Example sentences of "but [prep] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each child had his or her own particular repertoire with a preference for some actions over others , but with time they changed their repertoire . |
| 2 | The whole incident made the short cut longer than the long cut but in time we reached the approach to the camp , much to the relief of Hassan who seemed to have less and less faith in the Second Son 's navigation . |
| 3 | Lands historically occupied by Germans would be included , but in time they would become Polish . |
| 4 | Originally , they were the property of the crown , but in time they passed to the local aristocrats . |
| 5 | For the first few days the hands and feet become too sore to practise with , but in time they become sufficiently conditioned to withstand the constant impact and calluses begin to develop in the key areas . |
| 6 | Of the children Rachel was the worst injured , with tiny pieces of glass from the windscreen in her eyes , but in time she recovered . |
| 7 | She almost apologised , but in time she stopped herself . |
| 8 | But in time you will be more natural with me , and laugh , and speak freely . |
| 9 | On odd nights that would worry me but in time I realised they were the kind of neighbours who never caused a disturbance . |
| 10 | But in time I 'll have a home , my daughter will be back with me , and I 'll be able to live as normal a life as anyone else . |
| 11 | Pandarus ' prose not only proves that he does n't take Troilus seriously , so turning our reaction towards a scepticism that stands off from full involvement , but in time it establishes the speaker as a matter-of-fact fixer , who is not only alien to romance but coarsens whatever he touches . |
| 12 | But by time they come down , the lads had gone you see so . |