Example sentences of "but [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The LP is produced by Jessica Corcoran in tandem with the band and coincides with the tail end of their current tour , a sell-out but for a few tickets for their London show at The Kilburn National on April 4 . |
| 3 | His parents had neglected this aspect of his upbringing , having largely abandoned their religion but for a few outer forms before he was born . |
| 4 | Mr Vecchiotti is looking not for masses of assembly-line workers , but for a few skilled and adaptable engineers . |
| 5 | He was not , in fact , an exponent of the martial arts , but for a few short but character-forming weeks during a university summer vacation he had boxed a kangaroo called Cobber in a travelling circus . |
| 6 | Only five or six farms were involved in this tragedy ; but for a few minutes at least we traverse fields brought into being by the high-handed action of a fifteenth-century squire , and pass by the mounds where the hamlet of Holyoak once stood . |
| 7 | Then I made him a little tent to sleep in , but for a few weeks I always took my gun to bed with me . |
| 8 | Below , a tightly-packed steel chamber , dark but for a few naked bulbs , was filled with squat metal ten-gallon drums . |
| 9 | Mr Singh and i drove through the wide streets of New Delhi , empty now but for a few pilgrims washing under the public pumps near the shrine of Nizamuddin . |
| 10 | But for a few hours today there was hope . |
| 11 | But for the many guests who lie basking in the sun , around the pool or on the Club 's beach , the most familiar view is the endless expanse of brilliant blue sky . |
| 12 | Opposition Members believe that the British people have the basic talents and abilities which , with investment in their skills and a programme committed to training , will allow us to map out a better , more secure and more dignified future not for only those already in work but for the many people who will join the labour market in years to come . |
| 13 | The Board of Trade 's official figure for 1892 was 20,000 and for 1893 , 15,000 but for the latter year it may actually have been less , little more than 12,000 . |
| 14 | Thus , unless otherwise agreed it is not for the seller to convey the goods to the buyer but for the latter to collect them . |
| 15 | Less happily , but for the same reason , repossessed houses are often auctioned . |
| 16 | They now compete , not for comparable resources ( ‘ separate but equal ’ as the phrase went ) but for the same resources in the same labour or housing or educational or other markets . |
| 17 | In view of the universality and range of the interview situation it is not surprising that there has been extensive research , but for the same reasons the research is of little operational consequence . |
| 18 | As with the TRAINER device IIDA provides training for the user and includes a practice mode , but during the latter the student using IIDA is connected to the DIALOG information system . |
| 19 | It has created 1,900 jobs but during the same period over 800 existing jobs have been lost in an area which lies at the heart of three parliamentary constituencies with some of the highest unemployment rates in Britain . |
| 20 | But during the same period the futures price has fallen by just 10 per cent . |
| 21 | Couples are also older than lone mothers , tend to have larger families , but about the same proportion have a youngest child of under school age . |
| 22 | But the anointing , which ye had received of him , abideth in you , and ye need not have any man teach you but as the same anointed teachers you all things , and is truth and is no lie and even as it have taught you , ye shall abide in him . |
| 23 | The first few times , the pup gets his food for free to demonstrate to him that people are nice , but after a few treats he has to sit for his stranger and for his supper . |
| 24 | She made it back to her office and sank into her chair ; but after a few minutes she sat up , combed her hair and decided to go home . |
| 25 | She had heard dark mutterings about him but after a few minutes of talking with him she was ready to put it down to common envy . |
| 26 | The meeting broke up with mixed feelings , but after a few days it became clear that we were in business . |
| 27 | At first she pulled back , but after a few minutes she relaxed a little . |
| 28 | These lovely plants may take time to form large flowering clumps but after a few years are a sight to behold and are worth every bit of effort you expend . |
| 29 | It seemed like a complete breakdown ; but after a few minutes he saw that they were playing as if they had always played this way . |
| 30 | But after a few days of insipid campaigning there was grumbling back at base about the way the campaign was going . |