Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [pron] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have seen photographs of orca , both still and movie , close-up and underwater , but nothing prepares me for the sight of a real one that scythes out of the water 100 metres or so away from the boat . |
| 2 | ‘ But nothing prepares you for the blinding flash of flares and the noise of the thundercrackers as you run on to the field . |
| 3 | ‘ I have a full staff here but I released them for the fiesta in Palma . |
| 4 | He said it 's my fault ; but I did it for the best . ’ |
| 5 | Yeah but I want it for the men that 's going to alter the gas . |
| 6 | Tough shit really , but I soften it for the sake of the delicacies of future interaction . |
| 7 | The photo was in there , too , but she left it for the time being . |
| 8 | We already have a car , motor cycle and bicycle lined up , but we need someone for the bus and train . |
| 9 | He lived down Gypsy Lane with his two sisters , he was a single man you see and my father and mother lived here and my , they not only mended shoes but they made them and er course naturally , you know , well of course Needham was n't as big as it is now but they made them for the best people , if that , if that 's the right , not the right expression say , but er but you know what I mean er and er and he , you know , all his life you see he did that and then one day he had a shock because his er , what would you call him colleague , he , he died suddenly in the night . |
| 10 | But he dismissed them for the time being , having more important matters to be dealt with . |
| 11 | Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible . |
| 12 | But it did nothing for the glass . |
| 13 | Mm , so what if could erm , could come up with a policy , that you pay your premiums in , but it covers you for the whole of your life . |