Example sentences of "but [adv] for [art] [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 | Moreover , the inverse intensity of N-Oct 5 bands seen with the different expression constructs argue against the proteolytic processing mechanism but rather for a different transcript structure that affects accessibility of the AUG translation initiation sequences . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | I quote the case of my own area of the Wirral , again not because it is unique , but rather for the very opposite reason . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But right for the wrong reasons . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | In the exercise of that right the landlord may exclude the tenant from occupation , but only for a reasonable time , and only if to do so is essential for the execution of the work ( McGreal v Wake ( 1984 ) 269 EG 1254 ) . |
| 11 | Grimsbury Secondary Modern was on the other side of the town , and had to be accommodated — I believe it was , successfully — within the plans , but only for a transitional period . |
| 12 | In the end we all agree that AZT is an effective drug , but only for a short period . ’ |
| 13 | It seems that Gainsborough produced such works as favours for important clients , but only for a short period in his career , later preferring oil on paper for smaller portraits of this sort . |
| 14 | They had provided her with a local map , pin-pointing the exact location of the Château La Tour Monchauzet , and explaining she should take the Villereal road out of Issigeac , but only for a short distance . |
| 15 | But they do , they get paid a lot of money but only for a short period of time . |
| 16 | In the event , two professors — Moorcroft and Coleman — were appointed , but only for a brief period . |
| 17 | He had seen her weep before but only for a sick horse , and he was awe-struck . |
| 18 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 19 | A well aimed flower bomb soon put paid to the battling vegies , but only for a few seconds to give you time to pass , save the children and leave quickly . |
| 20 | The two of them had once shared a mistress in Lewisham , but only for a little while . |
| 21 | Knight became aware in April last year that Betts was producing the assembly for L'Oreal , but only for the European market . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | But only for the first day or so ; after a week I ca n't wait to return to Koraloona . ’ |
| 24 | However , longer Morse sequences yielded an advantage for the left ear , but only for the experienced operators . |
| 25 | Scientific and technological advances will help the world deal with greenhouse gases , but not for a hundred years or so . |
| 26 | ‘ Come now , boy , ’ his father said , finally pulling his eldest son away , but not for a good half minute . |
| 27 | He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates . |
| 28 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 29 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |