Example sentences of "but [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a small minority , success led to A level courses the following year , but for the great majority the goal was employment either during or at the end of the year . |
| 2 | But for the great mass of the people , for the emergent working class , that lay in the future . |
| 3 | But for the great bulk of Joseph 's subjects this was a meaningless luxury ; and in any case the later years of the reign , as opposition mounted , saw the government 's control of publication and the press partially reasserted . |
| 4 | Ten per cent of out-of-work executives counselled by one firm received job offers in the first four weeks of last year , but for the corresponding period this year the figure rose to 16 per cent . |
| 5 | The door was locked , the room unlit but for the faint glow of a small screen to one side of the desk . |
| 6 | Obviously Laura was worried about Liz 's lack of progress , but for the immediate present — here and now — she was primarily concerned about what was going to happen next . |
| 7 | The surface is exclusively tarmac and but for the odd hill is relatively flat , say race organisers . |
| 8 | ‘ Today 's game is only of relative importance , not just because it is a friendly but for the good reason that today 's Argentina bears little resemblance to the one that will play in next summer 's finals . |
| 9 | ‘ Today 's game is only of relative importance , not just because it is a friendly but for the good reason that today 's Argentina bears little resemblance to the one that will play in next summer 's finals . |
| 10 | Being rude about Palin feels like bombing Switzerland , but for the first time he seems , with this series , to be to post-Python what Paul McCartney was to post-Beatles . |
| 11 | But for the first time in his eight months in office , Mr Kaifu now has a chance of pulling off a coup big enough to ensure his survival as prime minister . |
| 12 | Tug opened his mouth automatically , but for the first time since he had been there , he let the words go unsaid . |
| 13 | But for the first time , he saw doubt in her eyes . |
| 14 | But for the first time , and not the last , Elizabeth had to agree to support Scottish rebels against their rightful queen ; it was a nightmare created in 1559 which was not to end until Mary 's death in 1587 . |
| 15 | The offices are frequently used for functions , but for the first time in three months there were no special events on Friday . |
| 16 | Quite frankly , the accompaniment to Paganini Concertos is never likely to take a particularly high priority in any basic recommendation ; but for the first time ever , I found myself listening almost exclusively to the accompaniment — I honestly wish I had n't ! |
| 17 | There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well . |
| 18 | But for the first time , shortly before his death , he had stopped looking forward to going to work . |
| 19 | ‘ But for the first time since I came to England in August 1977 , I 'll be hoping Liverpool do n't win again . |
| 20 | ‘ I know he has made mistakes , but for the first time since Shanks took over in 1959 , a Liverpool manager has got a job to do . |
| 21 | IBM is still selling more machines than anyone else , but for the first time Compaq overtook it in terms of revenue . |
| 22 | Of those citing health reasons , the most important factor was concern about cholesterol content , but for the first time BSE — so-called mad cow disease — featured in the reasons given . |
| 23 | Choi Chong-Sun , head of the Atomic Energy Industry Ministry 's foreign affairs bureau , denied that North Korea possessed a reprocessing plant , but for the first time admitted that the " nuclear reprocessing cycle " was under study . |
| 24 | But for the first time in their life together she rose , slipped on a dressing gown , and went down to join him . |
| 25 | Traditionally , those with 25 service have been presented with inscribed watches , but for the first time the 40 year award has been introduced with a choice of either a canteen of cutlery or a set of crystal glasses and decanter as a gift from the company . |
| 26 | But for the first time in decades the opposition parties are trying at least to look like a credible alternative government . |
| 27 | I have over the years many times come to the rostrum but for the first time it gives me no pleasure at all in saying what has to be said . |
| 28 | Balancing the books is going to be tricky … going on recent balance sheets around three million pounds will be needed up front to pay off debts and buy the Maxwell family shares … and then presumably more money will have to be invested to beat off losses of fifteen thousand pounds a week … the club 's managing director Pat McGeough is hoping to do a deal within the next few days … its not simple … its not clear cut … but for the first time win weeks United are confident about the future |
| 29 | It was hard work , but for the first time there are signs of movement in Stephen 's legs and clinic staff are hopeful he may soon be able to walk . |
| 30 | But for the first time the clippings are not being dumped . |