Example sentences of "but for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her . |
| 2 | It was pointed out in argument that , pursuant to regulation 7 of the Income Tax ( Building Societies ) Regulations 1986 , tax which was due but not paid on or before the due date could have been the subject of an assessment on Woolwich under paragraph 4(2) or ( 3 ) of Schedule 20 to the Finance Act 1972 ; but for the reasons I have already given any such assessment would , in my opinion , have been a nullity in the circumstances of the present case . |
| 3 | I do realize that there are problems in finding suitable sites and that possibly that costs would be involved in setting them up , but for the reasons I 've outlined we should take the bull by the horns and make an effort to find sites and budget for the costs involved so the benefits can be felt as soon as possible . |
| 4 | The government in London was kept well informed of what was happening and the rebellion might never have got off the ground but for the effects of the Act of Union of the Two Kingdoms of England and Scotland , which came into effect on 1 May 1707 . |
| 5 | She would kill him later , but for the present , she was thinking of Sycorax , who had instructed her in love , and wondering if it would please her that here she was , filling a man with desire just as Sycorax had always said she should . |
| 6 | Possibly a subsequent review stimulates action that would not have taken place but for the committee 's initial probing . |
| 7 | But for the nastiness on the fourth evening , Sohail 's achievement would have crowned the 50th England-Pakistan Test encounter . |
| 8 | This last would look altogether like a castle keep but for the fantasy of its roof , which has a large slate cone perched , candle-snuffer fashion , on top of an already pointed lower roof . |
| 9 | But for the Thorn deal cash , the bottom line would have looked very shaky . |
| 10 | But whereas Hitchcock was to thrive in business selling a vast number of spinets , of which a great many survive , William Smith would be quite forgotten but for the chance survival of this one harpsichord . |
| 11 | But for the opening of two artificial pitches at Feltham School , they would have had great difficulty in finding a home venue in recent seasons . |
| 12 | It is interesting to speculate what would have happened but for the winter of 1709 . |
| 13 | Without any shade of doubt , France deserved to win the first official Five Nations championship and — would have probably grabbed the Grand Slam as well — but for the Twickenham goal posts . |
| 14 | The test is whether the cost would have been incurred but for the provision of the benefit . |
| 15 | Would she have fallen off , but for the mixture of drink and pills ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But for the hurricane we would have a third quarter profit of almost £22m and a return to profits in the nine months , ’ says Robertson . |
| 17 | A judge should be obliged when passing sentence to state what the sentence would have been but for the plea of guilty . |
| 18 | Where the plaintiff sues as an assignee the action shall be commenced only in a court in which the assignor might , under the above rule , have commenced the action but for the assignment ( Ord 4 , r 2(2) ) . |
| 19 | The episode would never have become more than a statistic in a communique , but for the nationality of the victorious pilot ; Caporal Kiffin Rockwell of Asheville , North Carolina . |
| 20 | Unlike Mr Major , Mr Hurd is an experienced former diplomat and a Foreign Office Minister of State who has sounded made-for-the-job since day one , which is why he would probably not have got it but for the Lawson affair . |
| 21 | Unlike Mr Major , Mr Hurd is an experienced former diplomat and a Foreign Office Minister of State who has sounded made-for-the-job since day one , which is why he would probably not have got it but for the Lawson affair . |
| 22 | Superficially it might have appeared as though two brawny giants , immobilised but for the sway of their torsos , were about to jab and slash at one another , piercing and flaying till the vampire bat device decided that sufficient flesh had been sliced , that sufficient blood had coagulated in slim cinnabar threads . |
| 23 | ‘ The removal or the retention of a child is to be considered wrongful where — ( a ) it is in breach of rights of custody attributed to a person , an institution or any other body , either jointly or alone , under the law of the state in which the child was habitually resident immediately before the removal or retention ; and ( b ) at the time of removal or retention those rights were actually exercised , either jointly or alone , or would have been so exercised but for the removal or retention . |
| 24 | ‘ However ingeniously and wisely the civil and industrial controls and rationing schemes may have been devised ’ , wrote Sir Richard Hopkins , Head of the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary to the Treasury from 1942 to 1945 , ‘ they would not have achieved that full success but for the goodwill with which amid the strain and stress of war they were accepted by industry and by the community as a whole . ’ |
| 25 | For example , if it is thought that an error of law or fact or a breach of natural justice should justify quashing only if it can be said that but for the error or breach the decision would have been different , this should be built into the definition of the relevant ground of review and not dealt with as a matter of remedial discretion . |
| 26 | It would have been quite impossible to finish the book but for the computer program I had been given . |
| 27 | Rachel was invited to join them and she was happy to do so , but for the rest of the day she could n't forget that moment when David had moved so close to her ; she could n't forget the look in his eyes , a look that had implied that the conclusions drawn by others about his intentions towards her could be well founded . |
| 28 | Remember that what your reader wants is not all the facts that a real-life situation would involve but only what I call the " fiction-facts ' , those pieces of information that are necessary not for the situation in the real world you might be describing but for the story you are telling . |
| 29 | The share of total energy usage accounted for by nuclear power will rise from 4% to 7% , a far lower level of increase than might have been achieved but for the Three Mile Island incident . |
| 30 | The 500 wells in Kuwait 's northern fields would burn indefinitely , but for the efforts of the fire fighters , who will shortly begin the task , lasting one or two years , of extinguishing them . |