Sentence examples for try but for from inspiring English sources

England were quickly on the front foot and would have been celebrating a Luther Burrell try but for the defensive tenacity of Scotland's full-back Stuart Hogg.

His chase of a loose hack ahead was won brilliantly against a faster man and would have resulted in a try but for Kay's knock-on.

Saili's break past Mike Fitzgerald would have finished with a try but for Betham's tackle and when Saili broke out of his 22, Adam Thompstone got back to thwart Simon Zebo.

Tom Prydie marked his return to international rugby after a three-year absence with a try but for the second week in a row, a second-string Wales were outscored two tries to one as Craig Wing and Michael Broadhurst touched down for Japan.

Tom Prydie marked his return to international rugby after a three-year absence with a try but for the second week in a row, a second-string Wales were outscored two tries to one as Craig Wing and Michael Broadhurst touched down for Japan as they ran out 23-8 winners.

There were flashes of individual brilliance and a swashbuckling counterattack from their own 22 after 10 minutes would have resulted in a try but for some excellent tracking back by another recalled player, the No 8 David Denton, but their whole remains substantially less than the sum of their parts.

He tried, but for the most part he failed, because the shadow cabinet made clear that any shuffling of Mr Benn would be answered by a mass walkout.

They fail not for lack of trying, but for trying too hard.

It's something that many people are trying, but for some reason most efforts fail to gain critical mass.

This way exploration stays "near the path" which leads to faster convergence than random exploration, which we had also tried but abandoned for this reason.

Kesler gets points for trying, but it's time for the Ducks to turn potential into consistent success.