Example sentences of "but for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | 3.5 With effect from the Possession Date or ( if later ) the date on which the Tenant has obtained all Tenant 's Approvals the Tenant shall have licence and authority to enter upon the Premises for the purpose of carrying out the Tenant 's Works in accordance with clause 3.7 but for no other purpose The problem is that the words " but for no other purpose " could result in a period of non-user from the date of completion of the tenant 's works and the date of the completion of the lease ( see clause 1.15.2 ) and the clause should be amended as follows : |
2 | On Sunday , the doors of the Old swan open at the ungodly hour of 10 a.m. , but for a new set of pint-sized customers . |
3 | The droid was motionless but for a cautious antenna trembling at its apex . |
4 | Sure , you should buy the original albums , but for a substantial taster then this will set you back fewer readies than all ten Zeppelin LPs . |
5 | Sure , you should buy the original albums , but for a substantial taster then this will set you back fewer readies than all ten Zeppelin LPs . |
6 | It might be okay for Nutty and even for a weed like Hoomey with his crass infatuation for the hulking ex-chaser , but for a cool customer like himself it was out of character . |
7 | States parties may accede separately tot he convention and to the jurisdiction of the Commission and the Court , and they may do so not permanently but for a specific term on the expiry of which the accession will end . |
8 | Every technical device and dramatic trick was blatantly obvious this time through , and yet there was still a lot of delight , not from smug recognition of prize kitsch , but for a good yarn well told with the perfect characterisation of Albert Sharpe in the title role . |
9 | Fish and chips are a Northern favourite and always fresh here , but for a real treat go to Harry Ramsden 's at nearby Guiseley , said to be the largest fish and chip shop in the world — and , with its plush decor and chandeliers , a very chic chippie ! |
10 | Time will tell whether collecting the alpine 4000ers will become as popular as Munro bagging , but for a real challenge , how about going for a complete set of 150 peaks and 4000m tops ! |
11 | Theda 's gaze ran over the shadowed building , dark but for a faint glimmer behind one or two of the myriad windows , dismay flooding her breast . |
12 | According to their rhetoric , public morals were now not merely a job for the criminal law , but for a wide spectrum of social agencies . |
13 | Whatever the causes of construction delays , they were to remain a persistent and seemingly insoluble problem , not only for the electricity supply industry but for a wide range of other British industries embarking on such large capital projects for decades thereafter . |
14 | The engine may be be smooth , refined and flexible in its mid-range , but for a cross-country sprint it 's asthmatic . |
15 | But for a radical government committed to " rolling back the state " these changes , though controversial , were not large . |
16 | But for a maiden speech , by tradition , everyone keeps absolutely silent and no one is allowed to interrupt . |
17 | But for a goal-line clearance from Mason — O'Neill had met Crabbe 's corner with a firm shot — United would have led on merit at the interval . |
18 | All went well but for a small hitch . |
19 | There had been bad and costly muddles in the early days of the war ; agriculture had been disrupted by the number of peasants called to the colours , and eventually some had had to be returned to the fields ; the great Renault motor works was closed down , all but for a small shop making stretchers — motor vehicles evidently being considered a luxury with little application to the war effort . |
20 | It is a major handicap for thousands of people , but for a major star for whom flying is a way of life , it is a living nightmare . |
21 | Wordsworth continues to watch , but for a long time the figure refuses to move . |
22 | Probably the original intention was merely to contrast the procedure with that of a public inquiry ( where , of course , the inquiry is in full view of the public ) but for a long time the bogy of officials beavering away in private and then producing a report which damned some poor individual or organisation , without those officials being in any way accountable , was viewed with grave suspicion . |
23 | But for a long time , that was the only contact between us . |
24 | It seems an obvious assumption that these relatively simple organisms appeared very early in the history of life , but for a long time there was no proof that they actually did so . |
25 | In the modern Hebrew Bible all numbers are written out in full , but for a long time the text was written without vowels . |
26 | Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes . |
27 | But for a long time all the local shop-boys had insulted him because he wore the uniform of a charity-boy . |
28 | She took it through to the lounge and laid it on the rug and at first I was amused But I could see all was not well because she sat as she usually does , but for a long time — over half an hour — then she lay down like this and she has n't moved . " |
29 | I accept that the number of immigration officers at Heathrow has increased , but for a long time the numbers employed were well below what was required . |
30 | This county council has funded them more than social services erm , for , I do n't have the figures in front of me today , but for a long time , erm , this is unlike the overwhelming majority of county councils , who spend more on social services than they do on the police . |