Example sentences of "he [modal v] be [adv] by [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should be here by now . ’ |
| 2 | He should be back by now ! ’ ran through his mind as the wheel threw them over the top again . |
| 3 | He should be home by now ; there was no evening class on Monday . |
| 4 | ‘ If he had caught her he 'd be back by now , ’ Michael said . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd think he 'd be back by now , ’ said Mervyn . |