Sentence examples for but for a first from inspiring English sources

But for a first impression, Benitez delivered.

But for a first runway show, it was energetic and cool.

But, for a first run-through, you need the audience to slap you on the back.

It was not the immediate impact on the scoreboard that will be expected from them as the season progresses, but for a first impression, it was fine.

You see sometimes that someone is thinking: 'Where should I run?' But for a first match it was better than expected".

But for a first effort of a 32-year-old religious filmmaker, it is a surprising accomplishment, and Mr. Cedar says he intends to build on it.

But for a first-time novelist, Taylor does a lovely job of setting an atmospheric scene and luring us inside.

This film would be an achievement for anyone, but for a first-time feature director it is stunning – something to compare with Elem Klimov's Come and See.

It could work financially for an established author to publish an individual short story as a cheap ebook, but, for a first-time author, publishing a short story as an ebook is simply dropping it into a hole.

So Bale looked, if but for a second.

But for a third time the Recording Academy went on television to begin its annual cycle.