Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 2 | In 1839 he succeeded Stephen Rigaud [ q.v. ] as reader in experimental philosophy ( physics ) at Oxford , becoming responsible not only for a well-established course but also for an extensive collection of apparatus with an endowment for its development . |
| 3 | The sing-song lumbered along for a little while but it appears that the ‘ Ball of Kirriemuir ’ has been removed from the Examination Syllabus . |
| 4 | Dean Hodgson was first to go … caught behind … for 9 and then in the next but one over Broad was leg before for 14 … at 26 for 2 the Gloucestershire folk must have thought they were in for a hard day but Mark Alleyne came to the rescue … he made 73 … |
| 5 | ‘ We were together for a long time but we grew apart and we have both been working hard . ’ |
| 6 | It might be impossible to draw everyone together for a single meeting but all need to be kept in touch with what 's going on and their opinions sought . |
| 7 | Seem to put them away for a long while but |
| 8 | In my judgment therefore the equivalent of this principle today is the right of each family to home ownership , the need for more diffused and direct ownership of equity capital and the opportunity not just for a formal education but for retraining and post-experience training in later life . |
| 9 | Until now , however , there has been no prize which has honoured our major creative writers not just for a single work but for the achievement of a lifetime . ’ |
| 10 | The Bouncer is used not just for an aerobic workout but also for creative strengthening and flexibility exercises . |
| 11 | If the charge on the property in favour of the husband is not for a fixed amount but is expressed to be equivalent , for example , to one third of the net proceeds of sale , then the husband has acquired a chargeable asset ( Marren v Ingles [ 1980 ] 1 WLR 983 ) and payment of the capital sum by way of redemption of the charge would appear to be a disposal for capital gains tax purposes ( TCGA 1992 , s22 ) . |
| 12 | Votes are not for a particular person but for a list put up by a party . |
| 13 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 14 | We fell out for a little while but I mean , playing loud but I mean upstairs is fine . |
| 15 | Cost control will serve us well for a single year but it wo n't give us a company that will survive into the next century . |
| 16 | The job was initially priced over two years ago for a different scheme but incorporating the same layout . |
| 17 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |
| 18 | He watched her closely for a long time but there was no further flicker of consciousness . |