Example sentences of "but [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the 25th minute , Violet McBride tried one of her special lobs from the edge of the circle but luckily for Pegasus , it flew over the crossbar . |
| 2 | But luckily for golf this was cancelled when the land was ear-marked for a camp site instead . |
| 3 | He was intensely interested in other people 's inner lives ; he read autobiographies , especially diaries , not as a voyeur but rather for reassurance . |
| 4 | Poor men in towns travelled for necessity but rarely for pleasure , except on foot — the autobiographies of self-improving Victorian artisans are full of titanic country walks — and for short periods . |
| 5 | To provide water for farmers and city dwellers , three sections of the marsh were surrounded with dikes and set aside from development , each one a kind of captured remnant of Everglades , but wholly for man 's use . |
| 6 | Interesting , but perhaps for expert mind travellers only . |
| 7 | Appointment of press secretary erm this was decided last time , that a press secretary would be a very good idea , er to try to achieve more publicity for the orchestra , not just for er concerts , but perhaps for recruitment purposes too . |
| 8 | In Scotland , Livingstone ( 1962 ) , 15 miles west of Edinburgh , but basically for Glasgow overspill , was intended to create a new focus of industrial activity in the East Central belt . |
| 9 | Not by much , but enough for ITN chiefs to worry . |
| 10 | They are generally found living on fish body tissues but merely for attachment purposes , actually filter-feeding on surrounding debris and organic matter . |
| 11 | Probably he resented and resisted the thrust of his father 's ambition for all his sons , but especially for Edwy , the eldest , so obviously gift ed with the academic ability for professional or ‘ establishment ’ success . |
| 12 | It contains considerable protein also , about 35 per cent , but only for animal consumption . |
| 13 | The protocol sets out some reference values , which are still subject to negotiation , but only for member states that participate in stage three . |
| 14 | Morris replied that he would certainly do so , but only for money , and passed on , taking up a position in a corner of the room . |
| 15 | Verily , the plains of adventuredom tremble as two of its mightiest denizens join forces — but only for disciples of Bash ! |
| 16 | Metals was used for barrels but only for ones that were being taken a long way away like wine barrels that were being taken to or from Gascony . |
| 17 | ‘ He does , but only for part of the week ; the rest of the time he works at Conway House . ’ |
| 18 | Now , I 'm not saying Wilko should drop these players ( actually I am about to say that but only for Hodge ! ) only that they did n't *sound* to play well ! ! |
| 19 | A further possibility which is suggested by Lord Denning 's judgment is that in such circumstances it may not be a case for injunction but only for damages . |
| 20 | Yes , he said , he had raided at Screehaugh , but only for chickens . |
| 21 | When these characters were combined with letters in a third experiment there was again an increase in reaction time with set size for the RVF but only for letters , not for the typological characters . |
| 22 | But only for suits in Upper Class . |
| 23 | C & G will give a fixed 0.5 per cent discount on its mortgage rate , but only for people who take loans of under 60 per cent of the property 's value . |
| 24 | Report to Liverpool but only for transport . |
| 25 | Like a policeman , he has the right to stop the traffic , but only for children , not adults . |
| 26 | He then announced a partial relaxation of the wage freeze imposed in the original package , but only for employees of companies which were making profits . |
| 27 | Oracle7 does support both database remote procedure calls and programmatic two-phase commit , but only for use with Oracle7 's open gateway and programmable server . |
| 28 | ‘ But only for target practice . |
| 29 | Accordingly the Royal Commission on Civil Liability and Compensation for Personal Injury recommended a different approach ( but only for death or personal injury ) in the form of a parent statute which would empower a Minister to ‘ list ’ dangerous things or activities as giving rise to strict liability . |
| 30 | We still keep meat pies and vegetables in the freezer but only for emergencies and I 'm in the third year of the course now . |