Example sentences of "but [prep] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first test that must be passed is the but for test for factual causation . |
| 2 | But for value for money , New York 's Empire State Building has them beaten at 6.7ft a penny |
| 3 | A very simple and effective thing for the teacher to do is to comment on errors , not as a complaint ( " You should know how to spell that word by now " ) but as praise for the attempt . |
| 4 | This was because the terms of the contract between seller and buyer made it clear that the buyer in re-selling the goods was doing so , not for his own account , but as agent for , and on account of , the seller . |
| 5 | I ask that question in terms not of choice , but of equity for all children . |
| 6 | The real user bonus from this setup is that once you 've found your desired sound and stored it , it 's there for use any time , always consistent and accurate , but with scope for ‘ fine-tuning ’ to suit the gig . |
| 7 | In this case , goods were sold subject to a retention of title clause ( condition 8:1 of the contract ) which provided : Title of each item of goods sold or agreed to be sold shall remain vested in the Company [ ie the sellers ] until the full purchase price and all additional charges relating to that item and all and any other monies for the time being owing by the customer [ ie the buyers ] to the Company shall have been paid in full to the customer ( and all products into which such items held by the customer ) ( and all products into which such items come to be converted or incorporated ) shall be and remain the property of the Company and shall be held by the customer as trustee for the Company but with liberty for the customer to pass title as the Company 's agent on its own account ( but subject to 8.2 below ) bona fide for full value in the normal course of the customer 's trading . |
| 8 | A provision for division of profits after the firm 's annual accounts have been approved ( see below ) but with provision for appropriate amounts on account of anticipated liability to income tax to be withheld out of the undrawn balance of each partner 's share at the year 's end ( Clause 10.02 ) and for repayment of excessive drawings ( Clause 10.03 ) . |
| 9 | We passed the airstrip , wells and garage , drove into the town , along a street tarred down the middle but with sand for a pavement , and stopped . |
| 10 | But with time for planning and reflection , writers can choose from a wider range . |
| 11 | But in return for its rich density of lovingly dwelt-on , almost novelistic detail , what you lose is any sense of a strong forward pulse or of the play 's irresistible sweep towards doom . |
| 12 | But in order for means to be classified as means in the first place they have to be something that we can utilize . |
| 13 | But in order for Dorfmann to get the money to produce it , an American superstar was needed . |
| 14 | But in order for these activities to be meaningful , they must be understood as communicative processes between people , and the individuals concerned must be able to construct social contexts within which their reading and writing activities can have meaning . |
| 15 | A group action may not turn out exactly as the individuals involved intended ; but in order for it to happen at all there must be individuals acting on the basis of various desires , beliefs and intentions . |
| 16 | But in order for that to happen there must be a significant commitment to understand and struggle with the reality of the North American communication system and its impact on the rest of the world . |
| 17 | But in order for the paragraph to be applicable some ‘ error or omission in the register ’ or some ‘ entry made under a mistake ’ must be shown . |
| 18 | The benefits from the completion of the road are great but in order for these benefits to be enjoyed the roadmaker has to invest effort in filling the hole . |
| 19 | It is aimed either at the external hacker of which there are far fewer than press reports suggest or at the employee who though they have legitimate access legitimate lim limited access to a computer , nevertheless go beyond that authorization , but in order for the act to be successful , in order to get a successful prosecution , the prosecution have got to show that the access was unauthorized , and in the absence of clear codes of conduct , clear on-screen messages , that can be quite tricky . |
| 20 | ‘ And they supplied Latowa with expertise and supplies : Charlie himself , the bomb maker ; guns ; ammunition … but in exchange for what ? ’ |
| 21 | Mind made up , he returned to the kitchen , picked up his zipper jacket and departed , officially for school , but in fact for the town to do some shopping . |
| 22 | In 1834 the Tolpuddle Martyrs were transported to Australia , ostensibly for administering a secret oath but in fact for forming a trade union . |
| 23 | As a result it was also a place where much could be learnt and where people went , not only in need of a drink , but in search for something or someone . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , never with any heart to deprive you , ’ protested Herluin , ‘ but in compassion for a monastic house brought to ruin might she not feel bound to exert herself to deliver ? |
| 25 | William Waites , of the University of Nottingham 's Department of Applied Biochemistry and Food Science , has urged the government to set up a new organisation along the lines of the US Food and Drug Administration , but without responsibility for drugs . |
| 26 | Surprisingly , that is , for mainstream economists , who had assumed that Keynesian economic management would abolish such crashes , but without surprise for the few who had remembered Kondratiev 's ideas . |
| 27 | They should not learn different roles depending on their sex , nor should learning be based on punishments but on respect for their understanding and potentialities . |
| 28 | It had resulted in the allocation of funds based not on the best interests of justice but on value for money . |
| 29 | I wo n't write a word more now , but go to my work , cool down , go out , and in the evening post this letter with proofs of my regret , though not recantation , and also proofs of some joy or success I may have this afternoon in fields now rejoicing in sunshine after rain , — to delight my own sweet little one , too tolerant , too childishly submissive , not by nature , which would be weak , but by love for me , which is strength . |
| 30 | It is 106 metres high , its height not limited by technology , but by respect for the Madonnina on top of , the Duomo . |