Example sentences of "but [adv] for [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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1 | Grimsbury Secondary Modern was on the other side of the town , and had to be accommodated — I believe it was , successfully — within the plans , but only for a transitional period . |
2 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |
3 | It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort . |
4 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
5 | In the event , two professors — Moorcroft and Coleman — were appointed , but only for a brief period . |