Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wore a dove-grey Jaeger frock , discreet and asexual , but off an expensive peg . |
| 2 | By cost containment , the American media meant that the U S A spends almost twice of national income on health as the U K does , but for no better results overall . |
| 3 | 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 : |
| 4 | There are some gaps in the surviving records , but for no earlier period , and for no later period before the nineteenth century , can the social fabric of the capital be charted in such a comprehensive way . |
| 5 | Most hedges can be planted in a single straight row , but for a denser , wider hedge plant in two staggered rows . |
| 6 | But for a such railway treasure there is very little in the way of the written word to appreciate its importance of place of affection in the British steam fraternity . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | This has since been employed in the wide variety of commercial designs that have arrived following the introduction of the Hawaiian ; but for a simple and long-standing development one need look no further than Top of The Line 's own ‘ Spin-Off ’ . |
| 9 | The droid was motionless but for a cautious antenna trembling at its apex . |
| 10 | We will deal briefly with these in turn , but for a fuller account the reader is recommended to Walker ( 1975 ) . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | You can buy a number of products which will allow your fish to feed while you are away , including automatic feeders and holiday blocks , but for a normal two week vacation your adult fish will do just fine on what they can find in the tank . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But for a stranger to see it . |
| 16 | They want the Government to be in the heart of Europe , negotiating positively and effectively not only for British interests but for a better Europe . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 ! |
| 20 | 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 ! |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | According to their rhetoric , public morals were now not merely a job for the criminal law , but for a wide spectrum of social agencies . |
| 24 | The engine may be be smooth , refined and flexible in its mid-range , but for a cross-country sprint it 's asthmatic . |
| 25 | But for a radical government committed to " rolling back the state " these changes , though controversial , were not large . |
| 26 | But for a young casual Tote employee the incident had a different ending . |
| 27 | It 's great fun , very enjoyable , but for a young women who 's perhaps come up from a convent or an all girls ' school and who feels very uncomfortable with this person because he 's thirty years older and has power over here , it 's not perceived in the same way . |
| 28 | Such relations occur in hierarchies , but for a proportional series all the structuring relations must be ‘ one-to-one ’ , that is to say , each relation must be such that for any element there is just one other element to which it can stand in that relation , and only the first element can stand in that relation to the second . |
| 29 | But for a maiden speech , by tradition , everyone keeps absolutely silent and no one is allowed to interrupt . |
| 30 | There is no village now , but for a thousand years there has been a manor . |