Example sentences of "but [verb] [pers pn] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism . |
| 2 | Actually utilise our space not necessarily for the public which obviously is difficult to get to the disabled people etc but using it for something like that . |
| 3 | But seeing him for the first time was like when you buy a new make of car you never noticed that kind before , then you realise they 're all over the place . |
| 4 | He did not want to be bothered with the problems she encountered , with water that seemed brackish or ceilings that had cracked — they were her concerns and , as she complained in a letter to Minnie : — I am driven to distraction with those household concerns with which you will be familiar Minnie but then in your case you have but to report them for them to be seen to by the master who will instruct the butler to bring in workmen and I am obliged to go out and seek my own help which is no easy thing . |
| 5 | The Housing Repairs and Rents Act , 1954 , reduced subsidies for general needs , but retained them for clearance of slums ; two years later subsidies for general needs were totally abolished , leaving the general housing need to be met by private enterprise . |
| 6 | Yeah yeah but forget it for now . |
| 7 | ‘ No , I too noted the King 's change in mood but dismissed it for King Alexander was an excitable , changeable man . |
| 8 | He also considered an argument based on freedom of speech , but rejected it for reasons which I consider in the next section of this judgment . |
| 9 | Not to say , ‘ I ca n't do it or I ca n't remember it ’ , but stop it for a bit and then go back to it , and then you 'll find you 've got it . |
| 10 | But let us for the moment look at the word that signifies the process or action itself : the word kill . |
| 11 | Paxton 's SRI trials ( Paxton 1977 ) found that island-driving improved performance for shorter sentences but decreased it for longer ones . |
| 12 | I suppose she thought that Greene would not ask us to confirm what she had said , but chide us for impropriety on the strength of her word alone . |
| 13 | It decided not to pay out the sums so received to individual solicitors as a sort of dividend but to apply them for the benefit of the profession as a whole . |
| 14 | And Lee and his girl-friend , Suzanne , drove up from Plymouth in time to miss it , but joined us for dinner at Browns . |
| 15 | When you send them send them Parcel Class but insure them for the top amount , |
| 16 | It takes a special person to handle complaints in any case but to do it for 22 years deserves a special mention , always maintaining a diplomatic and friendly attitude to each individual case . |
| 17 | But getting it for the Megatape ? |
| 18 | Hereford deserved at least a draw but lost it for good three minutes from time when Johnson got a second for Lincoln … |
| 19 | Hereford deserved at least a draw but lost it for good three minutes from time when Johnson got a second for Lincoln … |
| 20 | The result of this was that the sales force on the continent had lost confidence with the Axminster products but needed them for contract work , eg hotels … |
| 21 | I planned to tell her so , but left it for tonight . |
| 22 | ‘ Not in this weather , but thank you for the thought , my dear one . |
| 23 | you ever came — But Thank you for my |
| 24 | Then when a photographer asked if he could take his picture , Penn said , ‘ Please do n't , but thank you for asking . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm not ready , Mr Tucker , but thank you for all you 've done . |
| 26 | I said , ‘ but thank you for warning me , my dear friend . ’ |
| 27 | But thank you for asking , ’ Bernice muttered angrily . |
| 28 | ‘ No — but thank you for the contact . ’ |
| 29 | Er but thank you for your attendance and safe journey . |
| 30 | But thank you for giving me the hope , coat peg to hang some further comment . |