Example sentences of "but for [pron] [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Without ceremony she dropped her silk gown , standing naked but for her briefs and her tattoos , which were all black .
2 Here it is a different kind of work , we are more lonely and in some ways the work is harder , but for us women as you know , life itself is very hard …
3 You not only the , won the peace for your generation but for your sons and your daughters and your grandsons and granddaughters .
4 All but for her goodness and her grace . ’
5 But for his guardians and his lack of friends , he could have been happy here , he thought as he went round the front of the car to open the door for Madeleine .
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