Example sentences of "but it [was/were] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | he 's a little , aye I know but he 's , yeah I know but it was n't for a week was it ? |
| 2 | One horse had detached itself and ambled towards the line of protesters but it was not for a moment that Meredith realised , with a pang of dismay , that it was Blazer carrying Harriet . |
| 3 | My parents could only afford to give me some small change on Sundays , but it was enough for a cinema ticket and an ice cream . |
| 4 | But it was only for a moment . |
| 5 | For a moment I wondered if I would be able to catch him , but it was only for a moment . |