Example sentences of "but by [art] time [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But by the time we come to following their strand along we know that these are not true . |
| 2 | Almost all of us start life with trouble-free feet , but by the time we reach 20 , there are inevitably some problems . |
| 3 | At birth , the heart races along at 140 beats a minute , but by the time we reach adulthood the rate has dropped to 70 beats a minute . |
| 4 | Henry 's voice-over adds an amusing counterpoint to the visuals but by the time we reach his eventual arrest , on drugs charges , in '81 , Scorsese 's frenetic cross-cutting seems to leave the original premise — presumably , the mob 's seductive potency — somewhere in the sidings . |
| 5 | Henry 's voice-over adds an amusing counterpoint to the visuals but by the time we reach his eventual arrest , on drugs charges , in '81 , Scorsese 's frenetic cross-cutting seems to leave the original premise — presumably , the mob 's seductive potency — somewhere in the sidings . |
| 6 | Four children and their father set off on a bear hunt in high spirits , but by the time they 've forded a river , squelched through mud , survived a snowstorm and a wild wood to penetrate the bear 's dark cave , all they are capable of is running home again , with bear in hot pursuit . |
| 7 | but by the time they 've stood for five minutes they are . |
| 8 | I contemplate a quick thirty minutes in my sleeping bag , but by the time I 've checked on the sentries again it 's too late . |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't spare the water , but by the time I 've finished cooking they 'll be sterile . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I suspect a good deal , but by the time I 've tracked Garry down you 'll be an open book . |
| 11 | But by the time I tell you her story I want you to be prepared : that 's to say , I want you to have had enough of books , and parrots , and lost letters , and bears , and the opinions of Dr Enid Starkie , and even the opinions of Dr Geoffrey Braithwaite . |
| 12 | But by the time you 've found that out , you 've met a few people , and you do n't need to hang around the hall any more . |
| 13 | Yeah , but by the time you 've washed up |
| 14 | Was it two one five volts then cos I 'm tuning , comes on okay but by the time you 've tape wrecker that was ! |
| 15 | No By time you I mean it 's not that far but by the time you get there the car wo n't have a chance to warm up thoroughly . |
| 16 | But by the time you read this , it 's possible that one manufacturer will have really stirred things up by announcing a sub-£500 pen computer running Microsoft Windows for Pens . |
| 17 | ‘ I have been told the forms are private and confidential , but by the time you finish filling them in , your whole life is there for someone to see . ’ |
| 18 | Oh yeah , but by the time you ring the police Ray and the |
| 19 | But by the time you see I had the St David 's Hospital opened by then in Bangor . |
| 20 | ‘ You could hope to convert a £125,000 barn for Pounds 80,000 , but by the time you move in you would probably find you have spent nearer the cost price of the barn . ’ |