Example sentences of "but [adv] for a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , the inverse intensity of N-Oct 5 bands seen with the different expression constructs argue against the proteolytic processing mechanism but rather for a different transcript structure that affects accessibility of the AUG translation initiation sequences . |
| 2 | In the exercise of that right the landlord may exclude the tenant from occupation , but only for a reasonable time , and only if to do so is essential for the execution of the work ( McGreal v Wake ( 1984 ) 269 EG 1254 ) . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 5 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
| 8 | In the event , two professors — Moorcroft and Coleman — were appointed , but only for a brief period . |
| 9 | He had seen her weep before but only for a sick horse , and he was awe-struck . |
| 10 | The two of them had once shared a mistress in Lewisham , but only for a little while . |
| 11 | He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates . |
| 12 | I 'd heard tales about some people having seen an old man down there but not for a long while , he would n't hurt anyone so your lad need n't be scared of him . ’ |
| 13 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 14 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 15 | It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine . |
| 16 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
| 17 | The above description of the expectations-augmented Phillips curve allows for the existence of a short-run trade-off between unemployment and inflation , but not for a long-run trade-off . |
| 18 | They object to a little cotton apron on the mice which is made from a baby 's dress — it was suitable for a baby but not for a stuffed mouse to wear ! ’ |
| 19 | Even more striking is the example provided by Francis Bacon , that most ardent apologist for useful science — but not for a Copernican universe . |
| 20 | Mr Mortimer , currently at work on a play for the BBC and a drama series for Meridian , tells me he hopes there will be another Rumpole series : ‘ But not for a little while . ’ |
| 21 | He 's right , but not for a little while . |
| 22 | He is a union member and he was aware of all the advantages of belonging to a union but somehow for a long time it never occurred to me how to get it all started , how it was possible . |
| 23 | And evening classes are a good idea but more for a general grounding in computing in general as there are not likely to be directly relevant to your hardware and software . |
| 24 | Exercise raises the metabolic rate , not only at the time of activity , but also for a little while afterwards . |
| 25 | She had laughed then at the vivid imagination of the child , but now for a brief moment she saw the city as Maggie saw it , basking in the first rays of the sun and oblivious to the dangerous mist below that might suck it in before it could wake up and take wing against the now blue blue sky . |