Example sentences of "but by [art] time [prep] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by the time of Charlemagne the majority of warriors were on horseback , though it is not clear if they actually fought from horseback or if they used the horses simply as rapid transport for traditional Frankish foot soldiers . |
| 2 | Technically no one was allowed to leave the city on Passover night but by the time of Jesus there were so many pilgrims in the city that the rule was relaxed to include an area surrounding the city . |
| 3 | The Church Dogmatics was never completed , but by the time of Barth 's death ran to thirteen part-volumes which appeared at intervals between 1932 ( vol . |
| 4 | The First World War had kindled hopes and opportunity with an outburst of nationalism that led to Egypt 's formal independence from British control in 1922 , but by the time of Nasser 's adolescence those feelings were turning sour ; causing disillusionment among the youthful radicals of whom he was one . |
| 5 | Christ 's Hospital had been founded in 1553 for the ‘ orphaned , aged and sick poor ’ , but by the time of Coleridge 's arrival it had long outgrown its origins to become the foremost of England 's charity schools . |