Example sentences of "but for " in BNC.
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| 1 | — A bit like a car boot sale but for clothes and it happens indoors . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | To outsiders , the two events may seem little more than an international organization at work , but for Amnesty members these events are charged with significance . |
| 4 | Van Gogh is famous not only for his art , but for his writing . |
| 5 | A description of a Tantric painting as a linear diagram may seem uninteresting , but then the effect of such a picture is not meant to be pleasure for the eye alone , but for religious use . |
| 6 | But for our present purpose , Parsons ' young friends will be good witnesses for us . |
| 7 | Mrs Fraser was suspected in the neighbourhood of being an enemy spy ; presently she remarried — her new husband a jolly , but for the son disturbing wing-commander . |
| 8 | So , wrote Harsnet , there is continuity as well as discontinuity , but that does not mean , he wrote , that there exists what is called character , personality , character , Goldberg wrote in the margin , personality , as they seem to think , wrote Harsnet ( and Goldberg went on typing ) , when they say you have such a generous character if you would only recognize it , or you have so much to offer , or it is not for myself I speak but for you , not for myself I mourn but for the waste of all that generosity , when they pour those words over you , character , generosity , warmth , looking sad , shedding tears , putting on a brave face , saying do n't pay any attention to me , or , it 's nothing , forget it , I 'm crying for the waste , meaning waste if it 's not directed towards them , but you have only to see what happens when one lets oneself be persuaded by that sort of thing , wrote Harsnet , you have only to see what happened to Hutchinson , MacMahon , Rollins and Goldberg . |
| 9 | So , wrote Harsnet , there is continuity as well as discontinuity , but that does not mean , he wrote , that there exists what is called character , personality , character , Goldberg wrote in the margin , personality , as they seem to think , wrote Harsnet ( and Goldberg went on typing ) , when they say you have such a generous character if you would only recognize it , or you have so much to offer , or it is not for myself I speak but for you , not for myself I mourn but for the waste of all that generosity , when they pour those words over you , character , generosity , warmth , looking sad , shedding tears , putting on a brave face , saying do n't pay any attention to me , or , it 's nothing , forget it , I 'm crying for the waste , meaning waste if it 's not directed towards them , but you have only to see what happens when one lets oneself be persuaded by that sort of thing , wrote Harsnet , you have only to see what happened to Hutchinson , MacMahon , Rollins and Goldberg . |
| 10 | But for us on earth , wrote Harsnet , the run is not long but short . |
| 11 | Impossible to reconcile space suggested by charts and space of room , which is just what I wanted , but for so long did n't know how to arrive at . |
| 12 | No doubt they mean well where the arts are concerned , he wrote , but for that reason they are the biggest menace . |
| 13 | No doubt they think they have the interests of the artist at heart , he wrote , but for that reason they must be avoided like the plague . |
| 14 | But for the time being , with a young family at home , he is very happy to have switched to contract catering . |
| 15 | Christmas may seem far away , but for a show of blooming indoor bulbs to gladden the festive season , September is the month to get to work . |
| 16 | Flowering , fruiting and informal hedges can be clipped once annually , but for crisp outlines more frequent trimming is needed . |
| 17 | For most young people it is a passing phase which they will grow out of , but for some it can become a habit . |
| 18 | Often these problems are merely irritating , but for some women the problem can be so severe that the way they live their life can be affected . |
| 19 | But for Leonard and his family there was special sadness at this point , for the traditional ‘ prayer of release ’ ( from responsibility for his son ) by the father was necessarily absent , a pang he could recall 40 years after the occasion . |
| 20 | ‘ Teenage music ’ had not yet arrived , and what there was was essentially for adults , in the form of country and western and rhythm and blues ; jazz was popular , of course , in some circles , but for the rest it was this or classical music , which Leonard also enjoyed , and waltzes . |
| 21 | The excess to which some have pointed may well disclose the absence of something crucial , but for that we must defer judgment . |
| 22 | I shall have more to say about occlusion a little later , but for now : grasping the fact of occlusion in the sense of grasping the fact that if something were removed then something behind it would be perceived because the something behind was there all along is an achievement of the central systems . |
| 23 | On the tube home she felt like crying , not because she had left , but for Sharon and Maria , not to say Michael . |
| 24 | There are many excellent players in women 's tennis , but for me , Miss Sanchez-Vicario is the best . |
| 25 | To that extent the SuperCut is also on the right lines , and has some benefits , but for the serious woodcutter it is limiting . |
| 26 | Starting with a blank sheet of paper is perhaps easy for some , but for myself , I can neither draw accurately nor can I imagine without a picture or actual model to start from . |
| 27 | Time will tell whether collecting the alpine 4000ers will become as popular as Munro bagging , but for a real challenge , how about going for a complete set of 150 peaks and 4000m tops ! |
| 28 | For areas that will get the occasional splash or may suffer from condensation , a water-resistant adhesive and grout is perfectly adequate , but for surfaces such as shower cubicles , which will have to withstand prolonged wetting , it is essential to use both waterproof adhesive and waterproof grout . |
| 29 | It is no good pretending that you are ever going to do fine woodwork with this All Purpose saw , but for rough cutting and shaping it has many uses around the house . |
| 30 | But for summer barbecues and evening entertaining , they provide a useful light . |