miggs would let us pay her fare , even if we could raise so much money . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Women are a great idea , ’ Crawford had said the previous year , ‘ but I do n't go for this marriage bit . |
| 4 | I knocked the guy out in my last fight in 20 seconds and that 's good promotion — but I do n't care for it . |
| 5 | BLOKE : But I do n't work for you , fatso . |
| 6 | ‘ But I do n't ask for very much . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You can be certain they hope for that but I do n't believe for a moment they expect it . |
| 8 | [ In talking about continued home care ] I can stand the strain at the moment , but I do n't know for how long I can go on . |
| 9 | Yes , probably , but I do n't know for sure . |
| 10 | But I do n't know for sure . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I should n't think so for one minute but I do n't know for certain . ’ |
| 12 | I will return to this point later on , but I do not apologize for emphasizing it , because tragedies have occurred in the past . |
| 13 | I never expected it to be easy , but I do sometimes wish for those moments that I experienced in the distant past , when the umpire used to say , ‘ game , set and match ’ , and you shook hands before entering the comparative safety of the changing room . |
| 14 | " It sounds trite , but I have enough love for both of us to live on . " |
| 15 | but I have actually worked for organizations where they do see it in terms of those centimetre arr erm measurements and that 's a you know I mean it 's funny when I 've been giving talks on communications erm one of the things I say to people is erm where your stuff appears is crucial do n't worry about one and page three . |
| 16 | ‘ But you do not care for us . |
| 17 | ‘ Oh — but she do n't care for him at all . |
| 18 | But we have consciously searched for the poor in spirit , and found them in many different situations . |
| 19 | It seems likely she did , but we do n't know for sure . |
| 20 | Hard disks last a long time but they do n't last for ever . |
| 21 | What I 'm gon na say may seem strange but they do n't allow for certain contextual influences . |
| 22 | But they do n't work for zero . |
| 23 | He usually brings food and stuff , but he do n't stay for long . |
| 24 | yeah , but it do n't last for ages . |