Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv prt] by the time " in BNC.

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1 The directive is based on minimum standards — but I am caught out by the time , Madam Deputy Speaker .
2 It grieves organic farmers like Brian Tustian of Brackley , Northamptonshire , to see how much their produce has been marked up by the time it reaches the shops .
3 Chamberlain coughed politely and said he was sure it would be cleared up by the time he took over .
4 Chamberlain coughed politely and said he was sure it would be cleared up by the time he took over .
5 Be fucked out by the time I
6 However , the contractual commitment stems from the first of those calls on the basis that it is followed up by the time agreed .
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