Example sentences of "but every time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel exactly as if I were having a very prolonged dream but every time I come out of it I 'm so tired I fall back into it again . |
| 2 | I try and stop my crying , but every time I look at her it starts again . |
| 3 | But every time he has used force in the past — as in Azerbaijan a year ago — he has been able to portray himself as defender of both law and order . |
| 4 | He began on a new plan and Endill tried to ask him what he was up to but every time he approached , Mould shouted , |
| 5 | ‘ My name 's Jed , ’ he 'd told her , more times than he could remember , but every time he passed her door she called out , ‘ Matt , honey , is that you ? ’ |
| 6 | But every time we came up with something we never seemed to get it beyond the initial idea , and then suddenly someone else would come out with it ! |
| 7 | But every time I show any interest Alejandro quadruples the price . |
| 8 | I believe that leaning , like look-out , is a basic technique which we should apply not only above 5,000 feet , not only on Tuesdays but every time we fly . |
| 9 | But every time Marky opens his mouth he blows it . |
| 10 | Some people might say I do n't show any emotion but every time a goal went in there always seemed to be a picture of someone jumping up from the bench . |
| 11 | I wanted to put it all behind me , but every time I tried the TV footage would come back to haunt me the following week . |
| 12 | According to director of software marketing , Dan Esterlin , Primrose arranges things using a peer-to-peer system and does not just partition the application once , but every time the application is run . |
| 13 | I 've wondered whether we ought to separate but every time I bring this up , he cries and then worries about the 50 per cent of ‘ his ’ assets I 'll take with me if I do decide to go ! |
| 14 | They showed , from time to time , a faint suspicious desire to force her to provide her non-existent credentials , but every time , just as their forces gathered for the attack , she would produce out of her hat some new and dazzling boyfriend , all ready to pay tribute to her elusive powers . |
| 15 | You not only see the food , you feel it in your hands , distinct and concrete , you are aware of its rich and striking smell ; someone in the dream even holds it up to your lips , but every time a different circumstance intervenes to prevent the consummation of the act . |
| 16 | You were supposed to get home leaves but every time I was due for mine they used to stop it . |
| 17 | ‘ Occasionally , but every time I go it 's either too hot or too bloody cold . ’ |
| 18 | But every time I wanted a piece of wood , I had to cut down a tree . |
| 19 | We tried to escape but every time they caught us and beat us . |
| 20 | And I think that a lot of shoppers tend to forget that every time you buy anything from a shop , even if all you spent is ten pence , it does n't matter how little money you 've spent , but every time you buy anything from a shop you have a contract with the shop and the shop has a contract with you . |
| 21 | It seldom had to ring more than once , but every time he dreaded that the peal might have woken Nell . |
| 22 | He got to his feet and tried to fly up to get at Bower-bird , but every time he leaped into the air he fell back to earth . |
| 23 | He 'd been fighting the prophet , but every time he 'd laid hands on the man , he 'd changed shape , become a cloud , a venomous snake , a wildcat , a mad woman . |
| 24 | It was like watching someone else have that dream we all have : where we 're already late and we 've got to clear these last few things , but every time we try , something else gets in the way . |
| 25 | I wanted to do it , but every time I picked up the Bic , a job came up . |
| 26 | Admittedly Dane did throw the odd comment over his shoulder as they drove , pointing out places of interest , but every time he did so Marianne managed to draw his attention back by launching into yet another anecdote which involved only herself and Dane . |
| 27 | ‘ But every time he became so defensive , or aggressive . ’ |
| 28 | I 'd been having a bit of a go about putting your hand up but every time he put his hand up I 'm bending over somebody or I 'm in a different part of the room . |
| 29 | But every time he turned round to look at the black shape labouring after him he was confirmed in the suspicion that Islamic outfits were far sexier than boring old black-leather bras , split-crotch panties or steel suspenders . |
| 30 | But every time I think about leaving Harry I just ca n't see myself doing it . ’ |