Example sentences of "but [adj] time it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This other emerged only now and then , but each time it was unexpected and frightening . |
| 2 | Any character may take this item , but each time it is used ( not just when it is worn ! ) , the wearer must make a successful WP test or suffer from despair for D10 turns . |
| 3 | But each time it emerged unscathed , unmarked . |
| 4 | Three times , local architect Val Welham offered 110,000 pounds of her own money but each time it was rejected . |
| 5 | It had never hurt before in anything but high jump but this time it hurt long jumping . |
| 6 | When Hankey explained that , since the war , he had ‘ rather made a point of not voting ’ , to emphasize his detachment from Party politics , the King replied , ‘ But this time it is different . |
| 7 | Things have got out of hand in the past but this time it 's just a fashion show , ’ said Mrs Deborah Keily of the NSPCC , which hoped to raise £20,000 from the show . |
| 8 | But this time it is a thin column , like a pole , not very high . |
| 9 | Again the Cobblers held them to a goalless draw after being reduced to ten men , but this time it was not through injury : half-back Manning was sent off after twenty-five minutes for tripping Forest 's West from behind . |
| 10 | I had always managed the walk with ease , but this time it was different . |
| 11 | The depletion , or reduction , in ionic plasma density was again observed but this time it was not as strong . |
| 12 | Minutes later , Jack and Ho heard Ray Shepherd 's voice again , but this time it had a more hectoring tone and they knew he was addressing the meeting . |
| 13 | But this time it 's all in the cause of truth , as he re-enacts a notorious true life murder from the 1960s in the latest ITV crime series , In Suspicious Circumstances . |
| 14 | The new bass essentially follows Warwick 's well-known design philosophy , but this time it 's crafted entirely from flamed German rock maple to give a different tonal character . |
| 15 | This is another attempt to imitate true ballad style , but this time it is more like a medieval ballad — ‘ bright and red / Uprose the morning sun ’ sounds like The Ancient Mariner . |
| 16 | Normally we go to Cavendish Square but this time it had been cordoned off . |
| 17 | After almost three decades of wash 'n' wear hair , the good old shampoo and set is back with a vengeance but this time it 's easier to achieve and much kinder to your hair . |
| 18 | The coffee thermos and cups were fetched , the incense came again but this time it was passed more slowly , so that everyone could enjoy the sweet-smelling smoke to a greater extent . |
| 19 | But this time it was Geoffrey 's voice which rumbled on aggressively , with occasional mild squeaks of protest from his wife . |
| 20 | Again , there must be some confusion in the perception of self , but this time it relates directly to the perception of size . |
| 21 | Most years that is an uninteresting financial speech but this time it is crucial . |
| 22 | ‘ We would have caught him eventually but this time it was thankfully a case of sooner rather than later . ’ |
| 23 | In the past she has often been the butt of uncomplimentary remarks herself but this time it is not her performance which should be belittled . |
| 24 | Car mechanic Graham , 28 , of Stevenage , Herts , said : ‘ We 've tried many times to give up but this time it 's different . ’ |
| 25 | But this time it was the monks of Canterbury who were offended , for Anselm took their plate to help him pay . |
| 26 | But this time it seems to . |
| 27 | Unemployment always rises in recessions , but this time it is more serious , warn the doomsters : the lost jobs will not return when economies pick up because of changes in the technology and organisation of industry , and stiffer competition from developing countries . |
| 28 | Its current incarnation is an unusual combination of painted units and the same toile wallpaper as the one used in the dining room , but this time it 's in a pink colourway . |
| 29 | And now I am going to have to tell you WHAT TO DO and WHAT NOT TO DO , but this time it 's a bit different because the DOs and DON'Ts that I am going to give you may easily SAVE YOUR LIFE . |
| 30 | But this time it took fewer repeats before the horse calmed and stopped . |