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Example sentences of "but [pers pn] be [adj] [noun] for " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	They rarely go hungry , but they are easy prey for aquatic hunters , having little or no mobility with which to defend themselves .
2	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 .
3	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 .
4	But it is different strokes for different folks .
5	But it was , but it 's good news for Oxfordshire is n't it — Nigel back to Williams .
6	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 .
7	Well , it was a rather dull start in the south of the area , but it was unbroken sunshine for Fife and Central regions .
8	This was not that event , but it was good practise for it .
9	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 .
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	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 .
12	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 .
13	We had seven carts to carry our furniture up that icy hill , but it was hard work for the horses .