Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I wa but I was there for a fortnight and when I came back I , you know it 's preparing for Synod just takes all the time we have somehow and I |
| 2 | ‘ Look , ’ she heard him say , ‘ I 'm sorry if I 've made you unhappy , but I 'm not for you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Sorry , but you 're in for a disappointment . |
| 4 | His assistant Julian immediately offers me coffee , and explains in apologetic tones that Tony has been called out — ‘ but you 're down for 11.30 ’ — and that he 's expecting him back any moment . |
| 5 | But she 's not for you and she 's certainly not for me . |
| 6 | But she 's not for sale . |
| 7 | You 'll do yourself an injury , I say , but she knows best no doubt for there is n't a day but she 's off for some long trip or other on the thing . |
| 8 | But she is not for me nor I for her . |
| 9 | But she was here for a little while now , and would be coming back in mid-April to get Luxembourg on . |
| 10 | But she was here for Steve and she would n't let him down . |
| 11 | But we are not for sale . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ We 're at pains to stress this is n't a protest , but we were here for rest and recreation , ’ he said , ‘ so if I ca n't send my men ashore ; there 's not much point in staying . ’ |
| 13 | Well everybody thought we 'd be out for a week or so , but we were out for a month or er more when these scabs started going back . |
| 14 | But they 're not for Pussy , ’ she added , with a disapproving look at Faustina now held firmly in Sophia 's arms . |
| 15 | black tiny black forest gateaux , but they 're here for tea are n't they so |
| 16 | ‘ I know speed limits can be boring and frustrating but they 're there for a reason , ’ added Ch Insp Williams . |
| 17 | But they 're only for local people . |
| 18 | Some attractive and good quality items are produced , but they are mainly for domestic use , and very few find their way to the West . |
| 19 | No , but they were n't for them , cos they , does n't really matter , they 've got so much pocket out of gas But the Gas is erm , make them increase prices at five per cent less than the rate of inflation that way . |
| 20 | Sadly this is the last Sharpe , but he is in for major exposure as he comes on to television . |
| 21 | Okay our French tourist is entitled to the protection of the laws but he 's not for example entitled to vote and he 's not entitled to hold erm public office . |
| 22 | But he 's back for tomorrow 's clash in neutral Germany at Bochum 's Ruhr Stadium , and manager Walter Smith said : ‘ Ally is bubbling and wants to make up for missing three games when he could have scored more goals . |
| 23 | But it is not for me to moralize . |
| 24 | I would not exclude a consideration of the greenbelt functions served by the area , but it is not for us to question the correctness of the approval by the Secretary of State for the Environment of the general extent of the greenbelt for York . |
| 25 | ‘ Being a local government lawyer can be an extremely exciting and rewarding career but it is not for people who want a quiet easy life . |
| 26 | It is for the European institutions to define those ’ floor-level ’ rights , but it is not for Brussels to say how they will be observed . |
| 27 | Anyway , it sounds like something to make long pisses much more interesting , but it is not for me , thanks to cruel fate . |
| 28 | Editorial decisions are backed by extensive market research , and manuscripts selected and edited according to ‘ whether the story lives up to the high standards that Mills and Boon readers have set for us … we ca n't please every one of our readers all the time , but it is n't for want of trying ! ’ |
| 29 | Admittedly that was not accepted by the Greater York authorities working party , but it is there for you , it is a base of technical information for you to use in your decision . |
| 30 | Premier League chief Rick Parry has been invited but it is only for the 14 clubs . |