Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [art] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am a match for Kenamun , and you are forgetting our mutual friend . ’ |
| 2 | Not wishing to be a pansy , I stepped up my pace too , but I was no match for the male legs I was pursuing since both of my spindly little limbs could fit into the right leg of his breeches . |
| 3 | That 's right , but you were a councillor for instance Dave ? |
| 4 | Exercises in a room were all very well , but they were no substitute for running every day . |
| 5 | Second-to-bottom Westhoughton were better than their position suggests , but they were no match for a hungry outfit , who sealed the win thanks to further strikes by Graham Dodd and a Mark Wilson penalty . |
| 6 | Not only is Jesus the only saviour but he 's also a presence saviour not for the future or the passed , but he is there now and he says now , Paul to the Corinthians now is the acceptable time , now is the day of salvation , not to be put off , not to wait until you 're older until this is settled and till that 's done and you 've had this experience or that experience , now is the accepted time , he is the presence saviour , he is not a saviour for you tomorrow , you do n't know what tomorrow will bring but he is a saviour for the present for now , also he is a complete saviour in Hebrews seven twenty five he is able to save forever , those who draw near to God since he always lives to make intercession for them and finally not only is he a complete saviour , but he will actually save you , not the person beside you , do n't worry about that he will actually save you , there in Romans chapter ten , thirteen , for whoever , for whoever will call upon the name of the Lord will be saved and so the invitation 's to you and it 's to me , it 's to us as individuals , are there a few that 's gon na be saved . |
| 7 | NOT many men get the better of judo hero Ray Stevens … but he 's a pushover for his little lad . |
| 8 | He may be faster than a speeding bullet but he 's no match for a giant alien called Doomsday . |
| 9 | I do n't think he will , but he 's the MP for Selby , he 's a conservative M P , but I do n't care what politics they I do n't know about what party they they support |
| 10 | He looked upon himself as absolutely bound to obey the papal decree ; but he was no crusader for the principle which it enshrined . |
| 11 | Mr Iqbal , 37 , was a black belt judo expert but he was no match for Vernage 's knife . |
| 12 | Oh , he was charming and debonair — but he was no match for Damian Flint . |
| 13 | But he was a man for the proprieties . |
| 14 | Salisbury did not share half the views held by those who accepted his lead , but he was a focus for the increasing Unionist discontent , a respectable public figure acting from the highest motives ; by 1921 he had made the diehard opposition a formidable force . |
| 15 | Tariq Ali contributes a feature to the paper , in which he asks ‘ could it happen here ? ’ and concludes ‘ the situation is not the same … but it is no time for complacency in Britain . ’ |
| 16 | But it is no substitute for social justice . |
| 17 | But it is a problem for feminists if dictionaries include sexist definitions and examples , if they refuse to include feminist terms or define them in contentious ways . |
| 18 | ‘ But it is a relief for me and my family to grieve for our loss . ’ |
| 19 | The description may be more precise than you or I might offer but it is a description for all that . |
| 20 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I stress that any company can reveal what it paid , but it is a matter for the company . |
| 21 | Later on the same day , in reply to a question , the prime minister added : ‘ I can certainly confirm that the decision in Denmark is for the Danes and I see no external pressure being put on them ; but it is a matter for the Danes and for their Government to decide . ’ |
| 22 | My views are well known , but it is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer . |
| 23 | This rather defeats the object of having an indemnity , at least for general ( tax ) liabilities , but it is a matter for negotiation who is to bear the cost of known , or feared , tax liabilities and other liabilities . |
| 24 | ‘ This is not only a boost for first-time buyers , ’ said Colin Girling , a regional spokesman for the National Association of Estate Agents , ‘ but it is a boost for many second-time buyers , as well , now that house prices have come down so much . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ It may be a small thing to them , but it is a disaster for the woman . |
| 26 | But it is a victory for the environment secretary Jose Lutzenberger , who had threatened to resign over the issue . |
| 27 | This was what management wanted to prohibit but it is a victory for freedom of speech and freedom of assembly . ’ |
| 28 | But it is an argument for the quite different model of moral obligation which I have suggested in this section . |
| 29 | So it 's automatically built in to the first life assured , but it is an option for the second if they want it . |
| 30 | Yes Chair , th th that 's right , as I understand it , there is no reason why C should not be discussed next session , indeed it 's probably right that it should be , but it 's a matter for members to decide whether they can usefully do so before considering B. |