Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] by [art] time they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The village children were reading at least some words by the time they were six . |
| 2 | It was crowded all through the day and Melanie and Aunt Margaret tottered on burning feet by the time they turned the sign on the door round to read ‘ closed ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ We were all very great friends by the time they had left , ’ said Mrs Shapland . |
| 4 | This means that students must be able to achieve and demonstrate success in Compact terms by the time they reach the compulsory school leaving age at the end of the fifth year of secondary education . |
| 5 | I do n't think there were many sober players by the time they got back to Leeds . |
| 6 | While this is not the place to explore that research in any detail , it will be helpful to describe briefly the kinds of understanding which are believed to be present in young children by the time they begin to use language . |