Example sentences of "but [prep] [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a few ( general managers ) they are inspirational , but for many they remain superficial , the focus of entrenched scepticism . |
| 2 | Executive Job Clubs have been set up , but for many they are havens of retreat where preconceptions can be themselves an obstacle to the need for change . |
| 3 | Work for older women was as badly paid , but for many it was more of a gain because they had not earned at all while their children were young . |
| 4 | Association chairman Andy Oatley said : ‘ We are delighted some members will be paid the sums illegally withheld , but for many it will be too late . |
| 5 | A RECORD number of 16-year-olds will stay on at schools and colleges next month — but for many it is simply a way of avoiding the dole queue . |
| 6 | The EDC was to be a military organisation , but for many it was also to be a further step along the road to European integration . |
| 7 | For some , cost may not be a factor , but for many it is . |
| 8 | But for sure it 's a scam : the government get their figures down , and they can say there are all these new businesses , the country is blooming . |
| 9 | — With Mr. Gould all this is very different — he has sufficient to live on , whether his subscribers pay or not , & can well afford the innumerable little expenses of printing — but for poor I — I have just nine and twenty times resolved to give up Parrots & all — & should certainly have done so — had not my good genius with vast reluctance just 9 & 20 times set me a going again . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't think anyone was aware of my leg ; I do limp , but for all they knew I might have just tripped over a plug or something . |
| 11 | The excess to which some have pointed may well disclose the absence of something crucial , but for that we must defer judgment . |
| 12 | It 's forty years old and will set you back five and a half thousand pounds — but for that you can be sure no-one will dare cut you up on the motorway . |
| 13 | The same happens with two but for three she counts out ‘ 1 , 2 , 3 ’ . |
| 14 | In the end it was n't just for me but for those I wanted to share my life with . |
| 15 | Only valence shell MOs that are occupied by at least one electron can be studied by photoelectron spectroscopy ( PES ) , but for these we can deduce the binding energy and also in some cases the bonding or anti-bonding character of the orbital . |
| 16 | There are some good teachers , but for most it is a case of ‘ We piss them off and they piss us off . ’ |
| 17 | For some it 's coaching , for others it 's journalism and the media but for most it 's the fairground of small businesses and professional scams . |
| 18 | But for most it is difficult to imagine that minerals may also have consciousness . |
| 19 | For most young people it is a passing phase which they will grow out of , but for some it can become a habit . |
| 20 | But for some it only lasts until they reach the office — 31% felt that their work was not taken care of properly while they were away . |
| 21 | This is great news for the new generation of women writers , but for some it is already too late . |
| 22 | Tournaments such as Wimbledon may boast larger fields , but for some it is too costly , or inconvenient because of extensive queuing , or the possibility of play being scratched due to rain . |
| 23 | Mostly it means concentrating on having fun , but for some it 's all a very serious business . |
| 24 | ‘ But for this you should really have at least £50,000 and preferably £100,000 — and a stockbroker to guide you through the minefield of stocks and shares . ’ |
| 25 | But about this he did not care . |
| 26 | He remained a close friend of Vaughan up until his death , but after 1950 he saw little of Minton , finding him a social hazard . |
| 27 | We went down to The Marquee the following morning and I think Ralph came up to us and said that we could have the money for all the gigs , including the Brummel Club , but after that we were finished . |
| 28 | But after that we offer compensation to cover , for example , loss of profits , additional expenses , loss of market and loss of a similar nature consequent upon loss , damage or late delivery . |
| 29 | But after that we offer compensation to cover , for example , loss of profits , additional expenses , loss of market and loss of a similar nature consequent upon loss , damage or late delivery . |
| 30 | " Lunch will be more convenient , dear , but after that we 've put the whole of the rest of the day aside to have a thorough discussion of your problems . |