Example sentences of "but for [art] [adj] time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wordsworth continues to watch , but for a long time the figure refuses to move . |
| 2 | Probably the original intention was merely to contrast the procedure with that of a public inquiry ( where , of course , the inquiry is in full view of the public ) but for a long time the bogy of officials beavering away in private and then producing a report which damned some poor individual or organisation , without those officials being in any way accountable , was viewed with grave suspicion . |
| 3 | In the modern Hebrew Bible all numbers are written out in full , but for a long time the text was written without vowels . |
| 4 | I accept that the number of immigration officers at Heathrow has increased , but for a long time the numbers employed were well below what was required . |
| 5 | Traditionally , those with 25 service have been presented with inscribed watches , but for the first time the 40 year award has been introduced with a choice of either a canteen of cutlery or a set of crystal glasses and decanter as a gift from the company . |
| 6 | But for the first time the clippings are not being dumped . |