Example sentences of "but for [art] [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 | Being rude about Palin feels like bombing Switzerland , but for the first time he seems , with this series , to be to post-Python what Paul McCartney was to post-Beatles . |
| 16 | But for the first time in his eight months in office , Mr Kaifu now has a chance of pulling off a coup big enough to ensure his survival as prime minister . |
| 17 | Tug opened his mouth automatically , but for the first time since he had been there , he let the words go unsaid . |
| 18 | But for the first time , he saw doubt in her eyes . |
| 19 | But for the first time , and not the last , Elizabeth had to agree to support Scottish rebels against their rightful queen ; it was a nightmare created in 1559 which was not to end until Mary 's death in 1587 . |
| 20 | The offices are frequently used for functions , but for the first time in three months there were no special events on Friday . |
| 21 | Quite frankly , the accompaniment to Paganini Concertos is never likely to take a particularly high priority in any basic recommendation ; but for the first time ever , I found myself listening almost exclusively to the accompaniment — I honestly wish I had n't ! |
| 22 | There were still tears in her eyes , but for the first time that weekend there was colour in her cheeks as well . |
| 23 | But for the first time , shortly before his death , he had stopped looking forward to going to work . |
| 24 | ‘ But for the first time since I came to England in August 1977 , I 'll be hoping Liverpool do n't win again . |
| 25 | ‘ I know he has made mistakes , but for the first time since Shanks took over in 1959 , a Liverpool manager has got a job to do . |
| 26 | IBM is still selling more machines than anyone else , but for the first time Compaq overtook it in terms of revenue . |
| 27 | Of those citing health reasons , the most important factor was concern about cholesterol content , but for the first time BSE — so-called mad cow disease — featured in the reasons given . |
| 28 | Choi Chong-Sun , head of the Atomic Energy Industry Ministry 's foreign affairs bureau , denied that North Korea possessed a reprocessing plant , but for the first time admitted that the " nuclear reprocessing cycle " was under study . |
| 29 | But for the first time in their life together she rose , slipped on a dressing gown , and went down to join him . |
| 30 | 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 . |