Example sentences of "but [adv] for [art] [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 | Recent surveys in the Lake District have shown that the majority of visitors do not come for these ‘ tourist attractions ’ but rather for the fresh air and breathtaking scenery . |
| 3 | But perhaps for the particular plot you have arrived at , the particular murder you have in mind , a good deal will have to be told to the reader about pre-murder events . |
| 4 | The balance within the militarized police forces tilted the other way : of some 68,000 Civil Guards and Assault Guards , 60 per cent remained loyal : surprisingly in view of the former 's reputation as the hammer of the rural poor , but crucially for the early failure of the rising in many places . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
| 11 | In the event , two professors — Moorcroft and Coleman — were appointed , but only for a brief period . |
| 12 | He had seen her weep before but only for a sick horse , and he was awe-struck . |
| 13 | The two of them had once shared a mistress in Lewisham , but only for a little while . |
| 14 | Knight became aware in April last year that Betts was producing the assembly for L'Oreal , but only for the European market . |
| 15 | The All Indonesia Labour Federation ( FBSI ) , a tame ‘ yellow ’ union created by the Suharto regime , signed a collective labour agreement with Caltex , but only for the small elite of core workers . |
| 16 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 17 | He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 20 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 ! ’ |
| 25 | Even more striking is the example provided by Francis Bacon , that most ardent apologist for useful science — but not for a Copernican universe . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | He 's right , but not for a little while . |
| 28 | " Those papers are alright to read when you 're sitting on the toilet , but not for the financial news , " he once shouted . |
| 29 | I have not touched on the difficult question of localization here : it is a lively issue where the brain is concerned , but not for the digital computer because , depending on how you interpret its operations , information can be thought of as being anywhere at all in the machine ( i.e. not localized in the sense of being associated with a particular place in it ) , or ( and in some sense conversely ) all operations of the machine can be thought of as going on in one very small and specific place . |
| 30 | ( The Parker Morris Report , Homes for today and tomorrow ( 1961 ) , recommended standards for all new houses , whether public or private , more space and better heating being the overriding considerations : the recommendations were mandatory for New Town housing in 1967 and for local authorities in 1969 , but not for the private sector . ) |