Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [verb] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | mhm Well , David Brian , now you 're a doctor and a reverend and your the curate at Christ Church in Abingdon , but you spent some time over there in Saints Mary and John Church . |
| 2 | But we have some time before the treasure is found , and there are some honest men among the crew . |
| 3 | It was marvellous that it was all over , but it took some time to sink in , and in any event had no immediate effect on most of us . |
| 4 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 5 | But it took some time before any clear view emerged as to what these new arrangements should be . |
| 6 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |
| 7 | But it took some time for our achievement to sink in . |