Example sentences of "[conj] by [adv] [art] [noun sg] was " in BNC.
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| 1 | In November 1985 North shipped out of America two Boeing 707-loads of Hawk anti-aircraft missiles , ostensibly for Israel although by now the pretence was wearing thin and they were simply transferred to Israeli cargo aircraft and flown straight on to Iran . |
| 2 | Occasionally , one would flick snow at the other — although by now the snow was well trampled over a wide area . |
| 3 | And by then the hunger was climbing within her , fighting all reason that was insisting she would be mad to let him take advantage of her . |
| 4 | An artillery shell struck here at breakfast time , but by now the base was on red alert , its soldiers under cover . |
| 5 | From Orwell Isabella and her forces reached London on 6 October , but by then the king was fleeing westwards to Wales , through Gloucester and Chepstow to Neath ; pursuing him , Isabella 's forces reached Bristol , where on 26 October the Prince of Wales was proclaimed the keeper of the realm . |
| 6 | But by then the revolution was won ; Palmer 's contribution was to up the ante . |
| 7 | But by then the damage was done ; the demons had escaped Pandora 's box and , not for the first time , the demands of laissez-faire capitalism had subverted traditional moralities . |
| 8 | Much to his evident surprise , he was invited back to do another Hancock series , but by then the show was in its death throes and Ken no more wanted to be a part of it than Hancock wanted to have him . |
| 9 | It had to be first light because by 8.00am the sun was too bright and hot to bear . |
| 10 | It had to be first light because by 8.00am the sun was too bright and hot to bear . |