Example sentences of "but not for a [adj] " in BNC.

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No	Sentence
1	Scientific and technological advances will help the world deal with greenhouse gases , but not for a hundred years or so .
2	‘ Come now , boy , ’ his father said , finally pulling his eldest son away , but not for a good half minute .
3	He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates .
4	He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time .
5	‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more .
6	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 . ’
7	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 .
8	Been to it before but not for a long time .
9	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 .
10	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 ! ’
11	The type of copier installed here , with its rigid lid and document feeder etc , is appropriate to business use , but not for a scientific/ educational establishment .
12	Even more striking is the example provided by Francis Bacon , that most ardent apologist for useful science — but not for a Copernican universe .
13	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 . ’
14	He 's right , but not for a little while .
15	The travellers say they 'll move on , but not for a few days.Ken Goodwin reports .

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