Example sentences of "but it be [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is good news for the insurance fraternity : the US government , which owns the satellite , did not bother to take out insurance on it . |
| 2 | But it is good practice for the tenant 's adviser to ensure that a right of entry is expressly conditional on the landlord making good any damage caused by his entry . |
| 3 | But it is different strokes for different folks . |
| 4 | But it was , but it 's good news for Oxfordshire is n't it — Nigel back to Williams . |
| 5 | That will spare Italy 's World Cup blushes — but it 's bad news for Scotland , their next opponents , who will now have to face him at Ibrox on November 18 . |
| 6 | Well , it was a rather dull start in the south of the area , but it was unbroken sunshine for Fife and Central regions . |
| 7 | This was not that event , but it was good practise for it . |
| 8 | The boundaries may have been short , with netting to protect the club 's offices , but it was worthwhile practice for Smith , and a glimpse of warmer times ahead for a remarkable crowd ; there were about 100 well wrapped-up diehards , one of whom plonked himself in a red deckchair on the outfield , dangerously at midwicket . |
| 9 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 10 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 11 | The judge said that he did n't know what the odds of such an event were , but it was bad luck for the man and good luck for justice . |
| 12 | We had seven carts to carry our furniture up that icy hill , but it was hard work for the horses . |