Example sentences of "but [pron] [be] for " in BNC.

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1 " But I 'm for it . "
2 Till May came and the day came When she wore 'em down to Shoreham , But nobody was for 'em So she wore 'em nevermore …
3 He sent the paintings but none were for sale .
4 Or maybe you can say that Mellor wanted to be the captain , but she was for sure the admiral .
5 The old records are undated , but one was for autumn .
6 I 'm sure you do but they 're for later .
7 Because , although Jesus was speaking to the people there , his words were not just for them , but they 're for us as well and these are conversations that we can well eavesdrop on and learn something , I 'm sure , for our benefit .
8 You know the egg cups , I thought the egg cups were for the conservatory here but they 're for the conservatory in Fulham .
9 They may seem inconvenient , but they are for your own safety .
10 But they are for ever moving and , where they meet in head-on collision , in what is known as a subduction zone , they produce one of the great geological dramas of the planet .
11 But they was for goose and plum pudding , ’ protested the nipper , near to tears .
12 did n't he years ago and the big kids sort of , well not torment him , but he 's for the fun you know
13 Come here to see me if you will ; mother asks you , and I want you , but it is for you to come or not as you feel best , or as you like .
14 Inside there is more marble , — the marbled floor is very good — but it is for its art that the interior is famous .
15 But it is for you already , any fool can see you 're in no shape to continue .
16 The changes of the 1990s pose an urgent challenge for the whole personnel function in planning for recruitment and retention , pay flexibility and increased employee expectations , but it is for management development specialists , within the wider personnel function , constantly to remind task-driven managers of Metzger 's words , quoted by Glascott , ‘ people breathe life into programmes ’ ( Glascott , 1990 ) .
17 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 .
18 But it is for the mother to decide whether she has pain relief .
19 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 .
20 I know it seems a little bit i idealistic , do n't know what the word is I want but it is for warning
21 The specimen may be of blood or urine , but it is for me to decide which .
22 Little beechwood board looks like a butter pat , but it is for chopping garlic .
23 ‘ Call it a wedding gift , ’ he advised harshly , ‘ but it is for you alone , not a thing to share with your future husband .
24 higher than this year , but it is for Derbyshire to decide its level of spending and priorities between services .
25 Local education authorities have considerable flexibility to provide additional assistance to small primary schools , through the small school protection factor , but it is for each authority to devise its own scheme and to choose its priorities within that scheme in the light of local needs .
26 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 .
27 Not only were there also one or two very old statutes to which resort could be made , but the common law of conspiracy was generally held to preclude collective actions designed to harm employers ' interests : " it is not the denial to work except for more wages than is allowed by statute , but it is for a conspiracy to raise their wages , for which these defendants are indicted " , concluded a famous judgement against some striking tailors of Cambridge in 1721 .
28 It is not for teachers to tell them what to believe or value , but it is for them to try to equip pupils in such a way that they can enter into the debate and develop a coherent and perceptive worldview for themselves .
29 I do n't know when it 's for , but it is for when , that 's what it 's called , you get a list and it is sort of ante
30 Many different types on the market , but when you actually start to look into them , erm , they reveal a few things , you can see by this one it 's a fairly old one , but it is for for demo purposes only , this is one by Polycell , it 's battery operated in a plastic cases and it 's handy because it 's got a torch but when you actually put the alarm on it goes my gadget 's not working really .
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