Example sentences of "but by [art] time [pron] 'd " in BNC.
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| 1 | She re-read the previous page , but by the time she 'd got to the bottom again it made as little sense as it had the first time . |
| 2 | But by the time I 'd got to the summer term the things that had failed had failed and I knew why , and I was n't feeling too inclined to change them particularly at the time because they had n't failed to the point where the class was in chaos . |
| 3 | But by the time he 'd cleaned the floor to his satisfaction , the broom had worn right away , right down , to the handle . |
| 4 | He hurriedly tried to wind the window down as he could n't see clearly through the thin layer of frost and condensation , but by the time he 'd done so , the red Ferrari had spurted to the top of the ramp , its undipped lights blinding him , swung to the right and roared down the street . |
| 5 | The man had her address and was going to write , but by the time he 'd got home had decided not to . |