Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] by the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Whigs , as a political force , had been largely destroyed by the time of James 's accession , and were in no position to mount an effective challenge to his rule . |
| 2 | but I know Kay was n't very pleased with Sister about these sort of erm stout things , cos Sister said well if they 're not collected by the time of the next jumble , we sort of empty the cupboard and put them all in for erm the jumble sale Kay said to me they 're not hers to do that with |
| 3 | The remainder were to be preserved or put to other uses , but delays in reaching decisions often meant that the buildings had been severely vandalised by the time they were available for conversion . |
| 4 | To get the sledge ready you anchor it firmly ; this is vital because once you have attached your first dog he will start to tow and the whole shooting match will be long gone by the time you get back with your second dog . |
| 5 | She had hoped she 'd be long gone by the time he had finished his swim , but already he was nearly back at shore , and the filmy dress was sticking awkwardly to her still damp skin . |
| 6 | Well I 'll be practically gone by the time you get back , I mean |
| 7 | The bed would be well warmed by the time he got into it in about an hour from now . |
| 8 | If you use the green code consistently the idea should be well rooted by the time they go to school . |
| 9 | Development of the avionics system for the bat-shaped B-2 bomber is at least two years behind schedule and the system may not be fully developed by the time the aircraft is to be deployed in the middle of the next decade . |
| 10 | Coyne will be fully recovered by the time The Godfathers head off for European and American dates by the end of the month , but the British dates can not be rescheduled until early autumn . |
| 11 | The PC Direct Marketers ' Association ( PCDMA ) will be officially launched by the time you read this , and consists of Dan , Mesh , Viglen , Kamco , Evesham Micros , Hi-Grade , Centerprise International and the Granville Group , which owns Time Computers and Colussus . |
| 12 | Another pointer to their continued and increasing use is the recent interest in holistic medicine , the philosophy of which can have such far-reaching effects that the entire way of life of modem civilization may be completely altered by the time the twenty-first century is well under way . |
| 13 | This is important since it has been shown that in inflammatory bowel disease , architectural disturbances in the mucosa , manifest especially in crypt distortion , are well established by the time of the first clinical episode . |
| 14 | For instance on page 57 of the status report , we read : ‘ If equilibrium had not yet been fully established by the time of the switch back at the end of 1979 , then later equilibrium state Pb-206/Pb-207 ratios would presumably be lower than those seen in 1979 . |
| 15 | The common threads of activity and inactivity have been graphically noted by the Time for Action study ( Godlove et al . , |
| 16 | The difficulties associated with the introduction of the community charge were not caused by the time taken for the Bill to pass through the House , but by the fact that a large number of regulations relating to the charge were passed close to its introduction . |
| 17 | Blake decided that his thoughts were not welcomed by the time traveller . |
| 18 | The subjects of Nietzsche 's two public lectures were already chosen by the time of his letter to Ritschl , as we can see from a letter to a friend in late September . |
| 19 | Well they were suitable and cheaper they were too blooming cheap for the they were usually condemned by the time we got them . |
| 20 | Thus , there is an extension in which region IV is extended as far as and is then followed by the time reverse of the entire solution . |
| 21 | My men called her something else when they started going down with the ‘ clap ’ , but she was long gone by the time they found out . ’ |
| 22 | Yet the facade of high fashion was highly developed by the time of his death ; there were over three miles of carriage road along the cliff top and a promenade at the foot for the elegant and aspiring to see and be seen during the height of Brighton 's mild winter and spring seasons . |
| 23 | Unfortunately the damage was already done by the time Richard was fully recovered , and in spite of his commendable efforts to rescue what was left of the business he had built from his own sweat , it was far too late . |
| 24 | Going back slowly , a little at a time , it became evident that Sylvia 's fear of being closed in had originated very early indeed ; it was already established by the time she was one year old . |
| 25 | Sleep is the only cure for such turbulence , but it 's difficult to achieve , and Mick was hardly rested by the time it was his turn to lead in the dampness of the new morning . |
| 26 | The ideology of merit as the criterion of access to secondary education and its subsequent social and economic rewards was well entrenched by the time of the outbreak of war , as were the mechanics of separation into two distinct types of education . |
| 27 | The imperial system of government was well established by the time Barbarossa came to the throne , with the established chain of command already described . |
| 28 | Mondrian 's style was fully formed by the time he arrived in New York — ‘ Broadway Boogie Woogie ’ does n't have all that much to do with cruising Broadway . |
| 29 | ‘ Emor was extraordinarily detailed by the time we got to Abbotsfield . |
| 30 | Well I thought it was when I went out and exercised the dog before lunch , I went up to Jubilee Park and eh , I had a very brisk walk indeed and I was absolutely lathered by the time I got back to the car , after half an hour . |