Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [that] by the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem with lists is that by the time you write item number three , you have completely forgotten about item number one , and so on . |
| 2 | What emerges from these scantily recorded years is that by the time of the first minuted meeting , in January 1907 , and which was probably held in the manager 's office at the Henley branch of Reading bankers , J. and C. Simonds , much work towards the Club 's formation had already been accomplished . |
| 3 | Instead , the real lyrical problem is that by the time you arrive at the two rather superfluous closing tracks , She 's A Weirdo ’ and ‘ Paula ’ , the story of all these nightown expeditions is scurrying round in circles and since the music is n't boosted to insensate lift-off , we 're all back where we started . |
| 4 | The idea is that by the time of the next Euro elections in 18 months , better knowledge of the EC and particularly of the role of MEPs will improve Tory fortunes at the polls . |
| 5 | Gemma 's parents are less optimistic — their immediate target is that by the time she starts school next Easter , there will be something she can eat . |