Example sentences of "but for the [num ord] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for the first 10 years , HCFC-141B is about half as damaging to the ozone layer as the CFC . |
| 2 | Mary of Guise had infinitely more ability and determination , but for the first twelve years of the minority she had no official role in government , and throughout the whole period her main interest lay in achieving a French marriage for her daughter , even if that meant doing little about the existence of Protestantism . |
| 3 | Import substitution tended to close down markets in northern and western Europe , but for the first sixty years of the century southern Europe , especially Portugal , filled the gap and in itself provided a link between the old and new geographies of trade . |
| 4 | There is no way to this destination along the lochside through the narrows , but for the first two miles from the beach at Corran , beloved by oystercatchers , an enchanting path closely follows the shore in very impressive surroundings and a succession of delightful rocky coves and flowery nooks and patches of shingle . |
| 5 | After 1839 the number of staff gradually increased but for the first 20 years the work was confined to southern Britain , limited by the availability of Ordnance Survey maps . |
| 6 | Du n no I , there 's a friend of mine and I 'm selling it in the pa have to advertise in the paper as well so that money 's going to it , I 've made , I 'm having a word with the bank manager for business facilities and then opening an account with him at the bank to er basically get some extra , a business account going which I do n't touch , er I need to get credit facilities done on the bank , accounts and stuff , dad 's gon na look through it completely with me and work everything out , but for the next six , seven weeks I 'll be too busy with the school work to really concentrate on it , cos exams start at seven weeks time now |
| 7 | Violet Needham was by then sixty-three , but for the next eighteen years she produced on average a book a year ; not until she was eighty-one did her last book , The Sword of St Cyprian , have to be turned down because her powers were failing . |
| 8 | But for the next two decades , as the volume of junk outstanding rose to $15 billion in 1980 and then $201 billion in 1989 , the default rate stayed low . |
| 9 | But for the next twenty-four hours you 've got to come out of sight . ’ |
| 10 | But for the next three to four years at least managers will have to rely more on their judgment than on hard data in deciding what to charge for their services . |
| 11 | Anway , for the Man C. game membership cards are n't needed , but for the next 2 away games they are . |
| 12 | ‘ I fought a number of battles but for the last 10 days before we left , because things did n't go too well , I was commanding the rearguard on the Aegean Sea . ’ |
| 13 | I have been keeping tropical fish for some twenty years , but for the last two months I have been cursed with a problem which I can not solve . |
| 14 | But for the last two weeks of the holidays I was continually feeling ‘ sick ’ and ‘ shaky ’ , and went back to school , weighing seven stone one pound . |
| 15 | But for the last two years of the war he at least had something to do . |
| 16 | He admitted that he thought electors were sick of what seemed like endless campaigning , but for the last two weeks his home has been the headquarters for a hectic campaign office . |
| 17 | His dissertation was nearly finished but for the last six months he had almost stopped work on it and had devoted himself entirely to his passion , a crusade against nuclear power . |
| 18 | But for the last fifty years or so for most of us the experience of the church has been declined and closer and reducing number of people with dog collars . |
| 19 | But for the last twenty years , and increasingly so at the moment , quick profits are what the rainforests are all about . |