Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] by the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had stopped raining by the time they drew into the courtyard at Headquarters . |
| 2 | The girls only stopped laughing by the time they had reached the convent gates . |
| 3 | Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away . |
| 4 | Some early rain had completely cleared and the higher parts of the road had even started to dry by the time they set off . |
| 5 | We had learnt to ride by the time we were four , and we rode everywhere ; no one went for walks in those days . |