1.   All that has passed has, in the pattern of the old grandmother-tales, taken but a twinkling.

2.   Still, our most severe misjudgments were not steps we had taken but steps we had neglected to take.

3.   I would have done it actually when, when I took the plate out but the water in the bowl was cold.

4.   But he quickly added that the defense had no more witnesses and that prosecutors had assured him their rebuttal would take but five days.

5.   Cochran has said it would take but a few minutes to complete his examination of Mrs. Lopez.

6.   Extra security measures were being taken but most large venues, including Disneyland and Magic Mountain, continued to operate.

7.   It takes but a minute or two to heat them on a grill or griddle.

8.   It takes but a blast from the water wand to eradicate gum.

9.   It took but an instant, the prince recalled, before they were the center of hostile attention from the local people.

10.   It takes but a moment, and is easy once the habit is formed.