Example sentences of "but [adj] of the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we talked it was like two people playing with a ball : sometimes it went into the goal , sometimes it grazed the post , but most of the time it went high in the air and missed completely . |
| 2 | Raskolnikov lives with his pain , but most of the time he does n't focus on it . |
| 3 | I 'm not saying she 's perfect , but most of the time , she 's fairly near . |
| 4 | But most of the time I did n't write because one day was just like the day before , and sometimes I thought — what 's the use of writing anyway , when nobody is ever going to read it ? |
| 5 | Wednesday , who was now Saturday , helped in the search but most of the time they ended up playing in the corridors . |
| 6 | But most of the time such punishment is wasted because it does not produce repentance or reform . |
| 7 | Chris had occasional casual work , but most of the time he was unemployed . |
| 8 | But most of the time it was plain awful . |
| 9 | But most of the time she ignored the dogs that hovered around her as she slept in the sun or beavered around the village in pursuit of this or that scent . |
| 10 | A driver is sensitive to minute shifts in the pressures on his hand and in the rhythm of the engine , with an intensity of concentration which when tiring he sustains by an effort of will ; but most of the time he does not ponder alternatives , apply principles , or make decisions , his hands are as though moving of themselves . |
| 11 | He can be hugely intelligent when he thinks they can be of assistance to him , but most of the time he knows they 're a poorish and raffish lot , living off their own enthusiasms and frustrations . |
| 12 | The duo cycled roads between some of the peaks , and even swam Loch Lomond , but most of the time they were on foot . |
| 13 | But most of the time colonial appointments were made in a way that reflected friendships and pressures in London . |
| 14 | The rain was briefly rather more solid in the early afternoon , but most of the time it was a minor sprinkle . |
| 15 | Therese danced also with Bobbie and Paul ; but most of the time the women in their party danced with the men who between dances stood watching against the wall . |
| 16 | But most of the time you do n't have exercise . |
| 17 | Now and again we had association or exercise , but most of the time we were locked up twenty-two and twenty-three hours a day . |
| 18 | But most of the time I studied the book and stared , fascinated , at the pictures . |
| 19 | Sometimes he laughed and sometimes he cried , but most of the time he just looked , unbelieving , into the handsome face of the son that he had almost forgotten . |
| 20 | But most of the time the only reminders of the outside world were remote sounds which merely emphasized the quiet of the room itself — the murmur of traffic away in Fleet Street , a typewriter clicking somewhere , some girls giggling , milk bottles falling over , a boy whistling . |
| 21 | But most of the time she had tremendous fun . |
| 22 | Experienced sailors enjoy the persistence of the winds , but most of the time they 'll be using 6m sails . |
| 23 | Sometimes she was happy with Linton , when he was cheerful and less selfish , but most of the time she was miserable . |
| 24 | Rescuing beleaguered maidens had a certain passing reward , but most of the time he 'd finished up by setting them up in some city somewhere with a handsome dowry , because after a while even the most agreeable ex-maiden became possessive and had scant sympathy for his efforts to rescue her sister sufferers . |
| 25 | But I was more of a dogsbody really — I was ‘ allowed ’ to help with conveyancing , but most of the time I made the coffee and did bits of typing , especially if the other secretary , Doreen , was absent . |
| 26 | But most of the time you just get on with your life . |
| 27 | A drop of scotch during occasional periods of self-criticism helped him to become happy with himself , but most of the time he was happy anyway . |
| 28 | I mean alright , yes , you sort of have worries , but most of the time , I mean , for all last year it 's run pretty well . |
| 29 | Most of the time , I wo n't say all of the time , but most of the time . |
| 30 | Yes every year not now , not always no but most of the time yes |