Example sentences of "but the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time is not the period required overall but the actual time the chemical is in contact with the soil and is known as contact time . |
| 2 | The court can , for example , make a residence order that will last until the final hearing but the usual time limits will apply to any interim supervision order made at the same time . |
| 3 | The weather as usual was all against us even in June , but the appointed time saw us anchored on our allotted station , near the East Bramble buoy in the East Solent . |
| 4 | Hatton got knocked on the head the first time but the second time he was n't hurt , only tied up . ’ |
| 5 | But the second time round he became restless and began biting at the rope and making playful snaps at Angela 's heels , then at her basket . |
| 6 | The first time it was me who wanted a divorce , but the second time it was n't my choice . |
| 7 | Once again , now it does n't matter which way round you start , you can start left over right or right over left , but the second time you do it opposite to the first time , so the first time I put the left one over first and the right one over that and then tuck it through , just like tying a shoe lace really , okay ? |
| 8 | It was n't very good shooting , but the second time he made it stick . |
| 9 | Er er but the second time the police came and asked quite a lot of questions about it . |
| 10 | ‘ During the first walk we saw a weka , but the second time was much more exciting because we sat on a log and waited for a kiwi to return to its nest . ’ |
| 11 | In the first use it is a lifeless , dull word but the second time it is used it is as if the day has been given life to grow and expand . |
| 12 | But the second time , they tell me , is n't as good as the first time when you go . |
| 13 | You can catch it after it ground-bombs right , but the best time ( set the port in the middle ) is when it ground-bombs left . |
| 14 | But the best time to sell a share of course is when everyone else says ‘ buy . ’ |
| 15 | Editor 's comment : The Australian government are quite entitled to apply sanctions against South Africa if they so wish but the correct time to apply them is not after competitors have arrived for a World Championships in Australia to which they have been invited . |
| 16 | But the only time there are good conditions is in the morning . ’ |
| 17 | He would soon use these newly acquired talents in the play Jimmy Shine , but the only time in which he has attempted to sing on film were in his two biggest turkeys — Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me ? and Ishtar . |
| 18 | No , I 'm ashamed to say it but the only time I 've seen Leeds away was the charity shield at wembley . |
| 19 | But the first time I conducted it I needed an ambulance to take me home ! |
| 20 | We ca n't remember any , but the first time we were on the cover was one of the high points of our short and illustrious career ( pass the sickbag please , stewardess ) |
| 21 | But the first time she 'd spoken to Colin he 'd told her there was a hi-tech at the manufacturer 's end , and the second time the shop had been closed . |
| 22 | But the first time I did use it I thought me inside were on fire . |
| 23 | Now I , I ca n't imagine any mother doing it twice , but the first time they said it was an accident . |
| 24 | but the first time back since the last war , |
| 25 | They had appeared together , Ken and he , in an early BBC TV show hosted by Gilbert Harding , but the first time they really worked together was on Beyond Our Ken , a show that he remembers somewhat less affectionately than the later Round The Horne . |
| 26 | But the first time the breadhead says it , you expect the worst : he 'll ask you to thieve , to sell your body , to start a life of crime . |
| 27 | ‘ That came out of you like drawing a tooth , ’ said Isambard critically , ‘ but the first time 's the hardest . |
| 28 | It was so dry , now , you know the scrumpy you get here , I mean , that , that , scrumpy jack is nothing like it , but the first time you drink real scrumpy in Somerset or Devon you know , or , or , or around there , and we go and your mouth goes |
| 29 | But the first time he 's hitting it |
| 30 | But the first time we went |