Example sentences of "but [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strenuous laybacking for 40 feet or so brings better holds , allowing exhilaratingly steep bridging , and the whole rope will have run out by the time you pull onto the platform at the top , all too soon for the fit , but thankfully for the tired or those leading at their limit , as I was on this occasion . |
| 2 | On the other hand , we certainly are not looking for the bland , but rather for the anodyne which is also intriguing and interesting and has a sense of positive enthusiasm . ’ |
| 3 | I quote the case of my own area of the Wirral , again not because it is unique , but rather for the very opposite reason . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But right for the wrong reasons . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I would like to thank you all for your presence — in both senses of the word , but especially for the smiling faces I see in front of me . |
| 9 | Knight became aware in April last year that Betts was producing the assembly for L'Oreal , but only for the European market . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 12 | However , longer Morse sequences yielded an advantage for the left ear , but only for the experienced operators . |
| 13 | " Those papers are alright to read when you 're sitting on the toilet , but not for the financial news , " he once shouted . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It is worth mentioning , however , that it is not always the nasal pathways that have been observed to be superior ( Neill , Sampson and Gribben , 1971 ) and that naso-temporal differences have sometimes been observed for one eye but not for the other ( Overton and Weiner , 1966 ; Markowitz and Weitzman , 1969 ; Beaton , 1977 ; 1979a ) . |
| 16 | ( 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 . ) |
| 17 | In the A major Quartet , among 20-odd entrances of the complete theme ( with the upbeat ) , twice Mozart wrote a stroke : at the start of the development for the first violin , four bars later for the imitative entrance of the cello , but not for the similar entrance in between , of the middle strings . |
| 18 | Julianna Sciolla , the society 's chief operating officer , says its predicament reflects a crucial financial dilemma facing all U.S. museums , that funds can be raised for construction and exhibition projects , but not for the ordinary task of operating an institution . |
| 19 | But not for the official photo |
| 20 | Internal price controls may be important for the former ( IFC , 1986 ) , but not for the latter . |
| 21 | According to this view , there would be an entry for a base form like sing , but not for the present participle singing , or the 3rd person singular present sings . |
| 22 | Bits of it but not for the standard stuff . |
| 23 | Another splendidly flighted pass found McClair in the danger zone , but not for the first time the Scot 's control was wayward . |
| 24 | You will need a centre string or carriage if they are cut out , but not for the housed string , unless the stairs are more than 900mm ( 36″ ) wide . |
| 25 | I note you 've got a site inspection on the hockey club room but not for the eighty seven houses that may affect for generations , I E . |
| 26 | Mr Winchester predictably proves his case for part of the Pacific rim , from Japan round to California , but not for the whole circumference — and certainly not for the islands dotted in the Basin , despite the charming Western Samoan girl who takes his bags at Los Angeles airport and quotes Robert Louis Stevenson to him . |
| 27 | organised by an individual or group with responsibility for this area among a number of others , but not for the whole course programme : |
| 28 | This will be valid for small savers but not for the whole currency . |
| 29 | In the case of other human beings I have the evidence of my senses for the first and last links of the series , but not for the intermediate link . |
| 30 | However , to knock down old buildings was to put himself beyond the pale — not before time perhaps , but hardly for the right reason . |