Example sentences of "but [conj] [pers pn] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed improbable that the fine hot weather should continue right through the summer , but so it did for most of us . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ Travis agreed , then said how he 'd dearly love to ring Rosemary at her parents ' home , but that he knew for sure that he could definitely give up even the frail hope he had left of sharing his life with Rosemary if he did that . |
| 3 | But if we hope for that we see not then do we with patience wait for it . |
| 4 | There 's no doubt it 's going to be difficult for us but if we play for 90 minutes the same way we did against Cork in the first half last week , we 'll return with something from the game . ’ |
| 5 | The complete programme has yet to be finalised but if you wish for more information please contact the Medau Office Epsom 29056 or send S.A.E. |
| 6 | But like I say for seven years he just sat and did n't want to do nothing . |
| 7 | But because they refused for one reason or another to dis you know to have talks with the press or television or the ministers , whoever , I think they they burnt their boats . |
| 8 | But while he argues for general connections between the rites , incidentally ignoring the many repudiations of Gnosticism that were made of it by early Christian leaders , his viewpoint is much more balanced than Scobie 's . ) |
| 9 | But when he opted for either of John Hay 's horses , they argued : Johnson had to settle for the grey owned by Laughland Vass . |