Example sentences of "but [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Search me , squire , ’ I replied , ‘ But off the top of my bonce I 'll hazard a guess how many have masturbated ! ’ |
| 2 | Altrincham , flirting with danger near the bottom of the GM Vauxhall Conference , are at home to Port Vale ; Yeovil , nearer the top but off the pace , greet Hereford . |
| 3 | But Off the record detectives refer to the burglary boom as one of Britain 's few growth industries . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But for the Munitions of War Act of July 1915 which enabled the Board of Trade if necessary to impose arbitrated settlements on unwilling employers , the union 's policy of patriotic co-operation must surely have failed and within a month of the passing of that Act the waters were muddied by another development which the union considered to be even more sinister — the demand from the " Reptile press represented by the Daily Mail , Times and associate journals " , for conscription . |
| 6 | She rather thought he was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture , but for the life of her , whether he thought it unforgivable or not , she just had to burst out laughing , and ‘ Lubor ! ’ she laughed . |
| 7 | I remember that there was terrible screaming and that blows were delivered , but for the life of me I ca n't recall ever making sense of the basic problem . |
| 8 | Then she hid it well , she mused , even if her awe was n't for his title , but for the man . |
| 9 | At least it 's worth a celebration cigar and not just for Arthur Daley , Britain 's beat known comedy Crook , but for the man who 's played him in the Minder series George Cole , although he reckons Arthur would be knocking out replicas already . |
| 10 | But for the man in the street of course or anything does n't give you any such a look ahead information . |
| 11 | The Government can encourage firms to train more , but for the Government to impose taxes on companies to insist that they train more does not take into account the effects , demands and needs of different industries . |
| 12 | British public opinion welcomed the Charter but for the government it involved repudiating the policies of protection and imperial preference , adopted in the depths of the world depression . |
| 13 | But for the donations of Louis the Pious in 817 and of Otto I in 962 we ave texts , the Ludovicianum and the Ottonianum , which have been accepted as genuine . |
| 14 | But for the Magistrate one way presented as many difficulties as the other . |
| 15 | Until now , however , there has been no prize which has honoured our major creative writers not just for a single work but for the achievement of a lifetime . ’ |
| 16 | THE best battle at Stamford Bridge is not on the London football pitch , but for the turf itself . |
| 17 | Sedate and relaxed it all is , but for the warning : ‘ crocodiles inhabit these estuarine waters ’ . |
| 18 | Like anywhere there 's crime … but for the residents the so-called Blackbird Leys jungle is a media invention , the troubles of ninety one were grossly magnified by the media spotlight . |
| 19 | This is necessary not only for the individual but for the development of society . |
| 20 | To return to the central question about how the boundaries of special educational provision and therefore of support teaching are to be defined , I shall argue in the remainder of this chapter that although the ‘ individual ’ approach represents what has always traditionally been accepted to be our role , to continue to define our responsibilities in these purely individual terms could have serious consequences , not only for the future of support teaching when we come to evaluate it , but for the development of comprehensive education as a whole . |
| 21 | Silence , but for the hiss of blood in my ears and the thud of my heart . |
| 22 | The decision was crucial to those Britons who had now resolved to take up arms against Rome if necessary , but for the Druids it was now simply a matter of life or death . |
| 23 | The battles of heterodoxy against orthodoxy are not just for changes , but for the autonomization of a given field from the field of power . |
| 24 | The place is empty but for the bar and three or four slightly-built lads shooting pool without words . |
| 25 | In September 1329 Edward sent a yeoman of his household , William Montague , to enlist the aid of the pope in the matter of appointments ‘ not only for our own needs but for the advancement of the people of our household and for others ’ . |
| 26 | It would have been extremely interesting to repeat this exercise for a different two-year period , to see if any trends were apparent , but for the reasons already reported , such research can no longer be carried out . |
| 27 | In the night it was difficult to know that she was there , but for the wall of the screen . |
| 28 | But for the help of a friend who sleeps in the bungalow at night , and who can help her go to the toilet if she needs to , she says she would have to go into a home . |
| 29 | That philosophy requires tests that have not been done before in the US , and that may never have been done but for the consortium 's help . |
| 30 | Understeer and roll are well contained , but for the enthusiast driver the Paseo 's dull turn-in and bland steering are disappointing . |