Example sentences of "and but for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The surface is exclusively tarmac and but for the odd hill is relatively flat , say race organisers . |
| 2 | Occasionally a light showed silver , faint in one of the streets below , and but for that , and for the sounds as their feet struck the timbers of a bridge , they might have been walking in some open courtyard instead of in narrow alleys raised between the walls of tall buildings . |
| 3 | We arrived safely on the 19th [ 18 September according to the Hobart Town Courier ] of September in excellent health , and but for the thoughts of those we left behind should also be in good spirits as our prospects here are in many respects cheering . |
| 4 | I think the actions of the security firm at the time were very quick , and but for their actions I feel we may have had far more serious consequences than we actually did . ’ |
| 5 | But then soldiers are supposed to put their country above their personal interests and but for this they would not have to obey their commander . |
| 6 | Both of these measures had been under discussion for a number of years , and but for the war there is every reason to believe they would have been enacted earlier . |
| 7 | And but for goalline clearances from Noel Luke and Bradshaw they would have been even further behind . |
| 8 | Nathan Holland on the other hand was a faithful friend , and but for him Paul 's last work might never have found its way into print . |
| 9 | In the 1912 London dock strike , the Transport Workers ' Federation had been willing enough to agree to a joint board and but for Lord Devonport 's stubborn resistance this might have been achieved . |
| 10 | That evening , though , their ragging had distressed her and but for Colonel Hope 's intervention , she would have been in tears . |
| 11 | Altogether it lasted a month and but for the neighbours rallying around and taking care of me I would have ended up in hospital . |
| 12 | Although just over five feet eight inches tall , and seldom well trained , at his best he was strong , fast , and skilful enough to hold his own with Cribb , reputedly the best of all bare-knuckle boxers , and but for his fondness for high living , might well have been champion . |
| 13 | Incensed , Maria flung up her head , choking on rage , and but for her fear of any physical contact between them , she might have lashed out at him . |
| 14 | Total losses on Hurricane ‘ Andrew ’ — which is the largest insurance loss ever recorded — are now estimated at $65m and but for this factor we would have reported a welcome and significant return to profitability in 1992 . |
| 15 | Good lord ! and but for his hand going up she would really have brained him this time , and then where would she have been ? |
| 16 | Looking at Penguin er , it was a very difficult year but the profit you see was erm , is after providing for the losses up to the date we disposed of Smith Mark and also making further provision on , on er , leases when we moved out of the other buildings , centralized the editorial and er , administrative functions into one office and , and but for that you would see that the er , the Penguin profit would have moved ahead from the year before . |
| 17 | He was always prone to grotesque mistakes ( as listed in the note ) BUT he also provided World Class saves regularly , and but for his lapses would probably rank as one of the worlds greats . |
| 18 | The young stonemason had suffered terrible head injuries and but for the attentions of a passing doctor , would have died at the scene of the accident . |
| 19 | London Scot , David Millard , scheduled to play in Saturday 's A international in Aberdeen , is a renowned sevens exponent and but for his osteopathic studies would surely have made this journey . |