Example sentences of "be [adv] [noun] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The actual cost of the loan , over 15 years , would be nearly £50,000 by the time you had paid it in full . |
| 2 | Of course they are rightly pleased to have agreed a new marketing contract with IMG for 1993–95 worth almost double the initial three year contract which guaranteed them $56m but is likely to be around $75m by the time it is completed . |
| 3 | Few carers in the study were in employment , reflecting the earnings limit which was only £12 at the time . |
| 4 | Secondly , in the case of transaction at an undervalue , it is presumed that the vendor was not solvent at the time the acquisition agreement was exchanged . |
| 5 | There was also controversy at the time when the East Belfast MP claimed the new station , with its one fire engine , could not provide as much cover as Castlereagh , which had two appliances . |
| 6 | It was nearly daylight by the time we reached the summit . |
| 7 | But Bert was there part of the time . " |