Example sentences of "but [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today they are Mr and Mrs Barnard , but for this weekend they are both in the uniforms of lance-corporals , both members of the sapper squadron , but in different sections . |
| 2 | But for this to happen … the government should come down heavily on piracy , which militates against domestic development . |
| 3 | But for this problem , the encouraging increase in student numbers in 1957- 58 — which was maintained in subsequent years and so marked the beginning of an upward trend — would probably have been apparent one year earlier . |
| 4 | The easiest part is to work out what would happen to the waters of the lake itself ; but for this , Dr Hollis had to pool information on rainfall , evaporation , the flow and salinity of the rivers , and the level , volume , and salinity of the lake , over as many years as possible ( in practice thirty ) and feed this into a computer . |
| 5 | But for this to be achieved there are problems which must be overcome . |
| 6 | But for this work skill , patience and extreme delicacy were needed . |
| 7 | But for this conclusion to be reached , it must be established that the accountant ought to have known that the third party would rely on the accountant 's work in the way and for the purpose alleged . |
| 8 | But for this there was a price to pay : when I was n't being ignored completely , I was being made fun of , especially in regard to my physical appearance which was frequently compared to that of a twelve-year-old boy . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 10 | But for this kind of use think about the design of your pack and whether or not you want it to have a frame . |
| 11 | Older machines can also knit jacquard with more than two colours in a row , but for this knitters have to separate the colours and mark the mylar sheet in the necessary way for themselves . |
| 12 | Russia 's one advantage was numerical superiority , but for this to be effective Rennenkampf 's and Samsonov 's armies needed to unite . |
| 13 | Our collections of still photographs take us back to the Crimean War , but for this century we have millions of feet of movie record , much of it unexplored . |
| 14 | Ideally each should be able to offer something to the others , but for this to happen an agenda has to be clarified and values made explicit . |
| 15 | But for this to be achieved , workers ' personal feelings — and the myths and stereotypes which surround gay and lesbian sexuality — have to be openly expressed for guidance and training to be targeted effectively . |
| 16 | But for this to work , if it happens , Gaza needs time , money and freedom from violence . |
| 17 | But for this to be achieved , the government must acknowledge it as a problem worth solving . |
| 18 | The only other possibility was a large-scale uprising in the eastern area of the Province , while the Roman army was concentrated on the western frontier , but for this to be effective in diverting the Roman plans , timing was of vital importance . |
| 19 | But for this to happen , a person 's conception of themselves must also be transformed . |
| 20 | Normally the building was the repair shop and garage for thirty AMX-10 battle tanks , but for this evening it had been converted into a temporary church with the aid of some camouflage nets , 300 chairs and a platform where a nativity play would be staged , and from which the Priest would read out the lesson . |
| 21 | Others , like Bidault or de Gaulle , had no doubt : but for this even to be approximately true the contribution of her overseas territories was indispensable . |
| 22 | But for this marketing director it 's done . |
| 23 | 10ff. ) but for this venture see p. 57 below : not simple ‘ imperialism ’ — and to the north , to Brea in Thrace ( ML 49 = Fornara 100 ; ? 446 ) and to Amphipolis in 437 ( Σ Aischin. ii.31 ) . |
| 24 | But for this House to depart from a rule relating to land law which has been established for many centuries might upset long established titles . |
| 25 | A woman who valued herself more could have said , ‘ Well , now I 'll have time to do other things ’ , but for this woman life without the sense of being needed and of other people valuing her had no point . |
| 26 | people 's agents — similar to the above , but for this group ideology is more important . |
| 27 | But for this provision , the membership of a licensing board dealing with proceedings at the quarterly March meeting in the year when the board is due for reelection might change during the course of the proceedings as a result of members completing their term of office and new members being elected . |
| 28 | But for this to be productive , and a new , better , more genuinely ‘ global ’ understanding of mental health to emerge , Western culture and psychiatry simply have to come to terms with their own racism . |
| 29 | But for this group of young people it is far from true . |
| 30 | Flooding may have brought misery to some , but for this jet skier the lakes which cover thousands of acres of Gloucestershire fields are there to be enjoyed . |