Example sentences of "but [pron] [verb] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | CALL ME old , call me antiquated , but I remember a time when The Railway Children were , if not quite press darlings , then at least going on the occasional date with the media . |
| 2 | He admitted that it saddened him to realise that ‘ my youth is gone — not my love of life or my energy , but I mean the time when one feels so lighthearted and carefree . ’ |
| 3 | Ellen offered me a poisonous smile , but I had no time to worry about her distaste for the militaristic para-medic . |
| 4 | But I had no time to reply because just then the door opened and there stood the old lady in her black lace dress . |
| 5 | But I had no time for that sort of dalliance . |
| 6 | It is not perfect but I have no time to edit it further . |
| 7 | ‘ But I think the time has come , ’ he went on , ‘ when the same microscope should be employed in another part of Ireland , namely the North . |
| 8 | ‘ The company has been a wonderful part of my life , but I feel the time has come to permit a younger generation to take the reins . ’ |
| 9 | But she had no time and could not rest : she still had places to visit . |
| 10 | She could have cried , but she had no time to dwell on her disappointment , for suddenly a harsh voice hailed her from below . |
| 11 | But she had no time for resurrecting memories , not if she was going to fulfil the promise Friend had built in her . |
| 12 | She fought free , but she had no time to tell him just what she thought of a man who would play one sister against the other before Dana was in the room . |
| 13 | He has a lot to learn , but something happens every time he 's on the ball . |
| 14 | ‘ But we know the time , ’ said the Hatter . |
| 15 | There was something bookish and appealing about the old lady , but we had no time to get acquainted , for brisk Mary pointed me on my way . |
| 16 | But there came a time when that struggle could no longer increase life enjoyment as far as the adult population was concerned . |
| 17 | It took many months more for me to feel safe enough to talk to him about The Fat Controller , but there came a time , when the memory of our last vertiginous encounter had dimmed , that I became prepared to risk it . |
| 18 | It can be masked for a while and often goes quite unrecognized , but there comes a time when it is not possible to disguise it and the reaction becomes an overwhelming one . |
| 19 | ‘ But there comes a time when I have to reach for the sleeping tablets . |
| 20 | ‘ The blows life deals you make you stronger ; but there comes a time when , if the blows do not stop , they begin to weaken even the strongest . ’ |
| 21 | But he had no time to dwell on these particular miseries , for an immense storm broke and his own ship , the Trinidad , and the Victoria alongside , were themselves imperilled . |
| 22 | But he had no time for idle speculation . |
| 23 | Her anguished reply appeared to give him pause , but he had no time to follow it up , as the organ began to play the triumphal entry of the Queen of Sheba . |
| 24 | He 's a very aggressive batsman , but he finds the time to be a great encourager of his partners , and Phil Bainbridge is convinced that he 's never run faster than when they were in together against Lancashire . ’ |
| 25 | It had a pre-defined space — Waimea Bay — but it left the time open . |
| 26 | It 's a trick they repeat often , but it works every time . |