Example sentences of "but by [art] time we [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 . |