Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Off the record detectives refer to the burglary boom as one of Britain 's few growth industries . |
| 2 | But for a while Mozart proved that life as a freelance was possible , and others after him — the tougher and more astute Beethoven , for example — took advantage of the possibilities opened up by Mozart 's mould-breaking career . |
| 3 | Therefore my own chapel which has not been used for two generations but for a lumber room , because our family seldom resided here long together , shall be cleared and cleaned and got ready for the ceremony . |
| 4 | There was no sign of the real dog but for a baking dish full of fresh water on the floor by the sink . |
| 5 | The first-rate courses in Norfolk are legion , too , but for a midweek break or longer Sheringham and Royal Cromer , close together on the northern coastline , and Great Yarmouth & Caister and Gorleston , offer a perfect combination for holiday golf . |
| 6 | The walls are painted an avocado green and they are uncovered , but for a caricature sketch of Isabelle above the television set . |
| 7 | If the volume fraction form is retained , then for a simple liquid mixture , but for a polymer solution and the last term in equation ( 8.24 ) will be smaller than the equivalent term calculated for small molecules . |
| 8 | The fee varies according to the premises and the type of sound system in use , but for a transistor radio in a small retail shop it 's presently £56.22 for the first year , falling to £37.48 per annum thereafter . |
| 9 | I was glad to accept the honour not so much for myself but for the cutter service as a whole when it was confirmed that I was to attend at Buckingham Palace the following summer . |
| 10 | Understeer and roll are well contained , but for the enthusiast driver the Paseo 's dull turn-in and bland steering are disappointing . |
| 11 | At night and the weekends , they sat in silence but for the music centre and the thump-thump from the flat below . |
| 12 | But for the newspaper proprietors , outside competition is not always a problem . |
| 13 | Now a government which is deeply unhappy about criticism and intrusion from the popular press is seriously considering the reintroduction of a tax on knowledge in a move that has implications not only for the viability of newspapers , but for the reading habit , for literacy and for dissemination and debate of detailed information in a democracy . |
| 14 | A medical supplies shop in the back streets of Shanghai is not the average travellers idea of an attraction , but for the tack traveller it contains hidden treasures . |
| 15 | Yes the best if there was a dry time a dry stack , they kept that very best but for the calf beds , both for the bothy and the house . |
| 16 | The Locomotive Department and the District Superintendent were advised , in order to ensure the clear road required not only for the train but for the pilot engine running fifteen minutes in advance . |
| 17 | But for the dressing-up ghosts it just about sends them crazy , after all that bother , finding the right clothes , and often arranging to carry their heads in funny places — I mean not on their necks — and then the lifer just does n't take any notice . |
| 18 | All the shops were in the lower parts of tall , old houses and had curly , old-fashioned lettering on them , but for the furniture shop , which winked in faulty neon : |
| 19 | An alternative method for dealing with vector elements of different lengths is for an increment value of one always to be used , but for the modifier field to be suitably manipulated when an element is accessed . |
| 20 | But for the time being , with a young family at home , he is very happy to have switched to contract catering . |
| 21 | But for the time being it gives Japanese firms a small advantage . |
| 22 | The steamroller had hit a bump , but for the time being it was back on course . |
| 23 | Inevitably , writing for the Cornhill gave him a first experience of the restrictions imposed on authors by the readers of quality magazines , but for the time being he was happy to compromise in the interests of his career . |
| 24 | But for the time being , dancing meant little to him . |
| 25 | The cost of the replacement equipment is thus reduced and may attract CGT when it is disposed of ; but for the time being , liability for CGT is avoided . |
| 26 | But for the time being this will do nicely . |
| 27 | Later we will discuss different technical constructions , but for the time being we will define precisely what makes melody , and what , probably , makes it distinctive . |
| 28 | In later years Nietzsche came to have a more favourable attitude to these aspects of classical studies , but for the time being his dissatisfaction was almost unqualified . |
| 29 | Whether such a prognosis is indeed likely or not is a question to which we shall return shortly , but for the time being let us merely note the danger , which is in any event a very real one , and pass on . |
| 30 | ‘ There is a possibility that this chap will move to another university next year , but for the time being I 've had to look for a way to take the heat off . |