Example sentences of "but [prep] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People talk about how much of a shock , a wonderful shock , it is the first time you realise that there are places like ours that you can go , but for Boy I had the feeling that coming to The Bar did n't feel like that much of a change in his routine . |
| 2 | The Romantic ideal of the free artist , creating from inner conviction , was not far off , but for Mozart it had not yet arrived . |
| 3 | But for Britain it is reckoning on just 0.4 per cent growth this year and 0.9 per cent in 1993 . |
| 4 | But I mean basically , that means that for the , tomorrow morning 's breakfast programme , I want a package including lots of different views , but for drive time which is five till six in the evening , I just want a straightforward , two minute head-to-head , one-to-one interview but for lunchtime which is C A T O , which is Cambridgeshire at One , which is our lunchtime programme , I 'd like you to put all the views into a script of about forty seconds , and do n't forget , for the two o'clock bulletin , which is a very short one , I 'd just like three sentences of copy which sums up the story . |
| 5 | The T'ang 's words were a harmless play on the name of the Longjing ch'a , but for Ben they seemed to hold a special meaning . |
| 6 | A survey of earnings in the tax year 1976–1977 made by the Bar for the purpose of its evidence to the Royal Commission on Legal Services showed that the net fees of junior barristers ( before provision for pension , sickness insurance , indemnity insurance and national insurance contributions ) averaged £7,319 , but for barristers who had been only three years or less in practice were only £2,769 . |
| 7 | But for girls who were unattached and less inhibited , and who yearned for a bit of ‘ fun ’ , the prospect of lavish meals in American messes , and gifts of sweets and nylons , accompanied , let it be said in all fairness , by flatteringly gallant , if brash , wooing , could be a powerful magnet . |
| 8 | But for decades it 's been used as a giant dustbin . |
| 9 | DERBY finally had the fans singing their praises following a 3-1 home win — but for Birmingham it was just another taste of the blues . |
| 10 | For an essay referencing is extremely important but for exams it 's nt but just get the names in not necessarily the years Okay , when you think of erm any , when you 're revising stuff and you want to learn studies , try and put them in a context . |
| 11 | But for parents whose children are taken to non-Convention countries , there is no choice . |
| 12 | I mean it 's only fair it 's not we 're not talking about huge wages but for Gwynedd which is a low wage area they were reasonable and they worked for them too you know but but they were n't complaining about the money so much as the principle . |
| 13 | Well there is not for Kathy but for Kathy she thought this would be . |
| 14 | To some they 're simply an engaging fantasy , but for others they create a secret world that can last a lifetime . |
| 15 | Undoubtedly many arts teachers will greet this news with relief , but for others there will be concern that here again the arts are being subjected to a form of discrimination , and that this could once more lead to their being marginalized . |
| 16 | For many of them , their inability to maintain a safe environment is only temporary , but for others it may be permanent . |
| 17 | For some enterprising footballers like Celtic 's Harry Hood or Aberdeen 's Willie Miller , the pub is a business opportunity run to the highest standards , but for others it can be either a modest earner , an extension of their drinking or a desperate attempt to grab a livelihood from the cinders of football , an industry that has never fully protected the talent it exploits . |
| 18 | It was an alternative to secure employment for some who fit the popular image of the early retired , but for others it was a refuge from economic insecurity in the labour market . |
| 19 | For Sidgwick and for some modern utilitarians ( such as J.J.C. Smart ) recognition of this reduces conflict between utilitarianism and ordinary moral common sense , but for others it is a symptom of a kind of bad faith which is endemic to utilitarianism . |
| 20 | You were right to point out that from now until polling day , whenever it may be , will be somewhat tortuous not just for the watching public but for Members who sit in this Chamber . |
| 21 | It still ca n't handle halftones but for text it is more than adequate . |
| 22 | Certain territories , it is true , were disposed of right away , but for reasons which carried no implications for the further demission of power . |
| 23 | But for females it is best to be as large as can be achieved so as to be able to produce most eggs . |
| 24 | The trouble was that ( where it was not already part of tradition ) the introduction of piece-work was often resisted , especially by the skilled men , and that it was complex and obscure not only for the workers , but for employers who often had only the haziest idea of what production-norms to set . |
| 25 | Hercules , paying a visit , seduced her and she gave birth to a son , Telephus , with unfortunate consequences for them both , but for Hercules it was a passing encounter . |
| 26 | can be expected for material that requires study , but for reports your aim must be to make the meaning clear on the first reading . |
| 27 | But for teachers who wish to use the video on the basis of a fuller teaching programme , there are also lesson plans for four periods per episode , and , where access to a video recorder or time in the teaching schedule may be strictly limited , ideas are included on how to use just one classroom period per episode . |
| 28 | But for Israel it was the outward sign of a relationship : God was to be their God ; they were to be his people . |
| 29 | But for Israel it is the beginning . |
| 30 | ‘ It 's not something we 're opposed to in all circumstances , but for nurses we think there are major practical problems , ’ said a spokesman . |