Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] for [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but nothing to show for it |
| 2 | For crossing the border into Iran , he had a code ( ’ I am coming for Mustafa ’ ) , but no-one asked for it ; and so they landed in Tehran . |
| 3 | But I cared for you , Theodosia . |
| 4 | But I ran for them and won most everything , so it was good fun , and it also kept me off the streets , which pleased my parents . |
| 5 | But I go for them cos of the bright yellow packaging ! |
| 6 | But I wait for him to start it — and then I just finish it off . ’ |
| 7 | I can not claim to know better , I know nothing , I never have known very much , but I fear for her . |
| 8 | That , that 's funny , but I think for you Suburban Commando would have been better . |
| 9 | But you go for it . |
| 10 | But you asked for me , and I do n't handle your kind any more . |
| 11 | ‘ You 'll think me catty , but you asked for it . |
| 12 | Wood looks good , but you pay for it . |
| 13 | We usually eat at seven , but we waited for you — I 've got a casserole in the oven . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Never get a fine week like we just had , ’ agreed his neighbour , ‘ but we pay for it . |
| 15 | I would n't say they were lucky against Oldham , but everything ran for them today , the underside of the crossbar and the post saved Charlton on a couple of occasions and as Simpson said I think ‘ Bolder on a couple of occasions really knew nothing about the saves he 'd made , they were point blank , and he just happened to be there . ’ |
| 16 | But everything changed for him on 12 June 1989 when he eventually came to . |
| 17 | But they worked for me . |
| 18 | He envied it , but he feared for it , too , for when the Rabbi departed to Eretz who would show Jacob the same affection ? |
| 19 | But he went for it : two dolphins leaping from a sea turned dark red at sunset . |
| 20 | He stutters , but he caddied for me for five years and he knows the game inside out . |
| 21 | But it worked for him , and looked cool into the bargain , and that 's Fender 's problem , really . |
| 22 | It 's not cheap , and it 's not easy — but it works for him . |