Example sentences of "but [prep] a [adj] time " 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 But for a long time , that was the only contact between us .
4 It seems an obvious assumption that these relatively simple organisms appeared very early in the history of life , but for a long time there was no proof that they actually did so .
5 In the modern Hebrew Bible all numbers are written out in full , but for a long time the text was written without vowels .
6 Turner is one of my favourite painters , but for a long time I have had a theory that he had " wide-angle eyes " that filled the camera with distorted shapes .
7 But for a long time all the local shop-boys had insulted him because he wore the uniform of a charity-boy .
8 She took it through to the lounge and laid it on the rug and at first I was amused But I could see all was not well because she sat as she usually does , but for a long time — over half an hour — then she lay down like this and she has n't moved . "
9 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 .
10 This county council has funded them more than social services erm , for , I do n't have the figures in front of me today , but for a long time , erm , this is unlike the overwhelming majority of county councils , who spend more on social services than they do on the police .
11 Spokesman Brian Adams explained : ‘ The historical society is one of the oldest clubs at Queen 's but for a long time it seemed to have fallen into a plodding routine .
12 She had hardly set out when the unwelcome attentions of a British privateer forced her back to Ostend and , at her second attempt , she was intercepted again , off Banff , but for a second time escaped .
13 You , my lady , will be here with us but for a short time , I understand — so pray be at ease , and treat this as your own abode . ’
14 Two years ago the same thing had happened , but for a shorter time .
15 He 's gradually worked his way up to second place , but as a one time world champion , he 's seen it all before .
16 But after a long time , they said OK .
17 Obviously , the countries A and B must have similar social , economic and cultural climates , but with a sufficient time lag in demand to enable predictions to be made .
18 His mother and a council of nobles were appointed to act as Regents , but in a short time the queen had fallen out with her colleagues , not least because she was an avowed supporter of the house of York , while several of them stood for Lancaster .
19 ‘ Filmophone ’ records were made of various colours of plastic , and had low surface-noise combined with great ruggedness ; but within a short time they warped so badly that they were unplayable .
20 Its first public letter to the Scotsman referred to " clerical work " or supervisory jobs as being the best area to concentrate on , but within a short time it had established a register for women 's employment of a wider kind .
21 Development of all major new weapons programmes would nevertheless continue but over a longer time span .
22 Most of the evidence for these legends is drawn from some rather vague references by the Greek historian Plato , in particular a passage in his Timaeus : ‘ But at a later time there occurred portentous earthquakes and floods , and one grievous day and night befell them when the whole body .
23 The Government was unwilling to spend money on taking over the house , but for a long time courted various businessmen in the hope that they would provide a major part of the funds .
24 As it happened Namibia won the game and the tournament , but for a long time it looked as if the Zimbabweans would win , leaving the hitherto unbeaten Namibians out in the cold .
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