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Collocations for "but for"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "but for" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2025but for ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.- there but for the [grace, love] of [God, Christ]
- wouldn't be alive but for [him, your help]
- the [road, town] was deserted, but for the odd [cab, pedestrian, road sweep]
- would have won but for the [error, doping]
...but for which no medication event is planned... - English Only forum
...hasn’t changed but for... - English Only forum
...to pay me not on an hourly basis but for the actual amount of work that I do. - English Only forum
'But for' in exclamatory sentences - English Only forum
'there but for the grace of God, goes God - English Only forum
[He] aims for parable but comes closer to pat - English Only forum
[I am / We are] sorry, but [I/We] don't know for sure. - English Only forum
A deal of people, Miss, are for trusting all to Providence, but... - English Only forum
A solicitude for your welfare which cannot end but with my life, and the apprehension of danger - English Only forum
a steadfast bulwark for great interests to rest upon; but, at the fireside, too often a cold column - English Only forum
A word for adapting not just one but various perspectives - English Only forum
A word for when the phone rings but no one is calling - English Only forum
abbreviation for "and others", but not et al. - English Only forum
and had not mentioned but for a merry passage that followed. - English Only forum
anything but dry for the U.S. job market - English Only forum
Aquarians follow their own path, but are seldom lacking (for) company. - English Only forum
are good for nothing except/but (to) bluff... - English Only forum
As for (1) and (2) respectively, but related to the [target language] - English Only forum
Asian Economies Look Inward for Growth, but Need Reforms - English Only forum
Asking for change but the smaller denomination is the focus - English Only forum
"be to" + "perfect infinitive" for things that were expected, but didn't happen - English Only forum
blank of meaning but for the glassiness of despair - English Only forum
But all dining rooms were deserted and none of them were set up <for a meal yet to come>. - English Only forum
but all the emotions they never prepare you for - English Only forum
But Anna, she is absolutely gagging for it. - English Only forum
But by the same token/but for all that? - English Only forum
but could not speak for his life; - English Only forum
but crave for the lucks sake - English Only forum
but <custom> stales one’s admiration for him - English Only forum
But else, not for the world. - English Only forum
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