Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] [art] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They have often not promoted the idea that human nature is basically sound if encouraged , but rather emphasized the need for a concept of divine grace . |
| 2 | Was it because of Emmanuel Steele , who had his shoemaking shop between the Misses Cardings and the bakery and who was well into his forties , but apparently had no use for women , inasmuch as he did his own housework in the rooms above the shop , and ate most of his meals out . |
| 3 | The Statute of Limitations itself does not affect the right to payment , but only affects the procedure for enforcing it in the event of dispute or refusal to pay . |
| 4 | The campaign to save a local arts centre starts innocently enough , but soon becomes the target for intimidation , and Jane finds herself in increasing danger as she uncovers layers of corruption that spread from an Oxford college to the Houses of Parliament . |
| 5 | But somehow to use the money for extravagant luxuries was another matter . |
| 6 | I can not pursue the thought , but just give the hint for your commiseration . ’ |
| 7 | But hardly had the applause for the Collector died down when two hands reached up and dragged him down the stairs by his braces and into the crowd . |
| 8 | It specialises in Secessionist and German Expressionist art but later became a showcase for the work of Grandma Moses . |
| 9 | The Department retains its commitment to the development of a broad based training programme which emphasises behavioural aspects but also recognises the need for physical restraint , as a last resort measure , within the context of direct care . |
| 10 | ( 2 ) Whereas it has been axiomatic throughout the working lifetimes of many now engaged in the administration of criminal justice that a police officer should never , save in exceptional circumstances , even address questions to a suspect after he has been charged , the Serious Fraud Office , which is by statute required to have regard to Code C , is asserting a contradictory power not only to ask questions at such a time , but also to penalise the applicant for any failure to reply . |
| 11 | By taking a peerage he ruined the political career of his elder son , who had become Unionist MP for Plymouth in 1910 and was elevated to the Lords in succession to his father in 1919 , but also created the opportunity for his daughter-in-law , Nancy ( later Viscountess Astor , q.v. ) to win her husband 's seat at a by-election , and thus become the first woman to sit in the House of Commons . |
| 12 | In fact , many women feel that tzniut , or modesty , is not only a protection for her which serves as a ‘ hands off ’ signal to men , but also allows a responsibility for her own actions . |
| 13 | Strategic Environmental Assessment would not only help reveal the level of sustainable resources ( new and recycled ) , but also determine the priority for their use . |
| 14 | Strategic Environmental Assessment would not only help reveal the level of sustainable resources ( new and recycled ) , but also determine the priority for their use . |
| 15 | It is the reasonable foreseeability of harm arising from one 's conduct which in many types of cases not only gives rise to the duty of care to avoid inflicting such harm , but also provides the test for determining whether a person injured by the careless conduct of another falls within the class of persons to whom a duty of care is owed . |
| 16 | In many parts of the Asian elephants ' range the slaughter began with the coming of colonial man , who not only shot for sport but also cleared the forest for rubber and other crops and naturally did not want elephants to undo his good work . |
| 17 | The expanding volume of traffic not only brought into being the colourful and idiosyncratic travelling labour force of the canal boatmen but also increased the need for short-haul overland carriage , more expensive in cost per mile than long-haul and needing just as much muscle in loading and unloading . |
| 18 | And they would abolish the Audit Commission , which not only maintains the probity of local government accounting , but also pioneered the drive for better quality of service and value for money in local government . |
| 19 | It has the same services , of sending letters and graphics , but also has the capacity for a visual link-up . |
| 20 | The contest was open to all hairdressing students at the institute but also included a category for senior stylists and salon owners . |
| 21 | In an industry where communication of information between different levels is vital to effective management ( a factor reported as by no means negligible in Government inquiries into construction industry disasters ) , this project was not only fulfilling a real educational need , but also illustrating the justification for us to include communication skills within the scope of information skills . |
| 22 | The blue top and bottom trims not only set off the looks of the tank , but also obviate the need for a layer of polystyrene under the tank . |
| 23 | Checklists may be used not only to determine a child 's current level of functioning , but also to establish the focus for subsequent intervention . |
| 24 | During the next three years , nearly 10,000 million dollars were made available to Europe in ‘ Marshall Aid ’ , which not only enabled Europe to recover and increase goods and services by twenty-five per cent over that three years , but also ensured a market for American-made goods . |
| 25 | He wanted to go and see Therese , thank her , warn her , but now had no energy for anything but getting to his office , sipping his brandy , and sitting back with his eyes closed , trying to steady his breathing . |
| 26 | The minority , in particular the 1540s , also produced a concentration of the more ‘ normal ’ bonds by the magnates , hitherto made for local purposes but now reflecting the need for support in a major political crisis . |
| 27 | In 1983–4 , Wirral not only made the headlines in the tabloid newspapers , but fast became the place for the in-depth story . |
| 28 | I understand , however , that it may be suggested that the Bank issued the notice not because it required the documents for the performance of its functions under the Act but simply to provide a conduit for information to the Board and without regard to the Bank 's own functions . |
| 29 | The whole effect is so convincing that flies not only visit flower after flower , transporting the stapelia 's pollen , but even complete the activity for which they visit real carrion — laying their eggs on the flower just as they do in a carcass . |
| 30 | The physical link between the two sides of the brain , known as the corpus callosum , has the ability to transfer information from one side to the other , so that the two aspects of mental function should not operate in isolation , but potentially have the capacity for interaction and interplay . |