Example sentences of "[adj] but for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( To clear up a myth once and for all , rhino horn is in demand not as an aphrodisiac but for its supposed fever-reducing qualities . |
| 2 | The silence was unbroken but for his own laboured breathing . |
| 3 | This had been a great success in both countries not only for the deaf but for their hearing fellow citizens , who made " learning sign language " the second most popular study after English in adult education . |
| 4 | She lay on a bed on the verandah by her daughter 's door , asleep but for her eyes , which were open . |
| 5 | Without ceremony she dropped her silk gown , standing naked but for her briefs and her tattoos , which were all black . |
| 6 | And then she had lain down in the dark , naked but for her flimsy shawl , the window open to let in the night , and waited . |
| 7 | In his isolation tank in the Salt Lake City Tabernacle of Joseph , naked but for his mirrorshades , Nguyen Seth sampled Jazzbeaux 's memories . |
| 8 | It is not typically East Anglian but for its black glazed pantiles on the roof which are peculiar to Norfolk . |
| 9 | Nevertheless , in a feminist academic context writing may well be studied , not primarily for its literary but for its cultural interest . |