Example sentences of "[noun sg] but by [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was other stuff in similar vein but by this time I had my hand on the Yale latch and was opening the door . |
| 2 | He is one of the finest strikers so I suppose you ca n't totally blame the defence but by this time I thought we were in for a beating . |
| 3 | He glanced at Nina for support but by this time she was staring at the ground . |
| 4 | Mr Walker said : ‘ Tyne Tees wanted a different starting time in order to show highlights during or after the European game but by that time Boro had made arrangements for policing and so on and they refused the request . |
| 5 | Eventually he became the school 's headmaster but by that time his rather late marriage had somewhat tamed this fiery individual . |
| 6 | There were those who were interested and showed their interest in the following year but by that time officership was foremost in Eva 's thoughts . |
| 7 | well but the important thing is she 's engaged to be married I would reckon by the time she 's about twenty-six she 'll be looking for time out to have a family but by that time hopefully she 's and when she 's thirty-two or thirty-three can come back into the business and say I 've got a and the door opens that much more easily |