Example sentences of "but [adv] [prep] a [noun sg] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was frightened , of course , but only for a second or two . |
| 2 | A gust of wind caught it and it slid towards the ground , but only for a moment or so . |
| 3 | And we would do it again , but not for a year or two at least ! |
| 4 | There is a limited defence for a retailer ( but not for a wholesaler or distributor ) who neither knew , nor had reasonable grounds for believing , that the goods were not reasonably safe . |
| 5 | Whether or not he was altogether comfortable in such a role is another matter ; when Lawrence Durrell once suggested to him that he was not a Christian at all but more like a Buddhist or a primitive he replied only with a question , " Perhaps they have n't found me out yet ? " |
| 6 | But either as a compensation or as a contributing factor , the entrance of women into non-legal unions at increasingly earlier ages has occurred , in some cases in tandem with late age at marriage . |