Example sentences of "[conj] [conj] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NICK FALDO knows that but for his Saturday stumble he would have waltzed away with the US PGA title yesterday here at Bellerive . |
| 2 | I think the actions of the security firm at the time were very quick , and but for their actions I feel we may have had far more serious consequences than we actually did . ’ |
| 3 | Nathan Holland on the other hand was a faithful friend , and but for him Paul 's last work might never have found its way into print . |
| 4 | Incensed , Maria flung up her head , choking on rage , and but for her fear of any physical contact between them , she might have lashed out at him . |
| 5 | He was always prone to grotesque mistakes ( as listed in the note ) BUT he also provided World Class saves regularly , and but for his lapses would probably rank as one of the worlds greats . |
| 6 | Good lord ! and but for his hand going up she would really have brained him this time , and then where would she have been ? |
| 7 | Although just over five feet eight inches tall , and seldom well trained , at his best he was strong , fast , and skilful enough to hold his own with Cribb , reputedly the best of all bare-knuckle boxers , and but for his fondness for high living , might well have been champion . |
| 8 | Their Chicken Kiev is delicious , and as for their garlic bread … fabulous ! |
| 9 | And as for her clothes … they were , to say the least , extremely odd . |
| 10 | In fact he forbids the use of cosmetics , even soap ; and as for her hair and down , her crackling armpits , her upper locks and lower wreath — Herta , I suspect , could be woollier than any yak and still keep Odilo happy . |
| 11 | And as for her husband , ‘ poor old grandad liked his pipe , but he was never allowed to smoke a pipe in the house . |
| 12 | Maxim 's clothes were still sticky-wet , he was splashed to the knees with mud , and as for his shoes … |
| 13 | And as for your friends , please feel free to invite them along ! |
| 14 | And as for your customer a mark of quality mixer . |
| 15 | And as for your explanation — could n't have done better myself , ’ he said . |
| 16 | And as for my teeth … ’ |
| 17 | And as for my technique — well , my friend , loath as I am to admit it , I do n't think I have one . ’ |
| 18 | My childhood was all about manners and how to hold your knife and fork and which glass to drink out of , and we had to curtsey , and as for my father , well , if I was looking like this — with blonde hair hanging down and the red lipstick — he would say I looked like a slut . |