Example sentences of "but it be for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside there is more marble , — the marbled floor is very good — but it is for its art that the interior is famous . |
| 2 | Towards the end of his time with us , Peter began to develop a midfield role in the craftier confines of Division Two , but it is for his goalscoring exploits that Palace fans chiefly remember him . |
| 3 | — But it is for his gift of sympathy and understanding for the teachers who worked with him which far exceeded his obligation that I shall largely remember him . |
| 4 | In England , no such evidence has come forward , but it is for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland to decide whether he is convinced by the evidence . |
| 5 | ‘ Nobody wants to exterminate them but it 's for their own good . |