Example sentences of "but not for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Come now , boy , ’ his father said , finally pulling his eldest son away , but not for a good half minute . |
| 2 | He ruled that damages were due for the effects of surfactants but not for a small presence of phosphates . |
| 3 | He shrugged his shoulders , ‘ At times I like to speak English , but not for a long time . |
| 4 | ‘ Before , but not for a long time now , ’ Maggie admitted reluctantly and Rose did not want to learn any more . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | It is a combination that I have used in the past but not for a long time , although blue and white stripes in fabrics are a perennial favourite of mine . |
| 7 | Been to it before but not for a long time . |
| 8 | The above description of the expectations-augmented Phillips curve allows for the existence of a short-run trade-off between unemployment and inflation , but not for a long-run trade-off . |
| 9 | They object to a little cotton apron on the mice which is made from a baby 's dress — it was suitable for a baby but not for a stuffed mouse to wear ! ’ |
| 10 | The type of copier installed here , with its rigid lid and document feeder etc , is appropriate to business use , but not for a scientific/ educational establishment . |
| 11 | Even more striking is the example provided by Francis Bacon , that most ardent apologist for useful science — but not for a Copernican universe . |
| 12 | Mr Mortimer , currently at work on a play for the BBC and a drama series for Meridian , tells me he hopes there will be another Rumpole series : ‘ But not for a little while . ’ |
| 13 | He 's right , but not for a little while . |