Meaning of 'but not limited to'

[Tamara]

Hi

Before I knew only two patterns of 'right use' but not limited to:

1. include, but not <be> limited to, ….

For example : "Examples of <smth.> include, but are not limited to, the following: ... "

and
2. including, but not limited to, ….

Right now I’m reading the phrase:

"Anomalies may be found during, but not limited to, the review, test, analysis, compilation, or use of software products or applicable documentation."

Hmm.
I am sure it is the correct use, as this is one of the international (IEEE) professional standards (of the American origin . )

But from here I see that but not limited to can be used much more easy and free – even in the formal texts.

Could you give a couple of examples of using but not (be) limited to (without include/including ) to make me a bit more fluent with the phrase?
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[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

Whatever makes you think that natives speakers automatically write well?

It's not unusual to see "but not limited to" in formal writing.
For me that would be a very typical phrase in a contract.
That's not "free and easy" usage; it's standard.

That phrase is probably preceded mainly by, but not limited to, the word including (or some form of include).

Regarding examples, why not just google?
http://www.google.de/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Ade-DE%3Aofficial_s&q=%22but+not+be+limited+to&btnG=Search
http://www.google.de/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Ade-DE%3Aofficial_s&q=%22including+but+not+limited+to&btnG=Search
http://www.google.de/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Ade-DE%3Aofficial_s&q=%22during+but+not+limited+to&btnG=Search
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BNC:
http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=but+not+limited+to

Amy
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Tamara]

Hi Amy

Thank you for your help, but, as you can see from the first and last links, examples are mostly for

incude, but ...
including, but
or
during, but….

I asked for some another examples of using the pattern.

[Yankee]