Example sentences of "but for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for much of the time , without the right circumstances , they remained hungry , prophets without followings . |
| 2 | True , there is a stream Kingsdale Beck , draining the slopes of Whernside at the head of the valley and accompanying the road down but for much of its early journey it prefers to travel under rather than on its limestone bed and remains out of sight and hearing . |
| 3 | It is in the nature of sea cliffs to remain largely hidden from view until you are more or less in contact with them , but for much of this side of Stennis this is not the case , for the gully descends to a non-tidal terrace descending beneath the cliff . |
| 4 | Once again the Macintosh has the upper hand with its graphics capability but for much of this market WYSIWYG is irrelevant , the trained operator ‘ knows ’ what 's going to happen to the text when it is run out on the page printer or phototypesetter . |
| 5 | Government stock was safe , but for much of the period offered poor return and no speculative incentive . |
| 6 | But for much else in polytheism and monotheism it is of more limited value . |
| 7 | But for each one so highlighted in this way there are many others just out of sight contributing equally to the Club 's welfare and success . |
| 8 | These are discussed in detail in Chapter 13 but for each patient , the nurse needs to assess what that particular mobilising problem means in relation to the AL of maintaining a safe environment . |
| 9 | The later chapters on the regions of Britain describe particular local features but for each region you should remember that many of the people are engaged in the activities indicated on these pages . |
| 10 | These are made in the same kind of way but for each pattern shape you work on the same set of needles as if you were turning the heel of a sock . |
| 11 | But for each individual student , the best thing is to put everything into the private account . |
| 12 | A relation is many-to-one if several elements can stand in that relation to some other element , but for each of these there is only one element to which they can stand in that relation . |
| 13 | But for each of the thousand or so explicitly identifiable speech acts there are just as many for which there is neither a name nor a lexical indicator . |
| 14 | Thus the Treasury had to give permission for all borrowing undertaken by a local authority , not merely in total but for each project for which money was borrowed . |
| 15 | For example , some simple organic solvents such as and give very strong Raman spectra , whereas water gives only very weak scattering , but for each solvent the various allowed bands have similar intensities . |
| 16 | It is not compulsory to provide any module names , but for each one specified , you must provide a First Issue No and a Last Issue No . |
| 17 | It is not compulsory to provide any module names , but for each one specified , you must provide a First Issue No and a Last Issue No . |
| 18 | But for many people , the slide into drug use has been to escape other problems — poor living conditions , no real job prospects and broken relationships at home which all lead to feelings of hopelessness and despair . |
| 19 | But for many , the idea of selling those treasured pieces at a major sale has never crossed their mind ; either that , or they just do n't know how to do so . |
| 20 | But for many people ( me included ) most are peripheral to holiday enjoyment . |
| 21 | But for many years after 1979 this approach seemed to embody many of the qualities which a depressed , declining nation yearned for and acclaimed . |
| 22 | Often Asian women coming from joint families in the Indian subcontinent to join their husbands in Britain do succeed in making the necessary emotional adjustment , but for many of them it takes months if not years ; for some coping with the total emotional dependence on the husband alone is just not possible . |
| 23 | It is in the heart of Manchester , but for many years industry and commerce have been moving away from the city centre , increasing the risk that only a lifeless core will be left . |
| 24 | But for many of us , the music lets us get under the skin of maleness and see its impoverishment , numbness , struggles with weakness , and dangers , as well as the exhilaration . |
| 25 | WHY : Bad living conditions and lack of space are facts of British prison life ; but for many prisoners the greatest hardship is isolation . |
| 26 | Portraits of the famous Roman emperors are known from a large number of other sources , principally sculpture , but for many of the Hellenistic kings or Roman emperors of the third century AD , coins provide the only portrait evidence . |
| 27 | Work for older women was as badly paid , but for many it was more of a gain because they had not earned at all while their children were young . |
| 28 | But for many , travel for travel 's sake is not enough . |
| 29 | Boundaries between the ‘ fringe ’ and mainstream media have blurred , but for many women this appears a selective process of appropriation , a plucking of ‘ useful ’ radical ideas from their political context . |
| 30 | Man 's mind yearns for a rural existence — where 99.999% of his evolution occurred — but for many of us , mind and body have to take the daily buffets of urban , industrial civilization . |