Example sentences of "of [noun] by [art] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The carcass , unfortunately , was in quite an advanced state of decomposition by the time we got to it , so we could not look at the detailed histology ( cell structure ) of the internal organs or the central nervous system . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'll be quite a good sort of person by the time you return from the Future , supposing you do return , of course , because I did n't like the sound of that spell , did you ? |
| 3 | We were in a mild state of shock by the time we arrived at the bottom . |
| 4 | He was out of breath by the time he had canted her back , ground her round , settled the chair on the rough track again . |
| 5 | Edward had dropped the whole cargo of gifts by the time he had got down the twenty iron rungs of the ladder . |
| 6 | An understanding of this should have been well and truly introduced into the minds of children by the time they are old enough to play such games as those which simulate parental behaviour . |
| 7 | I had a very good knowledge of Edinburgh by the time I was five . |
| 8 | The aim was to improve on the situation inbuilt in manual systems whereby information is sampled at intervals and may be several weeks out of date by the time it has been assembled . |
| 9 | You 'll have a lot of headache by the time I 've finished . |