Example sentences of "but [adv] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , it is not doing duty for a use of rhinoceros but rather for a mention of it . |
| 2 | ( i ) The plaintiffs challenge the validity of the section 39 notice , on the footing that it was not issued for the purpose of the Bank exercising its own supervisory functions under the Act , but rather for the purpose of enabling the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to pursue its own inquiries in relation to its own functions as the U.S. regulatory authority ; it is also contended that the notice is defective in form . |
| 3 | You could smell the gas from the coke and ‘ Are you awake there ? ’ and then you might have a little natter with him — but only for a couple of minutes because if the sergeant saw you , you 'd be ‘ on the peg ’ . |
| 4 | The groups play out their scene for themselves in small groups , but only for a couple of minutes . |
| 5 | Robyn found herself hesitating , but only for a fraction of a second . |
| 6 | After another six months I was asked to attend the physiotherapy department for treatment ; this did bring some relief , but only for a matter of hours . |
| 7 | The paupers continued under the care of the churchwardens and overseers of the parishes until the House had been built , but then the directors had powers to apprehend vagrants , single pregnant women , and other malefactors , to admit them , and to set and keep them at work — but only for a maximum of six months . |
| 8 | Sometimes the answer to the question is " Yes , but only for a handful of specialist writers or magazines ' . |
| 9 | It would be nice to have it in the bill , Hurd told MPs , but only for the sake of ‘ completeness and tidiness ’ . |
| 10 | They enjoy being together , but not for every minute of the day . |
| 11 | ‘ Football League clubs can postpone a match for an England call-up , but not for a Republic of Ireland game . |
| 12 | One kind is the fancy dress which children can wear for a parade but not for the whole of a party . |
| 13 | ( i ) bodily injury sustained while under the influence of or ( ii ) disablement due wholly or partly to the effects of intoxicating liquor or drugs other than drugs taken in accordance with treatment prescribed and directed by a qualified registered medical practitioner but not for the treatment of drug addiction . |
| 14 | This rule has now been relaxed so as to permit reports of commissioners , including law commissioners , and white papers to be looked at for the purpose solely of ascertaining the mischief which the statute is intended to cure but not for the purpose of discovering the meaning of the words used by Parliament to effect such cure : Eastman Photographic Materials Co . Ltd. v. Comptroller-General of Patents , Designs and Trademarks [ 1898 ] A.C. 571 and Assam Railways and Trading Co . Ltd. v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue [ 1935 ] A.C. 445 , 457–458 . |
| 15 | Although the development officers ’ budget was almost entirely used for the payment of support workers it could also be used for the purchase of goods ( for example a single bed for a client coming out of hospital ) but not for the purchase of other services . |
| 16 | Beating up cushions releases the feelings pent up in the shoulders — but such forms of catharsis are sometimes thought to be all right for Californians but not for the rest of us . |
| 17 | If you caused a flood by knocking a nail through a water pipe , the flood section would cover you for damage caused by the water , but not for the damage to the pipe . |
| 18 | Years previously , as a probationary cadet at Harrogate , and later at O.C.T.U. , he had said that he would like to make a success of soldiering , but not for the sake of prestige or promotion . |
| 19 | Perhaps it is repetitive , but not for the sake of repetition , as each phrase carries a different emphasis and builds on to the prior phase for effect . |
| 20 | He had insisted on accompanying Sharpe to Quatre Bras , not to fight , he said , but just for the chance of glimpsing the Emperor . |
| 21 | If it is accepted , as I believe it should be accepted , that certiorari goes not only for such an excess or abuse of power but also for a breach of the rules of natural justice there is even less reason in principle for excluding other established grounds . |
| 22 | Most people who made the pilgrimage found it well worth their while , not only for the quality of the music-making but also for a quality of staging and design that pointedly bypassed the often musically ruinous fads of post-war directors ' opera in order to re-establish contact with an older and still valid tradition that goes back , with a passing glance at the work of Wieland Wagner , through Gründgens and Reinhardt to Roller and Mahler and , in some respects , Wagner himself . |
| 23 | The NHS relies on cross-subsidisation , not just between high-risk and low-risk groups but also for every individual between their low-risk years ( young and middle aged ) and high-risk years ( old age ) . |
| 24 | This was the general reply from partners , who were specifically asked not only whether the course would not be more appropriately located in a Third World country but also for the experience of institutions that already have similar courses or related aims . |
| 25 | The answers to these questions will have significance not only for the interpretation of dismissals and refusals to hire under Council Directive 76/207/EEC but also for the interpretation of Article 10 of Council Directive 92/85/EEC and other unfavourable treatment of pregnant women which the employer or the state claims is gender-neutral . |
| 26 | Essential metal ions are required in the gut not only for nutrition but also for the integrity of the mucosa ; zinc , for instance , can facilitate the healing of gastric ulcers . |
| 27 | This makes it a most useful instrument not only for solo pieces but also for the support of voices . |
| 28 | It 's a temporary position , only three years , but there is obviously a desire on the part of the Embassy to integrate more , not only through the Accademia , but also for the purpose of contacts with English museums . |
| 29 | Indeed , in Reg. v. Secretary of State for Transport , Ex parte Factortame Ltd. [ 1990 ] 2 A.C. 85 your Lordships ' House went further than this and had regard to a Law Commission report not only for the purpose of ascertaining the mischief but also for the purpose of drawing an inference as to Parliamentary intention from the fact that Parliament had not expressly implemented one of the Law Commission 's recommendations . |
| 30 | By fighting for pits to be kept open , the NUM was fighting not only for miners ' jobs but also for the survival of miners ' communities . |