Example sentences of "[coord] by [adv] [noun] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jumped to head it clear and by now Blissett was approaching . |
| 2 | The night was still young , so whoever the female was who worked peculiar hours , or whatever the reason was that he could n't have seen her earlier — and by then Fabia was certain that ‘ someone he had to see ’ would be female — then she hoped he had a truly lovely time ! |
| 3 | By February of 1859 they had rectified their mistake — but by then Sarah was past caring . |
| 4 | ‘ There ca n't be anything ecological about preserving South American rodents in Suffolk , ’ Adam protested , but by then Mary was tearing off downstairs , bent on tackling the coypu controller herself . |
| 5 | But by then Gerrard was facing George again , an expression of great seriousness replacing the wry look he had produced for the audience . |