Example sentences of "for the [noun sg] but [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wet or damaged timber is the appetising food for the insect but apparently sound wood may be equally badly afflicted . |
| 2 | Larsen wanted him there permanently in his retirement as he was providing not only valuable material for the museum but also help in attribution , identification and so on . |
| 3 | Indeed , it was a precocious interest in Wealden fossils that led to the assembly of a large and valuable collection that was donated in 1884 to the newly opened Natural History Museum in South Kensington , and which gained him not only the title of honorary collector for the museum but also brought him the coveted fellowship of the London Geological Society at the age of twenty-one . |
| 4 | The messages or responses your receive around May 2 , 5 and 9 will be flattering and good for the ego but also a bit misleading . |
| 5 | It 's essential there is a good rtelationship not just for the prisoner but also for the children themselves |
| 6 | I braced myself for the explosion but luckily it went between the wheels . |
| 7 | There are few predatory starfish offered for the aquarium but thankfully there are some really excellent non-predatory species such as the Fromia starfishes , Fromia elegans and Fromia monalis , and the dramatic blue Linkia laevigator . |
| 8 | They 're not just for the beginner but also for people who want to brush up on their skills with or without an instructor . |
| 9 | Under the new captaincy of Ken Mentle , the club decided not to go all out for the title but simply to consolidate their Premier Division status . |
| 10 | Then with energy to spare you proceeded to participate in the ‘ Measured Medau Mile ’ to raise funds not only for the Society but also , through the British Kidney Patient Association , for a Children 's Renal Unit at Guy 's Hospital . |
| 11 | The TV Sports version is fine for the price but only consider it if you are a boxing fan . |
| 12 | The Committee is very grateful to its Secretary , , not only for all the work she has done for the committee but also for her work for ethnic minority students seeking pupillage . |
| 13 | Judge Angus Stroyan QC said : ‘ This was no doubt an extremely unpleasant few seconds for the girl but really no more than a drunken antic . |
| 14 | It was a little Mini van that he ran around in saying it was for the band but really he had it because he thought it was ‘ a good shagging mobile ’ with just enough space in the back for ‘ entertaining ’ . |
| 15 | He suggests that state welfare activity not only produced general efficiency gains for the nation but also helped to modify power and status differentials — a somewhat questionable assertion . |
| 16 | As with the bail decision , the exercise of both these sets of powers can have profound consequences , not only for the defendant but also for the rest of the penal system . |
| 17 | The then Chancellor , Nigel Lawson , was quick to recognise the implications not only for the industry but also the public purse when he froze duty on whisky . |
| 18 | There appear to be mountings for the transformer but once again I suspect that these are best ignored for safety reasons . |
| 19 | This has significance not only for the tenant but also for any guarantor . |
| 20 | Rory smiled , grateful for the compliment but still no closer to the truth . |
| 21 | Yes it did it run down to the river and we used to have to write to get a permit to camp on there for the week but then there used to be an old , the old foreman of he used to come round every Saturday night , have you got your permit ? |
| 22 | There are no special court pro-formas for the writ but nevertheless they must contain certain details as required by the Sheriff Court Acts . |
| 23 | Part of your practice material with the TL should be selected not only for the rhythm but also the emotional feeling — the stress and pauses — of the whole utterance . |
| 24 | In Three Coins in the Fountain ( 1954 ) , the Roman backgrounds are the whole point of the story , not just for the audience but also for the Romanian-born director Jean Negulesco ( Romanian is the only Latin language of Eastern Europe ) and , most important , for the three American girls ( Dorothy McGuire , Jean Peters , and Maggie McNamara ) who throw coins in the massively theatrical Trevi fountain in the hope of romance rather than simply of returning to Rome — which , indeed , gave its very name to romance . |
| 25 | Both are valid tools for the job but only one is appropriate at any given time . |
| 26 | ( a ) Unregistered land Recitals to a conveyance can be very useful , not only to describe briefly the reason for the deed but also to recite additional information which , owing to the provisions of s45(6) of the Law of Property Act 1925 ( the section providing that a recital 20 years ' old shall be sufficient evidence of the truth of the fact recited unless proved to the contrary ) , might not be readily available later ( for instance , because a copy marriage certificate is mislaid or was not abstracted ) . |
| 27 | This meeting was doubtless a triumph for the Mayor but then he was a man of considerable stamina . |