Example sentences of "and by [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What keeps dancers fresh is new work to dance , and by that reckoning Russian ballet has been moribund since the 1917 revolution . |
| 2 | ‘ And by that maxim , McAllister , she 's as ugly as sin and high time Master Neil realised it . ’ |
| 3 | But by the morning of the fifth day , rider and horse became a team , and by that afternoon Artemis and her teacher went for a stiff ten-mile hack . |
| 4 | Fourth , corporate officials may be able to appeal to higher loyalty and by that technique deny the moral bind of the law . |
| 5 | The loose bundle of phenomena , including such disparate occurrences as unruly behaviour of large crowds at sporting events , destruction of or damage to public property by juveniles , disturbing trends in crime statistics and overcrowding in prisons , is frequently referred to as the problem of ‘ law and order ’ and by that designation is placed within a particular set of priorities and linked generalisations about the proper structure of society , typically one in which the respect for law and the maintenance of public order have a particularly high value . |
| 6 | It was six months before their debut album was in the shops and by that time public interest in them had waned . |
| 7 | In many companies the normal management accounting system will only pick up a currency exposure when the sales entry has been made and by that time adverse currency fluctuations could have eroded or wiped out the profit margin . |
| 8 | The job search took him seven years , and by that time he was ripe for retirement . |
| 9 | Honoured by the Southern League , Harry was awarded a Benefit by the Palace in season 1914–15 , but whether this was ever taken up is uncertain because the designated game against Croydon Common could not be played on its original date , and by that time Harry was away in the services , where he was killed in action during the 1st World War . |
| 10 | And by that time , astronomers could monitor such minuscule changes ( less than one per cent ) — either directly with new radiation detectors on board orbiting satellites , or indirectly from the ground by analysing particular lines in the Sun 's spectrum . |
| 11 | And by that time , if Cyprus is still divided , then I shall be too . |
| 12 | The financial year runs from April 1 , and by that time , departments must have arrived at an estimate of their needs . |
| 13 | A.H.Q. expected to detect these transports east of Malta at extreme range and by that time I could spare some Marylands while still meeting the P.R . |
| 14 | The sunburn redness may not reveal itself until later in the day and by that time , the damage will be done and could ruin the rest of your stay . |
| 15 | Do n't worry , Billy , I wo n't stay more than a few hours and by that time I 'll know one way or the other . |
| 16 | ‘ But because when we join up it will be on the back of a full weekend 's fixtures of FA Cup matches — and by that time they will have played 15 games for their clubs — I 've just asked them to keep a little compartment in their minds about England . |
| 17 | I mean , I was one of those kids who never even saw a mirror until I was about thirteen , and by that time it was too late . |
| 18 | It took the Belgians six hours to rush to the defence of the Red Cross compound and by that time the fighting was over . |
| 19 | And by that time the tale was told . |
| 20 | She was discharged from hospital within a week and by that time , could carry out the majority of her normal activities . |
| 21 | The next day they charged Barry Moxton with the murder of his wife Mary and there was a picture on the front pages of him being led away with a blanket over his head and another of a policeman coming out of his mother 's house with a plastic bag that was said to contain his bloodstained and half-burned clothing , and a day or so after that Uncle Titch turned up in South Wales with his horse and cart where he said he 'd gone after a merry-go-round and did n't know what all the fuss was about , did n't know about any murder , did n't read the papers and was generally believed , at least by the people on the estate , because it was typical of Uncle Titch , and by that time the Queerfella who was queerer than any of them knew had made a full confession and it was all over bar the shouting and the trial , when he pleaded guilty and was sent down for life and everyone said he should have been hanged and pretended it had never once crossed their minds that it was Uncle Titch that done it . |
| 22 | It takes at least three years to put into effect any major alteration in a course , and by that time you will have left college , we hope , with a completed degree . |
| 23 | And by that time she would be safely in Boston . |
| 24 | Viktor was twelve when the war ended and by that time he had forgotten how to cry . |
| 25 | When steel began to supersede iron in the 1880s he developed the Brymbo ironworks into the largest steelworks in north Wales , and by that time he had also acquired a number of important collieries and other industrial concerns . |
| 26 | It is true that the ballet de cour exercised great influence on French opera when it emerged very much later , but French opera remained French and by that time Italian opera was well on the way to becoming European . |
| 27 | Jancey was sleeping , but Darius is a bright-eyed little blighter , and by that time there 's others in this block up and about too . |
| 28 | And by that time I was due to return to my work in Turkey . |
| 29 | They 'll find themselves chartered to carry pig-iron and cheap tin trays , just like everybody else ; and by that time they 'll be down in the South Seas loading rainbows and moonbeams . |
| 30 | He accepted however that once this case was over the real hunt for more suitable accommodation would begin and by that time , at least , there could be the introduction of such a carer . |