Example sentences of "but [vb past] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he said surprisingly , ‘ I was going to wake you , but relented in time . ’ |
| 2 | This is Rupert , a 5 month old Barn Owl who was deserted by his parents at a few days old , but found in time to be saved and hand reared . |
| 3 | Naturally , I felt the temptation to deny immediately and unambiguously such motivations as my employer was imputing to me , but saw in time that to do so would be to rise to Mr Farraday 's bait , and the situation would only become increasingly embarrassing . |
| 4 | There had been the slightest tremor in Alice 's voice ; she had been going to say , " We all spent the evening " but remembered in time that " all " might not be prepared to stick their necks out for Jim , if " all " could be reached and warned in time . |
| 5 | ‘ I know very little , ’ Lucien said , and was about to add , ‘ it was not part of the Vibrancy studies ’ , but remembered in time that that was a remark suitable only for Walterkin 's ears . |
| 6 | If you are new to the business ( or even experienced but pushed for time ) it can be difficult to make up your mind on the spot and some manufacturers have hundreds of calendar and diary titles in their programmes . |