Example sentences of "but was [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , note first of all that the various gases that are thought to have made up the early atmosphere contain most of the main elements that are known to be essential to life : carbon , nitrogen , sulphur , hydrogen , and oxygen — though the oxygen was not ‘ free ’ , but was combined for example with carbon in carbon monoxide . |
| 2 | Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Vaclav Klaus said that the introduction of VAT would involve average price rises of 7 per cent but was essential for the transformation of the economy . |
| 3 | Derek Stark was left out of Scotland 's ten- strong squad , Paterson remarking pointedly : ‘ He has a slight groin strain , but was available for selection . ’ |
| 4 | He cringed at the elaborate Dickensian menus adorning each place , but was grateful for the fact that the catastrophe of the banquet , for such he was sure it would be , would be firmly laid at Mr Dickens 's door and not his own . |
| 5 | David Davies , born in Llandinam ( midway between Llanidloes and Newtown ) in 1818 , began his working life as a sawyer , which seems to have little relevance to civil engineering but was responsible for his excellent local reputation prior to his first engineering contract . |
| 6 | Gates challenged the move in the courts and , on the following day , the Los Angeles city council ( which lacked the authority to overturn the Police Commission decision , but was responsible for the settlement of lawsuits ) ordered the city attorney to settle the suit in favour of Gates . |